John Wayne Airport in Orange County is know as being the most terrifying airport in the nation. The airport operates under stringent noise abatement procedures, curfews, and is notorious for its uniquely challenging takeoffs and landings. If you’ve flow in or out of JWA, you know. Also the county prohibits commercial departures between 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM, amoung other one-of-a-kind rules. The reason JWA’s noise protections and flight caps are the nation’s strongest is because after OC set them, Congress in 1990, passed the Airport Noise and Capacity Act, a controversial bill that largely stripped cities of the ability to “reduce or limit aircraft operations.” The FAA didn’t want other counties to follow John Wayne’s lead. Like a little to the north, Bob Hope Airport requested FAA approval to convert the voluntary curfew into a mandatory curfew and was denied. #oc #orangecounty #johnwayne #johnwayneairpot #jwa #la #losangeles #airport #travel #newportbeach #irvine #santaana #controversy