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The Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport (MSP) Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) Spring Listening Session will be held via Teams on April 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.
Happy Earth Day! The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) is committed to sustainability and enhancing our economic viability, operational effectiveness, environment, and social responsibility. We recognize the interconnection of these elements and strive to make decisions that will result in the greatest benefits today and for centuries to come.
Now that winter is wrapping up in Minnesota, the state’s other season can begin. Construction projects are starting around the region, including at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP). Airfield infrastructure (i.e., runways, taxiways, aircraft parking surfaces, etc.) regularly require construction and maintenance work to ensure the safe movement of aircraft.
Strong and gusty winds out of the south today are causing unusual runway use at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP).
The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) meeting was held on March 17, 2021. At this meeting, Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) staff provided an overview of both the scope of the upcoming Minnetonka Mobile Monitoring Study and the 2020 Annual Noise Contour Report. More information about the mitigation program is available at www.macnoise.com/noise-mitigation-program.
The 2020 aircraft noise analysis, conducted annually by the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), shows a decrease in aircraft noise exposure from flight activity at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP). This is due to the decrease in the number of aircraft flying into and out of MSP, a prominent factor to aircraft noise exposure.
Fueled by spring break travel, March is expected to be the busiest month at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Each year, the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) assesses aircraft noise from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) and publishes the findings in an Annual Noise Contour Report.
Strong winds out of the south west may result in the use of less common runway configurations today at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP).
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) is a joint civil-military public use international airport. As a joint civil-military airport, MSP is home to the Air Force Reserve Command 934th Airlift Wing and the Air National Guard 133rd Airlift Wing.
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