Legal Opinion
City of Las Vegas v. Federal Aviation Administration
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 12, 2009No. 07-70121PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:
In 2006, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)/Record of Decision (ROD) approving the modification of the departure route at Las Vegas MeCarran International Airport that would direct a third of the eastbound flights departing west from one of the runways to complete a turn to the north of the airport instead of the south. The City of Las Vegas and other communities to the north of the airport, as well as individual residents of those communities, have filed a petition for review challenging the FONSI/ROD under the…
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