CITY OF SCOTTSDALE v. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMIN.

No. 20-1070.

37 F.4th 678 (2022)

CITY OF SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, Petitioner v. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION and Stephen Dickson, in his official capacity as Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Respondents.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 24, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven M. Taber argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Eric Anderson and Esther Choe .

Eric M. Fraser was on the brief for amicus curiae Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, et al. in support of petitioner.

Justin D. Heminger , Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Todd Kim , Assistant Attorney General, Dina B. Mishra , Attorney, and Catherine M. Basic , Attorney, Federal Aviation Administration.

Before: Wilkins and Walker, Circuit Judges, and Randolph, Senior Circuit Judge.


The City of Scottsdale has petitioned for review of the Federal Aviation Administration's decision to approve certain east-bound flight paths out of the Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. It claims that the FAA did not adequately consider the environmental and historical-resource consequences of those flight paths as...

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