On December 21, 2012 the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) suspended use of two Runway 17 Area Navigation (RNAV) Departure Procedures at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) while it works to resolve computer system issues. The MSP Runway 17 Departure procedures were implemented on November 30, 2012 for southwest-bound aircraft only. According to the FAA, these procedures, have proven to be operationally problematic from an air traffic control perspective.

At the request of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) recently took action related to the FAA's proposed Performance-based Navigation (PBN/RNAV) flight procedure changes for Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP).

Hundreds of community representatives and residents voiced their concerns about the proposed new procedures at the Commission's November 19, 2012 board meeting. Prior to the meeting thousands of emails and phone calls were received by Commissioners and MAC staff.