> It is important to note that usually, something like 98% of noise complaints come from 1-2 individuals, even in areas with thousands of residents.

Research paper for anyone interested: https://www.mercatus.org/research/policy-briefs/airport-nois...

And when there's any talk about airport capacity expansion, newspapers and anti-development organizations trot out statistics about thousands of complaints per year from residents, and then the conversation shifts from expansion to reduction. sigh