ACADIA NATIONAL PARK, Maine (AP) - Acadia National Park officials are working to prohibit aircraft from flying within the park's boundaries as a way to keep the landscape quiet.
Acadia Park Planner John Kelly says the park is working with the Federal Aviation Administration to establish buffer zones that would extend a half mile from the park's boundaries and 5,000 feet in the air.
Any rules would not affect aircraft using the Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport in Trenton.
He tells the Bangor Daily News it's seen as a way to manage air tours of the park.
Kelly says noise from aircraft is an issue in national parks across the country. In 2000 Congress passed a law requiring the FAA to work with the National Park Service to manage air tours.
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Information from: Bangor Daily News, http://www.bangornews.com
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