PARAMUS, N.J. — Paramus Mayor Christopher DiPiazza is pressing the Federal Aviation Administration and Teterboro Airport to change how planes approach the airport, saying low-flying aircraft are repeatedly passing over populated areas and creating excessive noise for borough residents.

The Paramus Borough Council discussed a resolution Tuesday calling for greater use of an alternate approach to Runway 19 that directs arriving aircraft away from more densely populated areas.

DiPiazza said the airport’s southern approach was used 67 percent of the time over the past year, while Runway 19 accounted for nearly half of all arrivals over the past two years.

The mayor said the FAA has already approved an alternate approach to Runway 19 designed to reduce the impact on populated areas, but it has seen little use.

According to DiPiazza, the alternate approach was used for less than 2 percent of Runway 19 arrivals over the past two years.

The FAA confirms that the RNAV (GPS) X Runway 19 approach is specifically designed to reduce aircraft noise impacts at Hackensack University Medical Center and surrounding residential areas. The procedure is currently available for pilots to request.

“The mayor and council request that the FAA and Teterboro Airport Administration take action to increase the utilization of the alternate approach for Runway 19, thereby reducing air traffic noise and environmental pollution in overpopulated areas,” DiPiazza said.

The FAA's published information says the alternate approach is available upon pilot request, while its use can depend on factors including weather and air traffic conditions.

Teterboro operates a voluntary Fly Quiet Program intended to encourage aircraft operators to follow noise-abatement procedures and use preferential runway programs. The airport also has a voluntary restraint on non-essential aircraft operations between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.

The airport’s noise-abatement materials specifically identify the Runway 19 RNAV approach as a way to reduce noise impacts around Hackensack University Medical Center and nearby residential areas.

Paramus officials are now asking the FAA and airport administration to make greater use of that approach and more evenly distribute arriving aircraft.

The resolution puts the borough among the communities continuing to push for changes to flight patterns around Teterboro as residents contend with aircraft noise from the busy general-aviation airport.