These notes have been provided by Jordan Fox, the Super District 6 Airport Advisory Board Appointee, on 3/11/2026. The official meeting minutes, once approved, can be found here.

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Notes from 3/9/2026 PDK Airport Advisory Board Meeting

Meeting started at 6:04

I) Approval of February 2026 minutes

Passed unanimously.

II) Information/Old Business
Director’s Report

  • Airfield Crack Seal and Remarking Project.  Still waiting for this, but it should start around mid-April and take 2 months to complete.  Cost is about $930k, but 75% of that is state funded.  The repairs should last 10-12 years.
  • Semi-Final for World Cup may see some uptick in operations.  Crosswind runway may be shut down for parking.  TBD.
  • Airport Perimeter Fencing Project: GDOT gave $2M towards this.  Working to finalize the project so bidding can open at end of month.  Details on the upgrade: Fencing is being repaired when needed.  Also the fence facing the road (i.e. Clairmont Road) will be black, vinyl fencing.  Gates will also be replaced as needed.  
  • Aviation Day at PDK: I asked about this as Commissioner Terry mentioned it was full.  This is being run through the Atlanta STEM Foundation and will be March 13 (Friday).  A board member asked how it was advertised and minority participation will be encouraged.  We were told it was advertised through the schools and that there will likely be a good amount of minority attendees.  It was also noted that there will be STEM info at the PDK Good Neighbor Day Airshow on September 19.

Noise Report – February 2026

  • Sarah Moore (smoore@dekalbcountyga.gov) was introduced as PDK’s new Noise Abatement Analyst.  Korey Barnes had been doing that and being the Assistant Director of PDK at the same time.  Team is finally at full strength!  Korey gave this report.
  • Operations down roughly 1% in February and about 2% YTD (Year To Date).
  • Flight School traffic should pick up as warmer weather arrives.
  • 979 complaints, 9% of which is during voluntary curfew.  Curfew complaints are trending downward
  • PDK cannot get contour maps during curfew hours (only available over 24 hour period.
  • Only consistent violators of curfew are Medevac flights.
  • 8.6 complaints per household minus the top 2%.  One complainant in 30345 zip code made 54% of complaints and the top 3 complainants represent 72% of all noise complaints.

It was noted that PDK is limited in terms of what it can do regarding noise complaints per FAA policy and federal law.  The FAA’s noise policy is dated and they are currently reviewing it.  That is why it is important for residents who wish to submit complaints to do so, so that there is trackable data.

There were questions/comments in person and in the meeting chat from residents in Brookhaven that are unhappy from noise from a flight school plane.  One resident noted that he has been in his house since the 1970’s and noise is way up since January.  It was noted that PDK is under Hartsfield Jackson airport’s airspace.  When asked Hunter said he believed that there are 8-9 flight schools based out of PDK.  The Brookhaven residents seemed to appreciate the interaction with the Board and PDK team and said they would like to continue the discussion in coming months.

Other business

AAB Chairman Doug Miller said he had a good Conversation with Commissioner Terry regarding PDK landing fees which are scheduled to take effect April 1.  It was agreed to see how things go starting April 1 and then we can re-evaluate if need be.  

III) New Business

None

IV) Public Comment – 

A) Question from Larry Foster about Hardee Avenue rezoning.  Note that this area is outside of PDK Airport.  AeroCenter (formerly Epps) noted that they own the property.  They tore down condemned houses to build more parking as they do not have enough parking on airport property.

Meeting adjourned at 7:16 pm.