F/A-18 aircraft to conduct operations at Long Beach Airport
Long Beach residents were given notice Monday as four F/A-18 jets were expected to conduct operations at Long Beach airport.
According to a tweet from the airport, the aircraft were expected to arrive Tuesday morning before departing Wednesday morning, but times were tentative to change so residents should be aware regardless due to their "significantly louder" operation compared to traditional aircraft at LGB.
Four F/A-18 aircraft will conduct operations at LGB this week. We anticipate they will arrive Tue (6/14) afternoon and depart early Wed (6/15) morning, but all times are tentative and subject to change. They are significantly louder than aircraft that typically operate at LGB. pic.twitter.com/xuX0yMHl8s
— Long Beach Airport (@LGBAirport) June 13, 2022
"Military aircraft are exempt from noise regulations, but they will be using noise abatement procedures in the Long Beach area (modified arrival and departure flight profiles and minimum use of afterburners)," a follow-up tweet said.
The type of the operations was not immediately known.