ARC Packet 01-18-2023CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION
January 18, 2023 6:00 p.m.
City Hall 1101 Victoria Curve
1.Call to Order
2.Approval of Agenda
3.Approval of Minutes
a.Approve Minutes of the November 16, 2022 Regular Meeting
4.Public Comments
5.Unfinished and New Business
a.ARC Work Plan Reviewb.ARC Rules of Orderc.Resident Question Regarding Airplane Fuel Dumping
6.Acknowledge Receipt of Reports and Correspondencea.Review of Airport Operational Statistics (link: https://www.macenvironment.org/reports/)
i.Complaint Information
ii.Runway Use Information
iii.Turboprop Information
iv.Noise Monitor Information
b.MAC Reports
i.2022 MSP Complaint Data Assessment
ii.2022 Annual MSP Fleet Mix & Nighttime Operations Report
c.News Articles
7.Commissioner Comments
8.Adjourn Meeting
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION
November 16, 2022 6:00 p.m.
City Hall 1101 Victoria Curve
The regular meeting of the Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission was held on Wednesday, November
16, 2022 at Mendota Heights City Hall; 1101 Victoria Curve.
1.Call to Order
Chair Norling called the meeting to order at 6:00pm.
The following commissioners were present: Gina Norling, William Dunn, David Sloan, Arvind Sharma,
and Jim Neuharth. Absent (excused): Kevin Byrnes and Jeff Hamiel. The following guests were present:
Rose Agnew, Scott Norling, Michelle Ross, of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) and Dana
Nelson (MAC). Staff present: City Administrator Cheryl Jacobson and Office Support Assistant Sheila
Robertson.
2.Approval of Agenda
Motion by Neuharth/Second by Dunn to approve the agenda.
Motion passed 5-0.
3.Approval of Minutes
a.Approve of Minutes of the September 21, 2022 Regular Meeting
Motion by Dunn/Second by Sloan to approve the minutes.
Motion passed 4-0. Commissioner Sharma abstained.
4.Public Comments
Scott Norling, Mendota Heights resident, asked the MAC representatives present if it was possible to
add the Eagan/Mendota Heights Corridor as an overlay on the MAC maps.
5.Unfinished and New Business
a.MAC MSP Airport Updates – Michele Ross, Community Relations Manager
Michele Ross, who had spent three years as the Assistant Manager and was newly promoted to
Manager, shared MAC’s information on the following items: Operational and turbo prop trends,
complaint data from Mendota Heights households, average passengers per flight data,
Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) runway use, Bemidji Aviation departures over Mendota Heights, and
COULT departures.
i.Turbo Prop Operations
Ms. Ross noted that the MSP operations have been steady over the past decade, and they’re
starting to see an increase since the recent dip from the 2020 pandemic data. She also
discussed the runway usage, noting that Mendota Heights arrivals at 30R have increased
11% this past year, and departures at 12L have decreased 17% this past year.
ii.FAA Implementation of Eagan Request
Ms. Ross noted that the MAC spent 400 hours moving needles and analyzing results, while
needing to wait until January, 2022 to implement the request; post-pandemic. She noted
the initial departure fix will be called COULT. Mendota Heights household complaints were
down during the study period. The commission noted they’d like to see the complaint data
points on a quarterly basis.
iii.Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) Workplan
Item 3a
Ms. Ross shared the NOC’s 2023 workplan, noting there will be runway construction in 2023
and 2024.
Commissioner Neuharth asked if there would be communication and notification of the
closures.
Ms. Ross noted there will be emails, news releases, etc. published.
b.2023 Meeting Dates
The Airport Relations Commission is scheduled to meet the third Wednesday of odd number
months. Following this schedule, the 2023 meeting dates would be as follows: January 18, March
15, May 17, July 19, September 20, and November 15.
c.Chair Norling added an item to discuss the commission’s 2023 workplan and strategic goals
planning.
Commissioners Sloan and Dunn suggested waiting until January, after the City Council has more
direction.
d.Chair Norling added an item to discuss the homeowner’s pamphlet previously produced by the
commission. She wants to ensure that future homeowners are advised of the information, and
asked what the best way to distribute it is.
City Administrator Jacobson noted that the Community Development Director has access to the
document and can distribute it in the planning phases of some city projects. She also mentioned
that a “realtor day” could be a possible way to distribute the information but was uncertain whether
or not the St. Paul Area Association of Realtors hosts those any longer.
6.Acknowledge Receipt of Reports and Correspondence
a.Review of Airport Operational Statistics (link: https://www.macenvironment.org/reports/)
i.Complaint Information
City Administrator Jacobson noted that complaint information is compiled by city staff and
has not been assigned to a commissioner. She added that when a new member is
appointed assignments should be reconsidered.
ii.Runway Use Information
Commissioner Neuharth noted some potential errors on the 12L and 12 R total operations
charts. Commissioner Neuharth agreed to take over the commission duties related to
runway use information and data.
iii.Turboprop Information
Commissioner Neuharth stated he’ll work with Michele Ross (MAC) and Bemidji Aviation
regarding turbo prop information.
iv.Noise Monitor Information
Commissioner Dunn noted there will was no significant change over the last six months.
b.News Articles
City Administrator Jacobson will send out to the commission. Chair Norling will take over the
commission duties related to News Articles.
7.Commissioner Comments
Commissioner Sharma suggested providing a thank you card or gift to Commissioner Byrnes before he
leaves the commission.
8.Adjourn Meeting
Motion by Neuharth/Second by Dunn to adjourn the meeting.
Motion passed 5-0.
Chair Norling adjourned the meeting at 7:18pm.
2021-2022 Airport Relations Commission Strategic Priorities
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Vision
Mendota Heights will be recognized as a high quality, family oriented residential community, with a spacious, natural feel and the amenities of a city.
Mission
To preserve and enhance the quality of life in Mendota Heights by providing quality public safety, infrastructure, and planning for orderly and sustainable growth.
Powers & Duties
Advise city council on matters pertaining to airport noise and operations. Make recommendations regarding strategies to mitigate city’s air noise exposure.
Priority: Enhance City Governance and Services
Strategy Action Item (Examples) Action Timing Action
Status
Contact/Assigned
To
Est. Budget/
Source Progress Notes/Outcomes 2021 2022 Parked
Inform and engage Mendota Heights’
residents regarding airport related
issues
•Create and implement an ARC Education Program
including military appreciation, history of Mendota
Heights airport noise, and provide engagement
opportunities such as informational stand at Parks
celebration event, summer concert series, etc.
X Jeff Hamiel
Bill Dunn
Booth/Table at Park Celebration (August 2021)
Booth/Table at Fire Station Open House (October 2021; TBD 9/21)
•Develop an ARC communications plan, using existing city
channels (e.g., create a periodic Friday News ARC update)
to provide ongoing information to residents about airport
related information.
X September 2021 ARC meeting invite city Communications Coordinator help
inform and create comm plan.
•Create a City Voice of Neighborhoods to engage residents
of close-in neighborhoods X Neighborhood Post (like FB, Polco)
•Identify contact points and messaging to help inform
residents of noise mitigation options/best-practices when
making home improvements or remodeling
X Kevin Byrnes
•Consider volunteer program to follow-up on resident
noise complaints in partnership with MAC community
engagement best practices
X MAC’s responsibility is to address noise problem and engage with residents.
ARC wants to be informed when calls to city are received
Enhance partnerships with the
Metropolitan Airports Commission
(MAC), the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), legislative
leaders and other
government bodies regarding airport
issues
•Post COVID-19 “new normal” MSP operations: COVID-19
changed MSP operations, learn of disaster operation
procedures so in future, Mendota Heights only receives
fair share of noise
X
•Work collaboratively with other communities on mutual
concerns regarding airport development and operations X X
July 2021 Joint Eagan Meeting at Eagan City Hall; future 2022 Joint Eagan
Meeting
Monitor airport operations, trends and
advocate for the Mendota Heights
community
•Research and surveillance of MAC provided data to
confirm or request additional data needed X X Continue monitoring for such things as turboprops; continue to look at
relevant charts
•Determine custom-made for Mendota Heights metrics to
continue to monitor X X Re-evaluate metrics
Item 5a
2021-2022 Airport Relations Commission Strategic Priorities
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Priority: Create a Vision for City Development and Redevelopment Areas
Strategy Action Item (Examples) Action Priority Action
Status Assigned To Est. Budget/
Source Progress Notes/Outcomes 2021 2022 Parked
Bourne Lane property (and any other
properties designated for
redevelopment)
•Advise City Council of 65DNL location X X Approximately 14.8 net acres of redevelopment within the 65DNL
Implement airport related items from
the City’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan
•Partner with other Mendota Heights advisory boards for
awareness of focused airport information and
considerations
X X As development dictates
•Review MAC 2040 Long Term Comprehensive Plan (LTCP)X X
Priority: Conserve, Protect and Enhance Natural Resources
Strategy Action Item (Examples) Action Priority Action
Status Assigned To Est. Budget/
Source Progress Notes/Outcomes 2021 2022 Parked
Mitigate the city’s air noise exposure •Revisit 12L Modification Request with MAC and FAA X Gina Norling Follow-up with Dana Nelson and Brad Juffer this fall to determine if updated
training procedures increased usage of cross-in-the-corridor operations
Research MAC EPA studies •Review latest MAC EPA studies to determine if PM2.5
particles were identified in community X Gina Norling Future research
Priority: Maintain and Improve City Infrastructure and Assets
Strategy Action Item (Examples) Action Priority Action
Status Assigned To Est. Budget/
Source Progress Notes/Outcomes 2021 2022 Parked
Revisit ARC Operations
•In conjunction with ARC Education Program, refresh ARC
website with additional information and resources X Plan to address this in September 2021 meeting where city staff
Communications Coordinator invited to help inform and create comm plan
•Update ARC Rules of Order X Review at November 2021 meeting
Determine future traffic congestion
based on MAC 2040 Long Term
Comprehensive Plan (LTCP)
•Review MAC 2040 Long Term Comprehensive Plan (LTCP)
to provide City awareness of airport passenger and
operations forecast
X X
•Establish a working group focused on Mendota Heights
future traffic that monitors growth trends and demand on
the only high volume routes that provide service to
eastern metro and Wisconsin
Engage MNDOT study for projects
_____________________________________________ Airport Relations Commission
DATE: January 18, 2023
TO: Airport Relations Commission
FROM: Cheryl Jacobson, City Administrator
SUBJECT: Rules of Order
BACKGROUND
The Airport Relations Commission’s Rules of Order were created in April, 2010. A number of
updates are needed to bring them to current Commission structure and practices.
Attachment: ARC Rules of Order-2010
ACTION REQUIRED
Staff will lead the Commission through an overview of the existing Rules of Order and proposed
updates.
Item 5b
Rules of Order – Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission, April 14, 2010
MENDOTA HEIGHTS AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION
RULES OF ORDER
In accordance with the City of Mendota Heights Ordinance No. 290, “Establishing An Airport
Relations Commission,” the following rules of order are adopted by the Airport Relations
Commission to facilitate the performance of its duties and the exercising of its functions as a
Commission created by the City Council.
SECTION 1. MEETING
1.1 – Time. Regular meetings of the Commission are held on the second Wednesday
of each month at 7:00 P.M., unless otherwise agreed to and so stated in the agenda.
When the regular meeting day falls on a legal holiday, there is no meeting that month
unless otherwise noted.
1.2 - Special Meetings. Special meetings may be called by the Chairperson or
the Secretary.
1.3 – Place. Meetings are held in the City Hall Large Conference Room, 1101
Victoria Curve.
1.4 – Public. All meetings and hearings, and all records and minutes are open to
the public.
1.5 – Quorum. A majority of Commission members constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business.
When a quorum is not present, the Chairperson may adjourn the meeting for the
purpose of hearing interested parties on items on the agenda. No final or official
action is taken at such a meeting. However, the facts and information gathered at such
a meeting may be taken as a basis for action at a subsequent meeting at which a
quorum is present.
1.6 – Vote. Voting is by voice. Commission members voice votes on each issue are
recorded. In the event that any member shall have a financial interest in a matter
before the Commission, the member shall disclose the interest and refrain from voting
upon the matter, and the secretary shall so record in the minutes that no vote was cast
by such member.
SECTION 2. ORGANIZATION
2.1 – Membership. The number of members of the Airports Relations Commission is
established by the City Council. Appointments are made by the Mayor and approved
by the City Council.
Rules of Order – Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission, April 14, 2010
2.2 – Absenteeism. A Commission member with three unexcused absences per year is
dropped from the Commission and the Secretary then informs the City Council so that
another appointment is made.
An absence is excused if the member notifies the Secretary or Chairperson before 4:00
P.M. of the day of the meeting that the member will be unable to attend. Minutes of
the meetings will record whether the absent member was excused or not excused.
In the event of excessive absenteeism, the commission may recommend to the Mayor
and City Council that they seek replacement of a commission member.
2.3 – Election of Officers. At the February meeting each year, the Commission elects
from its membership a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson.
If the Chairperson retires from the Commission before the next organizational
meeting, the Vice-Chairperson becomes Chairperson. If both Chairperson and Vice-
Chairperson retire, new officers are elected at the next meeting.
If both Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson are absent from a meeting, the Commission
elects a temporary Chairperson by voice vote.
The Secretary to the Airport Relations Commission is appointed by the City
Administrator from the City Staff.
2.4 – Tenure of Officers. The Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson take office
immediately following their election and hold office until their successors are elected
and assume office.
2.5 – Duties of Officers. The Chairperson, or if absent, the Vice-Chairperson presides
at meetings, appoints committees and performs other duties as may be ordered by the
Commission.
The Chairperson conducts meetings so as to keep them moving as rapidly and
efficiently as possible and reminds members, witnesses and petitioners to discuss only
the subject at hand.
The Chairperson is a voting member of the Commission.
The Secretary is responsible for recording the minutes, keeping records of
Commission actions, conveying Commission recommendations to the City Council
and providing general administrative and clerical service to the Commission.
SECTION 3. MISCELLANEOUS
3.1 – Public Comment. The ARC does not hold public hearings, but may from time to
time have public comment.
Rules of Order – Mendota Heights Airport Relations Commission, April 14, 2010
a. Items not previously scheduled on the agenda may be heard prior to
business section of the meeting.
3.2 – Amendments or Suspension. These By-laws may be amended or suspended with
the approval by voice vote by a majority of the members of the Commission.
3.3 – Adoption. These By-laws were duly adopted by the Airport Relations
Commission of the City of Mendota Heights on this 14th day of April, 2010.
_____________________________________________ Airport Relations Commission
DATE: January 18, 2023
TO: Airport Relations Commission
FROM: Gina Norling, ARC Chair
SUBJECT: Resident Inquiry—Dumping of Airplane Fuel
BACKGROUND
A resident approached councilmember Sally Lorberbaum regarding airplane fuel dumping. The
specific question was if airplanes are dropping fuel before they land. The resident said that she
periodically smells the fumes and has for a couple of years.
Questions Councilor Lorberbaum asked the ARC:
1.Does the ARC know if planes are dropping fuel recently or occasionally?
2.If not who can we ask?
This specific concern and list of questions are consistent with the ARC’s 2021-2022 Strategic
Priority to Conserve, Protect and Enhance Natural Resources: Research MAC EPA Studies. The
specific strategy to determine if PM2.5 particles were identified in the community is not too far
removed from the suspected fuel dumping, i.e. industrial pollution, the resident brought forth to
Sally.
ACTION REQUIRED
Commissioners are asked to review a recent Star Tribune article regarding Purple Air monitors
that measure fine particulate matter of industrial pollution. Johnson, Chloe. “Minneapolis
expands network of air-testing devices.” Star Tribune, 1/8/2023, B1.
Additionally, members should determine how to proceed.
Item 5c
MINNEAPOLIS
Minneapolis expands its network of
sensors sniffing for toxic air
The city's air monitoring program is designed to bring data to
residents, but some say more action is needed against industrial
sites.
By Chloe Johnson (https://www.startribune.com/chloe-johnson/9346094/) Star Tribune
JANUARY 7, 2023 — 5:30PM
Through the window of Circulo de Amigos Child Care Center in Minneapolis, Tania
Rivera Perez pointed to the drifts of gray smoke in the air across Cedar Avenue.
The daycare and preschool opened in 2015 in the East Phillips neighborhood, across the
street from a foundry and asphalt plant. The center is certified as an outdoor classroom,
and kids mostly learn and play outside in warmer months. Sometimes, though, parents
ask during drop-off, "What's that smell?"
"We know that there [are] industrial plants here, but we weren't really sure what exactly
they were doing," Rivera Perez said. "We would see fumes, of course. And that definitely
made us wonder what it was."
Now, Circulo de Amigos is one of 70 sites around Minneapolis fitted with a PurpleAir
monitor. The devices measure fine particulate matter, sometimes referred to as soot.
The tiny particles are easily inhaled and burrow into the lungs, which can cause heart
and asthma attacks and sometimes premature death. Readings from the monitor are
available in real time, on PurpleAir's website
(https://map.purpleair.com/1/mAQI/a1440/p604800/cC0#11.92/44.95311/-93.28037) .
The monitor is part of a city-wide effort by Minneapolis to get a better picture of what,
exactly, its residents are breathing in. After putting the PurpleAir sensors on homes and
businesses throughout 2022, the city will add two other types of sensors this year. The
new instruments are supported in part by a grant from the Environmental Protection
Agency (https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-will-deploy-air-pollution-monitorswith-
grant-from-biden-administration/600221732/) , which will detect volatile gases that
can also make people sick.
While the city meets the EPA's air standards, "We've been hearing from residents in
Minneapolis for a long time that they wanted more information about local air quality,"
said Jennifer Lansing, a senior environmental research analyst with the city's
Department of Health.
Tighter air standards could be coming. On Friday, the EPA proposed lowering the limits
for fine particulate pollution.
For Circulo de Amigos, the PurpleAir sensor has been a useful tool. Readings stayed
relatively low after it was installed in the summer and into the fall.
"I'm at ease, knowing that we're taking extra measures to make sure that the kids have
clean air here, at least at the school," she said. "If not, we know we have a backup plan
[to go inside]."
Lansing said that 30 AQMesh monitors, which are on loan from the state, will be
installed in the spring on lamp posts to measure aggregate levels of volatile organic
compounds, or VOCs, in outdoor air. Additional sensors will pinpoint which toxic gases
make up these VOCs.
Lansing said that the sensors are meant to give a broad picture of air quality, and could
not be used for action against polluters.
"We would never be able to collect data and say ... these particulates came from this
facility," Lansing said. "There's so many different sources of pollution in the urban area,"
including from cars and trucks.
In the case of East Phillips, one neighborhood leader said he hopes the new gas-detecting
monitors will help to pin down releases from the two major sites — Smith Foundry and
Bituminous Roadways — that he and his neighbors say have made the air smell acrid,
intermittently, for years.
"We've complained for decades" about pollution from local industry, said Steve
Sandberg, a resident and board member of the East Phillips Neighborhood Institute.
The neighborhood is also the site of a protracted battle over city plans for a yard for
water system trucks at the former Roof Depot warehouse
(https://www.startribune.com/lawsuits-between-minneapolis-environmental-activistsheat-
up-as-roof-depot-demolition-nears/600236164/) . Activists oppose the project, in
part, over air pollution concerns.
Peter Ryan, quality manager and director of health, safety and environmental at Smith
Foundry, said that "We are in compliance with all state and local requirements" for air
quality.
Bituminous Roadways did not respond to a request for comment.
Hannah Sabroski, a spokeswoman for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, said the
only enforcement action against either facility came in 2006. Smith Foundry was cited
for a broken baghouse, which controls particulates, as well as "overdue performance
testing and using equipment not in their permit," Sabroksi wrote. The company paid a
fine and corrected the problems.
Lansing said the city continues to field smell complaints to its 311 line and sends
inspectors, if necessary, to measure odors near the foundry and asphalt plant. She also
said the foundry has recently expressed interest in the city's voluntary cost-share
program for pollution reduction
(https://www.minneapolismn.gov/government/programs-initiatives/environmentalprograms/
green-cost-share/) .
Sandberg said that in the past, city inspectors haven't come when the smells are
strongest.
Minneapolis' testing program focuses on its green zones, or neighborhoods with a
history of pollution and racial segregation. Monitors have been put in other places as
well.
KJ Starr, who lives in the Seward neighborhood with her husband and four children,
installed a PurpleAir monitor last summer. For years, she worried about emissions from
a local landscaping business' diesel trucks.
"If you live in these weird industrial areas, it's a burden on you to figure out yourself,"
Starr said.
A city law passed last year has helped to cut down on truck idling. But looking at her air
monitor readings during a December conversation with the Star Tribune, Starr found
herself worried that particulate levels were high enough to affect medically sensitive
people. She herself has asthma.
"I was hoping that I would be like oh, 'I'm just worrying, and I shouldn't worry about it'"
after getting the sensor, Starr said. "And then I look at this and I'm like, it's a bummer."
Others have had a more pleasant surprise from the readings.
Daniel Swenson-Klatt, the owner of Butter Bakery Cafe at 3700 Nicollet Av., started
thinking more about the air around his business when the cafe expanded outdoor seating
during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Last summer, things mostly stayed clear on his PurpleAir monitor. He hopes, however,
that the city will stay mindful of air pollution as it seeks to turn business corridors like
Nicollet into denser, transit-oriented arteries.
"If we want to have people living in these corridors, let's also be aware we want to give
them some good air quality," he said.
Chloe Johnson covers climate and other environmental issues for the Star Tribune and the Mississippi
River Basin Ag & Water Desk, a consortium of 10 news organizations. She is a corps member with
Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms.
chloe.johnson@startribune.com
1
Cheryl Jacobson
From:Ross, Michele <Michele.Ross@mspmac.org>
Sent:Thursday, January 12, 2023 2:06 PM
To:Cheryl Jacobson
Cc:Nelson, Dana
Subject:RE: Resident Question -Fuel
Cheryl,
Below please find some information that could be useful for the councilmember when speaking with the inquiring
resident. Please feel free to share my contact information with the council member and / or resident as a resource for
this or any other question regarding aircraft / airport activity and let me know if I can assist further in any way on this
matter.
Thank you!
Aircraft only dump fuel during extreme emergencies and only a few aircraft have the capability to do it. Aircraft regularly
using MSP do not have the capability to dump fuel. It comes down to the fact that certain airplanes are designed to be
significantly lighter when landing than when taking off. This is because landing can put more stress on a plane. When a
plane lands heavy, it’s very easy to hit the ground too hard and cause damage to the aircraft. This problem usually takes
care of itself, because during the course of a flight, the fuel will be burned, shedding weight along the way. The
manufacturers consider this in their design of an aircraft, so by the time a plane reaches its destination, it will be light
enough to land safely. Aircraft will avoid dumping fuel due to the cost of wasting fuel and the negative impacts to people
and environment.
There are some emergencies, such as a mechanical malfunction or a medical issue onboard, where pilots need to cut their
trip short. This could lead to a potential situation when the aircraft weight may be too heavy to land. During these
situations, dumping fuel is not the only option. If it is not urgent that the aircraft land immediately, the pilot may choose
to continue flying in a circular holding pattern to burn off the excess fuel. Pilots may also decide to land overweight. Also,
for some planes, landing and takeoff weight limits are the same, in which case it does not matter. In the case when an
aircraft has the capability to dump fuel and in the rare event of an emergency requiring fuel to be dumped, aircraft
operator instructions would likely specify that the pilot fly the aircraft to a specified altitude or to a designated fuel
dumping area away from centers of population. Airlines must follow air traffic control/FAA procedures ‐ the MAC has no
oversight or regulatory authority related to fuel dumping.
In February 2002, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) conducted ambient air quality monitoring near the
airport. The MPCA also placed equipment on the Wenonah School in south Minneapolis and at the Richfield Intermediate
School. It is the MAC’s understanding that the MPCA placed the equipment in locations that would give the best possible
chance of identifying the impact of emissions from airport operations, particularly aircraft, on ambient air quality and the
impacts to surrounding communities. The MPCA has reported that the ambient data collected from the monitoring sites
around MSP show air quality to be typical of an urbanized setting. In addition, the MPCA has indicated that it is difficult
to differentiate air pollution associated with airport activities from other sources of air pollution.
Lastly, weather conditions have a significant impact upon the dispersion of odorous compounds. Because prevailing wind
conditions have an impact on an aircraft’s direction of takeoff and landing, the strength of the odor in the surrounding
areas are likely affected in a similar manner. Also, if there is only a light wind, odors will be prevalent longer.
MICHELE ROSS, C.M.
Manager, Community Relations
O: 612-467-0837
Complaints by Location—By Month
(2021, 2022)
Location = Complainants
2021 Mpls Eagan Edina MH Blmgtn
January 65 32 3 6 3
February 57 27 4 4 2
March 112 49 16 8 4
April 84 48 16 10 11
May 115 62 13 14 10
June 111 67 12 10 8
July 102 90 8 8 11
August 90 74 10 10 11
September 124 55 15 11 6
October 135 55 11 14 5
November 50 45 7 6 3
December 43 41 6 4 3
2022 Mpls Eagan Edina MH Blmgtn
January 39 33 6 2 2
February 39 29 7 2 3
March 68 45 21 5 3
April 54 37 6 6 3
May 92 55 10 10 6
June 132 63 8 12 8
July 109 67 14 10 11
August 123 83 19 16 16
September 114 41 13 9 9
October 74 45 12 10 6
November 56 34 9 7 7
December 32 23 7 4 2
Percent of All Departures by Location
(2021, 2022)
2021
Mpls/
Richfield
30R
Eagan
12R
Edina
30L
MH
12L
Blmgtn
17
January 25% 26% 32% 16% 1%
February 30% 17% 39% 11% 2%
March 16% 27% 26% 20% 11%
April 34% 13% 28% 11% 15%
May 24% 15% 11% 21% 29%
June 25% 7% 18% 14% 35%
July 16% 9% 15% 19% 41%
August 16% 8% 16% 19% 41%
September 23% 7% 24% 13% 34%
October 20% 21% 21% 20% 19%
November 25% 7% 29% 11% 28%
December 20% 11% 27% 14% 28%
2022
Mpls/
Richfield
30R
Eagan
12R
Edina
30L
MH
12L
Blmgtn
17
January 23% 8% 28% 12% 29%
February 29% 6% 36% 8% 21%
March 27% 7% 39% 9% 19%
April 12% 14% 19% 18% 37%
May 18% 11% 22% 15% 33%
June 22% 9% 25% 12% 31%
July 20% 9% 22% 15% 33%
August 19% 7% 21% 16% 38%
September 18% 28% 24% 22% 7%
October 24% 15% 31% 14% 15%
November 21% 8% 28% 12% 30%
December 17% 12% 28% 15% 28%
Item 5.a.i
November Complaints November Night Departures
2020 2021 2022 2020 2021 2022
Minneapolis (30R) 2,916 1,944 893 19 96 54
Eagan (12R) 949 2,299 1,837 25 107 139
Edina (30L) 574 194 201 102 130 156
Mendota Heights (12L) 297 320 672 8 69 46
Bloomington (17) 4 103 96 2 7 25
Total 4,740 4,860 3,699 156 409 420
50 45 7 6 356349
7 7
25%
7%
29%
11%
28%
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30%
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15%
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30%
35%
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20
30
40
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60
Mpls Eagan Edina MH Blmgtn
November Complaints by Location and Departures by Location
Complaints 2021 Complaints 2022 Departures 2021 Departures 2022
43 41 6 4 3322374 2
20%
11%
27%
14%
28%
17%
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28%
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30
35
40
45
50
Mpls Eagan Edina MH Blmgtn
December Complaints by Location and Departures by Location
Complaints by Location 2021 Complaints by Location 2022 Departures by Location 2021 Departures by Location 2022
December Complaints December Night Departures
2020 2021 2022 2020 2021 2022
Minneapolis (30R) 2,762 2,056 669 12 106 94
Eagan (12R) 1,072 2,120 1,621 53 146 178
Edina (30L) 629 252 186 90 192 235
Mendota Heights (12L) 108 474 323 39 85 57
Bloomington (17) 104 90 19 4 19 17
Total 4,675 4,992 2,818 116 548 581
2022 MSP COMPLAINT DATA ASSESSMENT
JANUARY 202 3
COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICE
2020-2022 ANNUAL COMPLAINTS AND HOUSEHOLDS
2022 HOUSEHOLDS FILING COMPLAINTS
2020 2021 2022
COMPLAINTS 99,614 127,578 103,356
HOUSEHOLDS 761 996 881
-
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
-
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
140,000
160,000
180,000 NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDSCOMPLAINTS
2022 TOP 10 HOUSEHOLDS FILING COMPLAINTS
2022 NEW HOUSEHOLDS FILING COMPLAINTS
2020-2022 TOTAL COMPLAINTS
2020 – 2022 TOTAL COMPLAINTS
2022 GROUND NOISE & RUN UP COMPLAINTS
2022 HOUSEHOLDS FILING COMPLAINTS BY HOME PURCHASE YEAR
Note: single-family owner-occupied households only based on county parcel data (2022).
5%
2%
8%
15%
19%
37%
14%
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
<1970 1970-1979 1980-1989 1990-1999 2000-2009 2010-2019 2020-2022PERCENTAGE OF COMPLAINT HOSEHOLDS BY DECADE SOLD
2022 COMPLAINTS FILED BY COMPLAINT REASON
NOTE: BECAUSE MORE THAN ONE OPTION CAN BE SELECTED, THESE DO NOT ADD UP TO 100%. SELECTED ALL INDICATES EVERY COMPLAINT TYPE SELECTED.
98.5%
71.8%
50.7%
29.4%27.0%
11.2%11.0%
3.4%
0.1%0.0%
EXCESSIVE
NOISE
FREQUENCY ALTITUDE
TOO
LOW
STRUCTURAL
DISTURBANCE
EARLY /
LATE
OTHER AIRCRAFT
NOISE-RELATED
ISSUES
NOISES FROM
AIRCRAFT ON THE
GROUND
RUN-UP
(ENGINE
TESTING)
HELICOPTER
OVERFLIGHT /
NOISE
SELECTED
ALL
2020-2022 COMPLAINTS FILED BY TOP 10 CITIES
MINNEAPOLIS EAGAN RICHFIELD
INVER
GROVE
HEIGHTS
BURNSVILLE MENDOTA
HEIGHTS EDINA SAINT PAUL GOLDEN
VALLEY BLOOMINGTON
2020 36,979 16,700 11,370 10,776 1,231 3,781 4,500 1,285 4,948 766
2021 35,650 29,117 18,911 13,365 2,504 4,928 4,763 3,631 3,533 1,271
2022 22,593 25,575 15,599 12,205 5,027 3,965 3,800 3,694 2,399 2,271
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
2020-2022 HOUSEHOLDS FILING COMPLAINTS BY TOP 10 CITIES
MINNEAPOLIS EAGAN RICHFIELD EDINA SAINT PAUL BURNSVILLE MENDOTA
HEIGHTS BLOOMINGTON INVER GROVE
HEIGHTS
SAINT
LOUIS
PARK
2020 382 96 48 34 27 9 36 12 20 25
2021 400 157 68 43 48 43 31 30 21 37
2022 368 142 53 50 49 39 26 25 22 18
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
2021 TO 2022 COMPARISON - COMPLAINTS BY CITY
2021 TO 2022 COMPARISON - HOUSEHOLDS FILING COMPLAINTS BY CITY
2020-2022 COMPLAINTS AND OPERATIONS BY TIME OF DAY
Note:
Morning: 6:00 AM – 7:30 AM
Day: 7:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Evening: 9:00 PM – 10:30 PM
Night: 10:30 PM – 6:00 AM
6.6%6.0%6.0%
83.5%82.7%81.4%
4.8%6.3%6.1%
5.1%5.0%6.4%
2020 2021 2022
OPERATIONS BY TIME PERIOD
MORNING DAY EVENING NIGHT
8.7%7.6%10.8%
75.1%74.6%67.7%
10.0%11.2%12.8%
6.3%6.5%8.6%
2020 2021 2022
COMPLAINTS BY TIME PERIOD
MORNING DAY EVENING NIGHT
2022 COMPLAINTS AND OPERATION RATIO BY HOUR
-6.0
-5.0
-4.0
-3.0
-2.0
-1.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
5.0
6.0
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
20,000
0:001:002:003:004:005:006:007:008:009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0019:0020:0021:0022:0023:00OPERATION:COMPLAINT RATIOMSP COMPLAINTSCOMPLAINTS RECEIVED OPERATIONS:COMPLAINT RATIO 2022
OPERATION:COMPLAINTS MONTHLY RATIO
5.26
1.63
2018
2.90
2019
2.27
2020
2.44
2021
2.35
-6
-5
-4
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
0
6,000
12,000
18,000
24,000
30,000
36,000
42,000
48,000
54,000
60,000
66,000
72,000
JAN-18MAR-18MAY-18JUL-18SEP-18NOV-18JAN-19MAR-19MAY-19JUL-19SEP-19NOV-19JAN-20MAR-20MAY-20JUL-20SEP-20NOV-20JAN-21MAR-21MAY-21JUL-21SEP-21NOV-21JAN-22MAR-22MAY-22JUL-22SEP-22NOV-22OPERATIONS:COMPLAINTSRATIOMSP OPERATIONSANDCOMPLAINTSOPERATIONS COMPLAINTS OPS:COMPLAINTS MONTHLY RATIO OPS:COMPLAINTS ANNUAL RATIO
2022
3.0
2022 COMPLAINTS BY AIRCRAFT CATEGORY
-
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
-
20,000
40,000
60,000
80,000
100,000
120,000
C J T P M U H OPERATIONSCOMPLAINTSTOTAL COMPLAINTS TOTAL OPERATIONS
Operation Type Total Operations Total Complaints Ratio
Commercial Jet (C) 284,965 99,330 2.9
Jet (J) 11,786 1,257 9.4
Turboprop (T) 5,371 882 6.1
Propeller (P) 2,830 696 4.1
Military (M) 138 106 1.3
Unknown (U) 1,091 45 24.2
Helicopter (H) 31 10 2.5
2022 COMPLAINTS BY AIRCRAFT TYPE
2022 TOP 10 FLIGHTS THAT GENERATED COMPLAINTS
Operation
Number
Aircraft
Type
Flight ID Date and Time Number of
Complaints
Number of
Households
27918240 F35 NAVY 6/2/2022 12:07 48 47
27688893 B738 SCX745 3/20/2022 8:15 11 8
27931990 B763 FDX1618 6/6/2022 21:57 9 8
27683054 A320 NKS772 3/18/2022 6:51 11 7
28219819 B738 AAL1578 8/1/2022 21:47 15 7
28530536 MD11 UPS559 10/31/2022 21:48 8 7
28017434 A321 DAL2326 6/29/2022 21:24 7 7
28446551 B734 ASH185 10/5/2022 22:07 7 7
28229927 MD11 UPS559 8/12/2022 21:43 7 7
28528440 B738 AAL1325 10/31/2022 6:16 7 7
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
40,000
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
NUMBER OF OPERATIONSNUMBER OF COMPLAINTSTOTAL COMPLAINTS TOTAL OPERATIONS
2020-2022 COMPLAINTS BY FLOW
2020-2022 TOTAL FLOW
4%
5%
8%
2%
0%
0%
39%
32%
41%
20%
37%
37%
31%
21%
10%
4%
4%
3%
2020
2021
2022
MIXED A MIXED B NORTH STRAIGHT NORTH SOUTH STRAIGHT SOUTH OPPOSITE UNLABELED UNUSUAL
3%
6%
7%
1.7%
1.1%
0.5%
38%
35%
37%
7%
19%
23%
30%
23%
17%
7%
7%
7%
12%
9%
8%
2020
2021
2022
MIXED A MIXED B NORTH STRAIGHT NORTH SOUTH STRAIGHT SOUTH OPPOSITE UNLABELED UNUSUAL
2022 COMPLAINTS BY TEMPERATURE
2022 COMPLAINTS BY WEATHER
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
20,000
-20--11 -10--1 0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100-109COMPLAINTS
OBSERVED TEMPERATURE (°F)
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
MOSTLY
CLOUDY
OVERCAST A FEW
CLOUDS
PARTLY
CLOUDY
FAIR LIGHT
SNOW
LIGHT
RAIN
OVERCAST
AND
BREEZY
FOG/MIST LIGHT
SNOW
FOG/MIST HOURLY WEATHER OBSERVATIONSCOMPLAINTSCOMPLAINTS FREQUENCY WEATHER OBSERVED
Metropolitan Airports Commission
6040 28th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55450
metroairports.org
This report is for informational purposes only.
2022 ANNUAL MSP FLEET MIX AND
NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS REPORT
JANUARY 202 3
COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICE
2022 ANNUAL MSP FLEET MIX AND NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS REPORT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MSP FLEET MIX REPORT
Monthly Carrier Jet Counts by Type 2
Widebody Jet Activity 3
Narrowbody Jet Activity 4
Regional Jet Activity 5
Average Passengers per Flight 6
MSP Carrier Jet Usage with Cumulative Certificated Noise Levels 7
Average Altitude for Aircraft Arriving to MSP by Category 8
Average Altitude for Aircraft Departing from MSP by Category 9
MSP NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS REPORT
Average Daily Nighttime Operations 10
Nighttime Operations by Runway 11
Nighttime Operations by Runway Map 12
Nighttime Operations by Airline 13
Nighttime Operations by Aircraft 14
Nighttime Operations by Origin and Destination 15
Nighttime Operations by Hour 16
Scheduled Versus Actual Operations 17
MSP FLEET MIX REPORT
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
JAN-18MAR-18MAY-18JUL-18SEP-18NOV-18JAN-19MAR-19MAY-19JUL-19SEP-19NOV-19JAN-20MAR-20MAY-20JUL-20SEP-20NOV-20JAN-21MAR-21MAY-21JUL-21SEP-21NOV-21JAN-22MAR-22MAY-22JUL-22SEP-22NOV-22MSP OPERATIONSTHOUSANDSMONTHLY CARRIER JET COUNTS BY TYPE
NARROWBODY WIDEBODY RJ
HUSHKIT BY YEAR: 2018 -32, 2019 -18, 2020 -8, 2021 -68, 2022 -10
MSP FLEET MIX REPORT
WIDEBODY JET ACTIVITY
WIDEBODY TYPE 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
A124 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
A300 0.1% 0.2% 0.4% 0.1% 0.0%
A310 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
A330 0.7% 0.6% 0.3% 1.0% 1.2%
A340 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
A350 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%
B742 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
B744 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
B748 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%
B762 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
B763 0.8% 1.1% 1.1% 1.8% 1.5%
B764 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.2% 0.1%
B767 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
B777 0.4% 0.5% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1%
B7878 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0%
DC10 0.2% 0.0% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%
MD11 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% 0.1%
Total 2.8% 3.0% 2.6% 3.6% 3.3%
MSP FLEET MIX REPORT
NARROWBODY JET ACTIVITY
NARROWBODY TYPE 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
A220 0.0% 0.3% 0.9% 2.0% 1.9%
A319 6.4% 6.7% 7.0% 6.6% 9.2%
A20N 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% 0.6%
A320 6.9% 8.1% 5.7% 6.0% 6.2%
A21N 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
A321 2.2% 6.6% 9.6% 10.4% 12.5%
B717 5.9% 7.8% 2.4% 0.4% 2.4%
B72Q 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
B733 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
B734 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3%
B735 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
B7377 4.7% 3.8% 2.6% 2.1% 2.5%
B738 10.1% 11.3% 10.8% 11.1% 12.6%
B739 7.5% 8.1% 8.0% 8.7% 9.4%
B38M 0.1% 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.5%
B73Q 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
B757 6.1% 5.1% 5.0% 4.6% 3.8%
DC9Q 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
MD80 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
MD90 6.8% 0.6% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
TOTAL 57.0% 58.7% 52.4% 52.7% 61.9%
MSP FLEET MIX REPORT
REGIONAL JET ACTIVITY
REGIONAL JET TYPE 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
CRJ 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
CRJ1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
CRJ2 14.3% 12.9% 10.8% 11.9% 8.5%
CRJ7 7.0% 3.9% 2.9% 2.3% 1.7%
CRJ9 13.0% 13.8% 20.2% 21.3% 12.4%
E135 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.1%
E145 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.2% 0.3%
E170 5.5% 7.3% 10.6% 7.3% 10.7%
E190 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% 0.3% 0.4%
J328 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.4% 0.5%
TOTAL 40.2% 38.3% 45.0% 43.7% 34.7%
MSP FLEET MIX REPORT
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
2019 93.3 99.1 105.1 100.7 103.3 108.6 108.3 106.7 102.4 102.8 99.6 103.7
2020 96.7 100.1 63.4 14.1 36.6 57.7 57.1 56.0 56.7 58.3 50.5 53.3
2021 56.5 63.8 78.2 78.0 92.3 96.7 105.8 100.5 93.4 99.2 100.1 98.9
2022 89.6 99.4 112.5 109.0 112.6 116.3 114.9 112.7 111.9 114.4 113.1
10
30
50
70
90
110
AVERAGE PASSENGERS PER FLIGHT
SOURCE:MSP MONTHLY OPERATIONS REPORTS
MSP FLEET MIX REPORT
CRJ2CRJ7CRJ9E135E145E170E190J328A20NA21NA221A223A319A320A321B38MB717B733B734B735B7377B738B739B757MD80A300A330A340A350B744B748B762B763B764B777B7878MD118.5%1.7%12.4%0.1%0.3%10.7%0.4%0.5%0.6%0.1%0.9%1.0%9.2%6.2%12.5%0.5%2.4%0.0%0.3%0.0%2.5%12.6%9.4%3.8%0.0%0.0%1.2%0.0%0.1%0.1%0.1%0.0%1.5%0.1%0.1%0.0%0.1%STAGE 4
STAGE 5
-40
-35
-30
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
CUMULATIVE CERTIFICATED NOISE LEVEL BELOW STAGE 3 (EPNDB)REGIONAL JET NARROW BODY WIDE BODY
SOURCE:USAGE DATA: MACNOMS; NOISE CERTIFICATION DATA: EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY
CUMULATIVE CERTIFICATED NOISE LEVELS REPRESENTED AS A RANGE TO ACCOUNT FOR MULTIPLE CERTIFICATION VARIABLES (WEIGHT, MODEL, ENGINE TYPE, AIRFRAME CONFIGURATION, ETC)
CUMULATIVE CERTIFICATED NOISE LEVEL RANGE
2022 MSP CARRIER JET USAGE WITH CUMULATIVE CERTIFICATED NOISE LEVELS
STAGE 3
MSP FLEET MIX REPORT
MEASUREMENT GATE IS FIVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE THRESHOLD OF THE ARRIVAL RUNWAY
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1,800
2,000
JANAPRJULOCTJANAPRJULOCTJANAPRJULOCTJANAPRJULOCTJANAPRJULOCTJANAPRJULOCTJANAPRJULOCTJANAPRJULOCT2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022FEET ABOVE MSP FIELD ELEVATIONAVERAGE ALTITUDE FOR AIRCRAFT ARRIVING TO MSP
NARROWBODY REGIONAL JET WIDEBODY
MSP FLEET MIX REPORT
MEASUREMENT GATE IS A N ARC FIVE NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE START OF TAKEOFF ROLL
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
JANAPRJULOCTJANAPRJULOCTJANAPRJULOCTJANAPRJULOCTJANAPRJULOCTJANAPRJULOCTJANAPRJULOCTJANAPRJULOCT2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022FEET ABOVE MSP FIELD ELEVATIONAVERAGE ALTITUDE FOR AIRCRAFT DEPARTING FROM MSP
NARROWBODY REGIONAL JET WIDEBODY
MSP NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS REPORT
46
51
59
69 66 70
80
34
41
54
98
95
106
118 119 120 119
58
83
92
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022AVERAGE DAILY OPERATIONSAVERAGE DAILY NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS
10:30 PM -6:00 AM 10:00 PM -7:00 AM
MSP NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS REPORT
NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS BY RUNWAY
(10:30 PM – 6:00 AM)
2022 2019 - 2021 AVERAGE
RWY
ARR
/
DEP
OVERFLIGHT AREA TOTAL
NIGHT OPS
AVERAGE
DAILY
NIGHT OPS
% TOTAL
NIGHT OPS
AVERAGE
DAILY
NIGHT OPS
%
04 ARR SO. RICHFIELD/BLOOMINGTON 5 0.0 0.0% 1 0.0 0.0%
12L ARR SO. MINNEAPOLIS/NO. RICHFIELD 1,238 3.4 9.2% 1,577 4.3 12.2%
12R ARR SO. MINNEAPOLIS/NO. RICHFIELD 4,454 12.2 33.1% 3,703 10.1 28.7%
17 ARR SO. MINNEAPOLIS 18 0.0 0.1% 120 0.3 0.9%
22 ARR ST. PAUL/HIGHLAND PARK 24 0.1 0.2% 5 0.0 0.0%
30L ARR EAGAN/MENDOTA HEIGHTS 5,788 15.9 43.0% 4,906 13.4 38.0%
30R ARR EAGAN/MENDOTA HEIGHTS 1,663 4.6 12.4% 1,914 5.2 14.8%
35 ARR BLOOMINGTON/EAGAN 268 0.7 2.0% 686 1.9 5.3%
TOTAL NIGHTTIME ARRIVALS 13,458 36.9 12,912 35.2
04 DEP ST. PAUL/HIGHLAND PARK 0 0.0 0.0% 4 0.0 0.1%
12L DEP EAGAN/MENDOTA HEIGHTS 959 2.6 15.5% 1,245 3.4 20.9%
12R DEP EAGAN/MENDOTA HEIGHTS 1,607 4.4 26.0% 1,437 3.9 24.1%
17 DEP BLOOMINGTON/EAGAN 236 0.6 3.8% 224 0.6 3.8%
22 DEP SO. RICHFIELD/BLOOMINGTON 5 0.0 0.1% 1 0.0 0.0%
30L DEP SO. MINNEAPOLIS/NO. RICHFIELD 2,043 5.6 33.1% 1,668 4.6 28.0%
30R DEP SO. MINNEAPOLIS/NO. RICHFIELD 1,320 3.6 21.4% 1,365 3.7 22.9%
35 DEP SO. MINNEAPOLIS 3 0.0 0.0% 20 0.1 0.3%
TOTAL NIGHTTIME DEPARTURES 6,173 16.8 5,964 16.2
TOTAL NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS 19,631 53.7 18,876 51.4
MSP NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS REPORT
NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS BY RUNWAY MAP
(10:30 PM – 6:00 AM)
MSP NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS REPORT
NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS BY AIRLINE
(TOP 15 BY COUNT) 2022 AIRLINE ID COUNT
PERCENT OF AIRLINE
OPERATIONS
OCCURRING AT NIGHT
PERCENT OF
CONTRIBUTION TO
NIGHTTIME TOTAL
DELTA DAL 5,824 4.9% 31.0%
SUN COUNTRY SCX 3,591 15.3% 19.1%
SKYWEST AIRLINES SKW 2,149 3.1% 11.4%
SOUTHWEST SWA 1,679 15.9% 8.9%
AMERICAN AAL 1,239 17.6% 6.6%
UPS UPS 1,119 33.6% 6.0%
UNITED UAL 781 9.7% 4.2%
FEDEX FDX 693 22.6% 3.7%
GULF & CARIBBEAN CARGO TSU 356 96.0% 1.9%
JETBLUE AIRWAYS JBU 350 18.4% 1.9%
ALASKA ASA 284 18.0% 1.5%
FRONTIER AIRLINES FFT 232 19.2% 1.2%
SPIRIT NKS 230 7.9% 1.2%
ENDEAVOR AIR EDV 163 0.9% 0.9%
SWIFT AIR (USA) SWQ 85 16.4% 0.5%
2021 AIRLINE ID COUNT
PERCENT OF AIRLINE
OPERATIONS
OCCURRING AT NIGHT
PERCENT OF
CONTRIBUTION TO
NIGHTTIME TOTAL
DELTA DAL 3,597 3.6% 25.1%
SUN COUNTRY SCX 3,214 15.6% 22.4%
SKYWEST AIRLINES SKW 1,632 2.3% 11.4%
UPS UPS 1,271 33.2% 8.9%
AMERICAN AAL 1,219 15.9% 8.5%
SOUTHWEST SWA 957 10.3% 6.7%
FEDEX FDX 679 19.6% 4.7%
GULF & CARIBBEAN CARGO TSU 367 96.8% 2.6%
ALASKA ASA 283 21.8% 2.0%
ENDEAVOR AIR EDV 281 0.7% 2.0%
ENVOY AIR ENY 201 12.6% 1.4%
UNITED UAL 194 4.0% 1.4%
SPIRIT NKS 179 5.2% 1.2%
FRONTIER AIRLINES FFT 129 11.1% 0.9%
MESA AIRLINES ASH 119 7.0% 0.8%
*AIRLINE OPERATIONS OCCURRING AT NIGHT REPRSENTS THE PERCENTAGE OF RESPECTIVE AIRLINE SCHEDULE THAT OCCURS
AT NIGHT
*CONTRIBUTION TO TOTAL IS RESPECTIVE AIRLINE CONTRIBUTIONS TO OVERALL MSP NIGHT OPERATIONS
MSP NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS REPORT
2022 N IGHTTIME OPERATIONS BY AIRCRAFT
(TOP 15 BY COUNT)
AIRCRAFT
CODE DESCRIPTION COUNT NOISE LEVEL
CERTIFICATION
(EPNdB BELOW STAGE 3)
B738 BOEING 737-800 5,532 11.3 - 17.1
A321 AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A321 2,487 6.4 - 17
B739 BOEING 737-900 1,773 10.9 - 16.1
B757 BOEING 757-200 1,482 11.1 - 22.1
CRJ9 CANADAIR REGIONAL JET CRJ-900 1,259 14.5 - 17.6
A320 AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A320 1,156 12.1 - 21.2
A319 AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A319 872 12.9 - 22.2
B7377 BOEING 737-700 851 11.6 - 19.8
B763 BOEING 767-300 807 4.4 - 22.6
CRJ2 CANADAIR REGIONAL JET CRJ-200 707 26.5 - 30.6
E170 EMBRAER 170 676 9.2 - 16.8
B38M BOEING 737-8 MAX 259 24.3 - 27.4
E190 EMBRAER 190 233 12.2 - 17.9
CRJ7 CANADAIR REGIONAL JET CRJ-700 209 14.5 - 17.6
A330 AIRBUS INDUSTRIES A330 164 11.7 - 21.1
NOISE CERTIFICATION DATA SOURCE: EUROPEAN AVIATION SAFETY AGENCY
CUMULATIVE CERTIFICATED NOISE LEVELS REPRESENTED AS A RANGE BELOW STAGE 3 NOISE LEVELS TO ACCOUNT FOR
MULTIPLE CERTIFICATION VARIABLES (WEIGHT, MODEL, ENGINE TYPE, AIRFRAME CONFIGURATION, ETC)
MSP NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS REPORT
2022 N IGHTTIME OPERATIONS BY ORIGIN AND DESTINATION
(TOP 15 BY COUNT)
AIRPORT
CODE DESTINATION AIRPORT COUNT
ATL ATLANTA 342
DEN DENVER 334
FAR FARGO 327
FSD SIOUX FALLS 318
RST ROCHESTER MN 301
GFK GRAND FORKS 286
DLH DULUTH 267
BIS BISMARCK 260
MDW CHICAGO MIDWAY 238
LAS LAS VEGAS 230
RAP RAPID CITY 220
PHX PHOENIX 203
TVF THEIF RIVER FALLS REGIONAL 169
IAH HOUSTON 164
MKE MILWAUKEE 163
MSP NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS REPORT
NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS BY HOUR
2,470
707270467
1,319
4,537
3,429
6,435
2022
0:00 1:00 2:00 3:00
4:00 5:00 22:30 23:00
1,909
605 343 536
1,548
4,373
4,279
5,284
3 -YEAR HISTORICAL
AVERAGE
0:00 1:00 2:00 3:00
4:00 5:00 22:30 23:00
MSP NIGHTTIME OPERATIONS REPORT
SCHEDULED VERSUS ACTUAL OPERATIONS
(AVERAGE BY HOUR)
GENERAL AVIATION AND CHARTER AIRCRAFT OPERATORS DO NOT REPORT SCHEDULED OPERATIONS
3.20.41.70.91.0
9.1
9.1
11.9
DAILY SCHEDULED NIGHT
OPERATIONS
0:00 1:00 2:00 3:00
4:00 5:00 22:30 23:00
6.8
1.9 0.7 1
3.6
12.4
9.4
17.6
DAILY ACTUAL NIGHT
OPERATIONS
0:00 1:00 2:00 3:00
4:00 5:00 22:30 23:00
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
RUNWAY 30L DISTANCE MEASUREMENT RINGS
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
RUNWAY 30L AEDT MODEL DEPARTURE TRACKS
Note: AEDT modeled flight tracks shown, flight paths from actual operations have greater dispersion.
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
RUNWAY 30L AEDT MODEL TRACKS ASSIGNED HEADINGS
Note: AEDT modeled flight tracks shown, flight paths from actual operations have greater dispersion.
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
2022 AVERAGE MSP RUNWAY 30L DEPARTURE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
5,500
6,000
6,500
7,000
7,500
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10ALTITUDE ABOVE MSP (FEET)DISTANCE FROM RUNWAY 30L THRESHOLD (STATUTE MILES)
210 230 260 300 320 340 360
Note: AEDT modeled flight tracks used for analysis and heading assignment, not representative of ATC heading assignments. Headings with more than 300 assigned operations shown.
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
RUNWAY 30R DISTANCE MEASUREMENT RINGS
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
RUNWAY 30R AEDT MODEL DEPARTURE TRACKS
Note: AEDT modeled flight tracks shown, flight paths from actual operations have greater dispersion.
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
RUNWAY 30R AEDT MODEL TRACKS ASSIGNED HEADINGS
Note: AEDT modeled flight tracks shown, flight paths from actual operations have greater dispersion.
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
2022 AVERAGE MSP RUNWAY 30R DEPARTURE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
5,500
6,000
6,500
7,000
7,500
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10ALTITUDE ABOVE MSP (FEET)DISTANCE FROM RUNWAY 30R THRESHOLD (STATUTE MILES)
260 280 300 320 340 360
Note: AEDT modeled flight tracks used for analysis and heading assignment, not representative of ATC heading assignments. Headings with more than 300 assigned operations shown.
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
RUNWAY 12L DISTANCE MEASUREMENT RINGS
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
RUNWAY 12L AEDT MODEL DEPARTURE TRACKS
Note: AEDT modeled flight tracks shown, flight paths from actual operations have greater dispersion.
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
RUNWAY 12L AEDT MODEL TRACKS ASSIGNED HEADINGS
Note: AEDT modeled flight tracks shown, flight paths from actual operations have greater dispersion.
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
2022 AVERAGE MSP RUNWAY 12L DEPARTURE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
5,500
6,000
6,500
7,000
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10ALTITUDE ABOVE MSP (FEET)DISTANCE FROM RUNWAY 12L THRESHOLD (STATUTE MILES)
105 120
Note: AEDT modeled flight tracks used for analysis and heading assignment, not representative of ATC heading assignments. Headings with more than 300 assigned operations shown.
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
RUNWAY 12R DISTANCE MEASUREMENT RINGS
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
RUNWAY 12R AEDT MODEL DEPARTURE TRACKS
Note: AEDT modeled flight tracks shown, flight paths from actual operations have greater dispersion.
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
RUNWAY 12R AEDT MODEL TRACKS ASSIGNED HEADINGS
Note: AEDT modeled flight tracks shown, flight paths from actual operations have greater dispersion.
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
2022 AVERAGE MSP RUNWAY 12R DEPARTURE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
5,500
6,000
6,500
7,000
7,500
8,000
8,500
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10ALTITUDE ABOVE MSP (FEET)DISTANCE FROM RUNWAY 12R THRESHOLD (STATUTE MILES)
105 120 140 155 210 220
Note: AEDT modeled flight tracks used for analysis and heading assignment, not representative of ATC heading assignments. Headings with more than 300 assigned operations shown.
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
RUNWAY 17 DISTANCE MEASUREMENT RINGS
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
RUNWAY 17 AEDT MODEL DEPARTURE TRACKS
Note: AEDT modeled flight tracks shown, flight paths from actual operations have greater dispersion.
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
RUNWAY 17 AEDT MODEL TRACKS ASSIGNED HEADINGS
Note: AEDT modeled flight tracks shown, flight paths from actual operations have greater dispersion.
ADDENDUM: AVERAGE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
2022 AVERAGE MSP RUNWAY 17 DEPARTURE ALTITUDE BY HEADING
-
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
4,500
5,000
5,500
6,000
6,500
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10ALTITUDE ABOVE MSP (FEET)DISTANCE FROM RUNWAY 17 THRESHOLD (STATUTE MILES)
120 140 155 170 185 210 220
Note: AEDT modeled flight tracks used for analysis and heading assignment, not representative of ATC heading assignments. Headings with more than 300 assigned operations shown.
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