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FAA Flight Check at Crystal Airport

Posted on January 4, 2021

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will be operating a Flight Check tomorrow morning, Tuesday January 5, 2021 at the Crystal Airport. FAA periodically conducts this type of flight to verify navigational equipment on the airfield are within necessary parameters. For this flight, the aircraft will be testing equipment at the Crystal Airport. To conduct these tests, flight check aircraft fly unique approaches to, and departures from airports to test the various navigational equipment.

Holiday Traffic Resulting in Increased Use of Runway 17

Posted on December 18, 2020

Neighbors south of Minneapolis-St.Paul International Airport (MSP) may have noticed aircraft departing off Runway 17 Thursday and Friday this week - an unfamiliar sight since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the remaining December holidays approaching, MSP is experiencing an increase in flights, with numbers closer to pre-COVID-19 levels.

MSP Noise Oversight Committee November Meeting

Posted on November 16, 2020

NOC Logo The next Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) meeting will be held on November 18, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. and will be held via teleconference.

MSP Parallel Runways Closed Overnight

Posted on November 3, 2020

MSP Runway Diagram MSP’s parallel runways (Runways 12L/30R and 12R/30L) will be closed tonight beginning at 11pm through tomorr

Sound is Down in 2020

Posted on October 28, 2020

The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) owns and operates a permanent system of 39 sound measurement 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 airplanes flying to and from MSP. The levels from these measurement sites show the Minneapolis-St. Paul area had a quiet spring and summer.

MSP NOC 2020 Fall Listening Session

Posted on October 23, 2020

The public is invited to join the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) via Teams, on October 28, 2020 at 6:00 PM for the MSP Fall Listening Session.

MSP Noise Oversight Committee September Meeting

Posted on September 14, 2020

The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) is an advisory board to the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), and is comprised of industry and community representatives who address aircraft noise issues associated with activity at MSP. The group meets on the third Wednesday of odd-numbered months.

Summer 2020 MSP Listening Session

Posted on July 16, 2020

The public is invited to join the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) via Skype, on July 22, 2020 at 6:00 PM for the MSP Summer Listening Session. The Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) sponsors these quarterly meetings for citizens to allow for an engaging, two-way dialogue between the public and the MAC committee tasked with addressing MSP airport noise topics. The agenda for the October meeting is included below.

MSP Noise Oversight Committee July Meeting

Posted on July 10, 2020

The next Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) meeting will be held on July 15, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. via teleconference. To participate call 612-351-3093 and enter 239031.

Aircraft Activity Returning to Runway 17

Posted on July 2, 2020

Intermittent maintenance activity on MSP’s parallel runways (Runways 12L/30R and 12R/30L) may require the use of Runway 17 for departing aircraft during peak departure periods beginning today, Thursday July 2. This activity may seem unusual for communities south of Runway 17, as the number of aircraft using this runway has been minimal since April this year.

As aircraft activity begins to rebound and periods of normal runway maintenance occur throughout the summer, Runway 17 will continue to be utilized as needed to maintain safe and efficient activity at MSP.

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