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Twanger said:You might think that this anchorage would be very noisy from aircraft traffic, but actually the sound from the jets was pretty mild... much milder in fact that the noise you hear at the Best Western Emerald Beach in Lindbergh Bay.

The traffic pattern for the airport keeps the planes to the south of the runway (if they're not directly lined up with it). That's why it is quieter in Brewers Bay than in Lindbergh Bay.