When the LGA in-bounds land on Runway 4, they go low & slow over Prospect Heights. This is because Runway 4 is only 8 miles or so from us. This goes by fast when you're doing 150MPH +. Most of the flaps and gear are down and the power is up to compensate for the drag. All of this makes a ton of noise.
When the in-bounds are landing on Runway 31, they fly a couple of thousand feet higher and a tad faster, thus not needing a lot of flap and power. They gain an extra five miles from having to make a U-turn around Citi-field.
And sometimes you just have 20+ year old designed aircraft that make noise no matter what their position and situation.
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