There are certain things you probably expect when you buy a house. Neighbors. Property taxes. Someone mowing their lawn at an ungodly hour on Saturday morning.
And if that house happens to be directly at the end of an airport runway, you should probably expect airplanes.
Apparently, not everyone got that memo. Some homeowners complained to the FAA about planes flying over their homes, and the little airport nearby responded in a way that was…well…not particularly sympathetic. 😉
When I was a little girl, we lived pretty close to JFK and had planes flying right over our house all the time. I grew up with it. It was a way of life and when we moved somewhere else when I was about 10, I couldn’t sleep for the first few nights because it was so quiet. 😉
When people buy houses directly underneath a flight path, they may or may not realize what they’re getting themselves into. Eventually, though, they figure it out. Some shrug and get used to the planes. Others complain.
And sometimes those complaints result in changes.
Other times, they result in an airport putting up a sign that’s absolutely hilarious.
The UBS Airport “Altitude” Drama
Columbus-Lowndes County Airport (UBS) is a small, public-use airport co-owned by the City of Columbus (MS) and Lowndes County. In operation since 1952, it primarily serves general aviation aircraft.
Rabren Aviation is a fixed-base operator (FBO) at UBS, providing services such as fuel and other support for pilots and aircraft.
Anyway, a while back, Rabren Aviation posted the following notice at the airport. And whoever wrote it apparently had zero patience left:
PC: Reddit, Facebook
ATTENTION PILOTS
PLEASE BE MINDFUL OF ALTITUDE WHEN MAKING FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36
Due to recent complaints to the FAA from homeowners in the highlighted areas, we ask that you please be mindful of altitude when approaching Runway 36. They can’t help they bought a house…next to an airport…directly at the end of the runway…and felt it necessary to report to the FAA that there were, shockingly, airplanes landing at the airport.
Sigh.
BWAAAHAHAHAHA!
Here’s a Google map of the area, which clearly shows just how close some of the homes are to the airport and the approach to Runway 36:
Social Media Reacts (Hilariously)
We don’t know what the pilots at UBS said about the notice, but the people of Reddit and Facebook, where the note was posted, certainly had things to say:
- “How dare they? There wasn’t an airplane above my house when I bought it! I bet they hid them all just to trick me into buying!”
- “‘Be mindful of altitude.’ What’s that, they want me to go lower so they get a better view? Sure thing.”
- “Damn, I guess I’ll have to put away my Concorde.”
- “Im surprised someone as stupid as this knows to report to the FAA. Its almost like…. they were expecting planes to fly over or something.”
- “I live in a brand new house less than half a mile from the departure end of our airport. My neighbors actually think they are going to get a curfew set for the airport…I can’t imagine buying a house there, and legitimately acting surprised when there are planes flying over. These people are some of the dumbest I’ve ever met.”
- “Where I’m at there is a neighborhood commission to stop the helicopters from landing at a children’s hospital. So they actually can get more stupid”
- “Man, people should have to sign a disclosure that they won’t complain when they live within a certain distance of an airport or railroad track. Come on”
- “Wait till they find out about the Chem trails!!!”
- “The sad thing about this is there are so many houses in the area that are not near an airport and yet they bought a house in the final approach path.”
Look, I get it. Airplanes are noisy. And if flight patterns change after you’ve lived somewhere for years and suddenly you’ve got planes roaring over your house all day, I can understand being annoyed.
But when you buy a house directly off the end of an airport runway, there’s a pretty good chance you’re going to hear, and see, airplanes.
The airport has been there since 1952. It’s not like somebody snuck in one night and built a runway behind their houses while they were sleeping. 😉
So yeah…I’m Team Airport on this one.
What would you have said?
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