Working together with Minnesota communities, aircraft operators and the FAA to reduce the impact of aircraft noise.
Beginning at 10:00 P.M. tonight, July 29, the parallel runways (Runways 12L/30R and 12R/30L) at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) will be closed until 6:00 A.M. tomorrow morning. Aircraft operating at MSP will use Runway 17/35 while the parallel runways are closed.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport (MSP) Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) Summer Listening Session will be held via Teams on July 28, 2021 at 6:00P.M. The agenda for the meeting is included below. Join us for this two-way dialogue about MSP airport topics.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) meeting was held this week on July 21 via Microsoft Teams. At this meeting, Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) staff provided an update on the MAC Residential Sound Mitigation Program.
The 2021 Wings of the North AirExpo is taking place at Flying Cloud Airport this Saturday and Sunday, July 24 and 25. Residents in areas around Flying Cloud airport and nearby communities may notice unusual sounds or aircraft activity during this event.
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) provides community resources including viewing, historic, and natural areas throughout the Twin Cities. The MAC’s airports are also located in the vicinity of local resources, providing a gateway to these amenities.
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) owns and operates one of the nation’s largest airport systems, including the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport (MSP) and six general aviation airports. The general aviation airports are often referred to as reliever airports because they relieve air traffic congestion that would otherwise occur at MSP.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) may be operating a flight check tonight and possibly tomorrow night at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP). The FAA periodically conducts this type of flight to verify navigational equipment on the airfield is functioning within necessary parameters. For this flight, the FAA intends to test equipment for MSP Runway 12L, and plans to fly unique approaches to, and departures from the runway to test the various navigational equipment.
Aircraft aren’t the only things flying this time of year – mosquitos are back! When the mosquitos come out, so do the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District (MMCD) helicopters. Residents around the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and around the metro may notice helicopter activity today as the MMCD conducts their annual treatments to control larval mosquito populations.
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) owns and operates a permanent system of 39 sound monitoring sites around Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP). Aircraft and community sounds are collected, with a goal to capture as much aircraft sound as possible from aircraft flying to and from MSP.
The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) met this week on May 19 via Microsoft Teams. At this meeting, Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) staff provided an update on returning air service.
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