A Queens lawmaker recently announced the passage of legislation that would continue to curb airplane noise that plagues the northeast portion of the borough.
Known as NY State Senate Bill S311 and sponsored by Senator John Liu, the bill codifies the LaGuardia Perimeter Rule, an existing restriction that bars nonstop flights beyond 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) from traveling to or from LaGuardia Airport. Exceptions to the rule include Saturday trips and flights to Denver, Colorado.
Simple Flying reported that LaGuardia had implemented a version of the restriction during the 1950s, which allowed flights up to 2,000 miles to operate in and out of the airport. But due to concerns of airport overcrowding and overutilization, managers at LaGuardia changed the rule to only allow travel to cities within 1,500 miles in 1984.
