Santa Cruz County flight path change slated for August, said congressman

SANTA CRUZ >> After millions of jet noise complaints were filed since March 2015 by Santa Cruz County and Bay Area residents, a controversial flight path over Soquel, Capitola and the Summit may be returning to its original ground track over Santa Cruz's Westside and the San Lorenzo Valley ridgeline as early as August 2018. Rep. Jimmy Panetta announced the timeline at a public Save Our Skies Santa Cruz County meeting Dec. 2, where he appeared with Santa Cruz County Supervisor John Leopold, who confirmed that Panetta made the statement.

Committee outlines potential plane-noise recommendations

How things are now: Based on FAA data, this map shows the communities affected by noise from flights along the SERFR flight path since the FAA's NextGen program was rolled out in 2015. Orange represents the least amount of noise, 35-40 decibels; yellow is at 40-45 decibels and gray is more than 45 decibels.