Vermont guard has received 14 noise complaints for new F-35s

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — The Vermont National Guard has received 14 noise complaints since the first two F-35 fighter planes arrived at the Burlington International Airport last month.

Vermont National Guard Capt. Mike Arcovitch, whose office tracks noise complaints, said the grievances came from eight people, and two were anonymous.

The F-35s are louder than the F-16s the guard used to fly.

He said officials had expected more noise complaints when the new jets started flying from the South Burlington airport that is home to the Vermont Air National Guard.

The guard took delivery last month of the first two of what will be 20 F-35s, all due in Vermont by summer.

Arcovitch said the guard used to receive noise complaints about the F-16s as well, but he did not have a comparison.