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07/10/2007 - Airport Relations CommissionAGENDA EAGAN AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING EAGAN ROOM (2ND FLOOR CITY HALL) TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2007 7:00 P.M. I. ROLL CALL AND AGENDA ADOPTION II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES III. VISITORS TO BE HEARD IV. OLD BUSINESS A. Communications Update B. MAC Monthly Reports— Eagan - Mendota Heights Corridor Analysis /Technical Advisory Report /17 -35 Departure Analysis Report C. Southern Twin Cities Association of Realtors Survey Update V. NEW BUSINESS A. Correspondence: Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) and FAA VI. STAFF / COMMISSION UPDATE A. Newspaper Articles B. Tour of the FAA Air Traffic Control Tower C. Cities v. MAC Lawsuit Update VII. ROUNDTABLE, VIII. ADJOURNMENT Auxiliary aids for• persons with disabilities will be provided upon advance notice of at least .96 hours. If a notice of less than 96 hours is received, the City of Eagan will attempt to provide such aid. 411� City of Eap Mo TO: CHAIR THORKILDSON AND THE EAGAN AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION FROM: DIANNE MILLER, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR DATE: JUNE 29, 2007 SUBJECT: AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING / TUESDAY, JULY 10, 2007 The Eagan Airport Relations Commission will meet on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Eagan Room (second floor of City Hall) due to the City Council meeting taking place in the Chambers on the same evening. In order that we have a quorum present, please contact Mary O'Brien at 651- 675 -5005 if you are unable to attend this meeting. I. ROLL CALL AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA The agenda, as presented or modified, is in order for adoption by the Commission. II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the June 12, 2007 Airport Relations Commission meeting are enclosed on pages through . These minutes, as presented or modified, are in order for adoption by the Commission. III. VISITORS TO BE HEARD The Eagan City Council and its Commissions set aside up to ten minutes at the beginning of public meetings to permit visitors to address items of interest that are not scheduled on the regular agenda. Items that will take more than ten minutes or that require specific action can be scheduled for a future agenda. IV. OLD BUSINESS A. Communications Update — It is the practice of the Airport Relations Commission to discuss their communication initiatives each month, which include articles in the Exx)erience Eagan Newsletter, stories aired on the City's local access cable channels, and inclusions in the ARC Notebook. If any of the Commissioners have suggestions for additional communication initiatives in the City regarding airport issues, please voice those suggestions at this time. B. MAC Monthly Reports — Eagan/Mendota Heights Corridor Analysis /Technical Advisory Report /17 -35 Departure Analysis Report — Enclosed on pages __ through is the May 2007 Eagan/Mendota Heights Corridor Analysis. Enclosed on pages �_ through 4 is the May 2007 Technical Advisory Report. Enclosed on pages 1 through is the May 2007 Runway 17 Departure Analysis Report. The May reports are the most current reports available on the MAC website. It is the practice of the Commission to review the reports and discuss any significant deviations that may have occurred or any other noteworthy occurrences as reported in the analyses. C. Southern Twin Cities Association of Realtors Survey Update — The Southern Twin Cities Association of Realtors (STCAR) continues to field the survey developed by the Eagan Airport Relations Commission. The survey was anticipated to be completed on June 29, 2007. Angelique McDonald, Government Affairs Representative for the STCAR, has been invited to the August ARC meeting to present the results of the survey. V. NEW BUSINESS A. Correspondence: Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) and FAA — Enclosed on pages through is correspondence that was sent to the MAC, per Council direction at the June 19 Council meting. Enclosed o ages through is the response from the MAC to the City. Enclosed on pages through is a le er sent to the MAC and the FAA, under City Administrator Hedges' signature, clarifying action taken by the MSP Noise Oversight Committee in January 2007 regarding correspondence to the FAA that raised questions about runway use at MSP. As the final letter indicates, MAC staff has agreed to place an item on the July 18 NOC agenda to further discuss the increased use of Runway 17/35 and to provide the conununity representatives the opportunity to clarify for the record the action taken in January that has led the MAC to believe all of the commumt' s ere seeking increased use of the new runway, which is not the case. Lastly, enclosed on page is a letter from Governor Pawlenty informing the City that he is in receipt of the letter the City sent to the MAC and FAA on June 20 regarding increased use of Runway 17/35. The Commission is welcome to discuss.the correspondence between the City, MAC and FAA. VI. STAFF / COMMISSION REPORT A. Newspaper Articles — Enclosed on pages through are newspaper articles that recently appeared in both the Star Tribune South as well as the Pioneer .Press regarding the correspondence sent by the City of Eagan which focused on the increase use of Runway 17/35. B. Tour of the FAA Air Traffic Control Tower — As the Commission will recall, per the request of Chair Thorkildson, Mr. Carl Rydeen, MSP Air Traffic Control Tower Assistant Manager of Operations, was contacted to inquire whether he would be willing to provide a tour of the Air Traffic Control Tower to members of the Eagan ARC. Numerous attempts have been made to contact Mr. Rydeen regarding the tour; however, no response has been provided. C. Cities v. MAC Lawsuit Update — Assistant to the City Administrator Miller will provide a verbal update to the Commission on the cities' lawsuit versus the MAC. 6", VII. ROUNDTABLE Per the request of the Commission, this agenda item has been added so that Commissioners have the opportunity to ask questions or make requests for future agenda items. VIII. ADJOURNMENT Per the request of the Commission, the Eagan ARC meetings will go no later than 8:30 p.m. unless agreed upon by the Commission. Assistant to the City Administrator MINUTES OF THE EAGAN AIRPORT RELATIONS COMMISSION MEETING JUNE 12, 2007 A regular meeting of the Eagan Airport Relations Commission was held on Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. Those present were Curtis Aljets, Steve Beseke, Jason Bonnett, Tammy Mencel, Charles Thorkildson and Bret Walsh. Absent were Maggie Jensen and Jack Prentice. Also present was Assistant to the City Administrator Miller. AGENDA The agenda was amended to include item B. under New Business; Proposed Settlement and Class Action Lawsuit and Correspondence from Attorneys Representing the MAC. Upon motion by Beseke; seconded by Aljets the agenda was approved as modified. All members voted in favor. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Bonnett made a motion to approve the minutes of the May 8, 2007 regular meeting of the Eagan Airport Relations Commission as presented; Mencel seconded the motion. All members voted in favor. VISITORS TO BE HEARD There were no visitors to be heard. COMMUNICATIONS UPDATE Miller introduced the item stating it is the practice of the Airport Relations Commission to discuss any communication initiatives relative to airport noise each month including articles appearing in the Experience Eagan newsletter, stories aired on the City's local access cable channels and inclusions in the ARC Notebook. MAC MONTHLY REPORTS — EAGAN/MENDOTA HEIGHTS CORRIDOR ANALYSIS /TECHNICAL ADVISORY REPORT /17 -35 DEPARTURE ANALYSIS REPORT Miller introduced the item stating the enclosed April 2007 Eagan/Mendota Heights Corridor Analysis, April 2007 Technical Advisory Report and the April 2007 Runway 17 Departure Analysis Report are the most current reports available on the MAC website. Thorkildson noted April was the third consecutive month with low corridor compliance. Thorkildson also commented that one day last week at approximately 7:40 a.m., while traveling westbound on Yankee Doodle Road, he observed one aircraft after another flying out of the corridor. The Commission noted the number of complaints during the month of April. They discussed a shift and reduction of departure operations from the commercial /industrial area of Eagan and noted the increase in operations over dense residential housing which is the result of rerouting these flights. Aljets R Eagan Airport Relations Commission June 12, 2007 Page 2 of 3 stated the numbers do not substantiate the need to route these flights from a commercial area which has been zoned for air traffic. Aljets further referenced a pamphlet put out by the MAC which emphasizes flights over industrial and commercial areas. The Commission discussed the All Operations Runway Use Report for the month of April, comparing the number of operations and percentages with last year. It was suggested that staff contact MAC asking to hold a future quarterly public input meeting in Eagan near an area experiencing increased noise. The Commission discussed the April 2007 Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP Report. Aljets noted in the Analysis of Aircraft Noise Events DNL Report for April 2007 the RMT #39 had 10 days with no noise level recorded. Miller stated she would ask MAC why 10 days were not recorded. SOUTHERN TWIN CITIES ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS SURVEY UPDATE Miller introduced the item stating the survey began in mid -May and will run through the end of June. Miller stated over 50 surveys have been completed by realtors thus far and the STCAR. will provide a summary of the data at the close of the survey period. Miller stated the survey is being distributed to realtors at continuing education and new realtor classes and is available on -line or in paper format. Miller stated the results of the survey should be available for the August ARC meeting. REVIEW RUNWAY AND DEPARTMENT TURN POINT PROCEDURE COMPLIANCE ON RUNWAY 12L AND REVIEW OVERALL, EAGAN /MENDOTA HEIGHTS CORRIDOR COMPLIANCE Miller introduced the item noting a memo from Chad Legve, Manager of the Aviation Noise and Satellite Programs for the MAC, regarding compliance with Runway 12L Departure Turn Point Procedure and overall compliance on the Eagan/Mendota Heights Coiridor Analysis. Miller noted that Mr. Leqve commented at the last NOC meeting that compliance has been at the lowest levels he can remember in his 11 -year tenure at the MAC. Thorkildson asked if Mendota Heights has noticed any significant difference using the turning at wheels up procedure. Miller stated the feedback she has heard is, when it is complied with, it makes a significant difference to residents north of Highway 110. There was Commission discussion regarding the Runway 17 Departure Overflight Grid Analysis Report. CORRESPONDENCE TO GOVERNOR PAWLENTY REGARDING MAC APPOINTMENTS Miller stated per the direction of the ARC at their May meeting, a letter was sent on May 15, 2007 to Governor Pawlenty regarding the MAC appointments. Miller also stated that Commissioner McKasy is seeking reappointment. TOUR OF THE FAA AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER Miller stated she contacted Carl Rydeen, MSP Air Traffic Control Tower Assistant Manager of Operations, regarding a tour of the Air Traffic Control Tower to members of the ARC. She further Eagan Airport Relations Commission June 12, 2007 Page 3 of 3 stated she has also followed up with Mr. R.ydeen and is awaiting a call back from him and will contact Commissioners as to available dates. PROPOSED SETTLEMENT AND CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AND CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING THE MAC Miller gave a brief background on the item. The Commission discussed the letter from the Environmental Law Group representing the MAC in the class action. Miller stated the letter asserts that Runway 17/35 is now being used to a much greater extent than previously and has an impact on a number of homes within the 60 to 65 DNL contours. Thorkildson noted wording in the letter states the cities acknowledged that FAA, not MAC, is responsible for how the runway is used. Miller also stated the letter insinuates that Eagan was among the cities that complained that Runway 17/35 was not being used as much as the FAA envisioned in the FE1S and, it was agreed by Commissioners, that Eagan should contact its state representatives, the MAC, FAA and media noting that the City of Eagan should not be included in that referenced staternent. The Commission further discussed increased noise, compliance issues and percent of operations. ADJOURNMENT Upon motion by Aljets, seconded by Beseke, the meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m. All members voted in favor. DATE it SECRETARY 5/1/2007 - 5/31/2007 Eagan /Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport SIP d r ............... ........... v 3 = - =_ _- *This report is for informational purposes only and cannot be used for enforcement purposes. C i Metropolitan Airports Commission 3640 Carrier Jets Departed Runways 12L and 12R in May 2007 3300 (90.7 %) of those Operations Remained in the Corridor 3640 Total 12L & 12R Carrier Departure Operations 3300 (90.7 %) Total 12L & 12R Carrier Departure Operations in the Corridor Minneapolis -St. Paul Penetration Gate Plot for In Corridor Gate 5/1/2007 00:00:00 - 5/31/2007 23:59:59 3300 Tracks Crossed Gate: Left = 1997 (60.5 %), Right = 1303 (39.5 %) O n '0��fi�.� .rte � � o �. •�`��,'�:��.� ��y � O. h >�.��a - _ _ , fi - = !i� c• fir-. r.. ^-NJ O n '� � r U> O Monthly Eagan /Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis, Report Generated: 06/29/2007 10:06 Page 1 9 Metropolitan Airports Commission 236 (6.5 %) Runway 12L and 12R Carrier Jet Departure Operations were North of the 090° Corridor Boundary During May 2007 Of Those, 33( ®)Returned to Corridor Before Reaching SE Border of Ft. Snelling State Park Wv MW a.. M m Minneapolis -St. Paul Penetration Gate Plot for North Corridor Gate 5/1/2007 00:00:00 - 5/31/2007 23:59:59 236 Tracks Crossed Gate: Left = 50 (21.2 %), Right = 186 (78.8% cl>" ' 1p L+ •�'_ v Page 2 Monthly Eagan /Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis. Report Generated: 06/2912007 10:06 r IL-OF Metropolitan Airports Commission 104 (2.9%) Runway 12L and 12R Carrier Jet Departure Operations were South of the Corridor (South of 30L Localizer) During May 2007 Of Those, 3( —)Returned to Corridor Before Reaching SE Border of Ft. Snelling State Park Dakdale ALI pl, W do,l vest 0.1 bdbU L F Din all 0 �R1 "e" oft —1— 1 ....... Ir I Flo "A' 11 1 Int Paul Par R JL C, 15 6 Monthly Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis. Report Generated: 06/29/2007 10:06 Page 3 11 Metropolitan Airports Commission 14 (0.4 %) Runway 12L and 12R Carrier Jet Departure Operations were 50 South of the Corridor (5° South of 30L Localizer) During May 2007 ®fin -` \ 5 �aktlele _— nneapollg`�\ j�n �yI t3 '..i t�aplowo -d \\\ f � I na5Ety IA4 aLL` J�I esl 5alr![P�aI;L _'tMloodbu � Mindol'a S V — >�' `RI :hfield -@ ii nfisli La I Ped l r__, l 1nt Paul PbI 5. nnVa a m 3 9c. rn 9hts J t fi IJ t 111 �/ / // I 1 i \� urn Ille . pple Valley � � �• \ �. fi2sempur 1 /I Minneapolis -St. Paul Penetration Gate Plot for 5° South Corridor Gate 5/1/2007 00 :00:00 - 5/31/2007 23 :59:59 14 Tracks Crossed Gate: Left = 14 (100 %), Right = 0 Page 4 Monthly Eagan /Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis, Report Generated: 06/29/2007 10:06 ) ?M Metropolitan Airports Commission Top 15 Runway 12L/12R Departure Destinations for May 2007 Airport City Heading #Ops Total Ops FAR FARGO 3120 131 3.6% SEA SEATTLE 2780 124 3.4% YYZ TORONTO 950 99 2.7 % ORD CHICAGO (O'HARE) 1240 93 2.6% YWG WINNIPEG 3300 90 2.5% BIS BISMARCK 2910 88 2.4% GRB GREEN BAY 900 83 2.3% LAX LOS ANGELES 238° 82 2.3 % DTW DETROIT 1050 80 2.2% BOS BOSTON 970 78 2.1% ATL ATLANTA 1490 77 2.1% PDX PORTLAND 2720 75 2.1% SFO SAN FRANCISCO 2510 65 1.8% LAS LAS VEGAS 2430 63 1.7% MOT MINOT 3040 58 1.6% Monthly Eagan /Mendota Heights Departure Corridor Analysis. Report Generated: 06/29/2007 10:06 Page 5 13 �' �r�_ Table of Contents for May 2007 Complaint Summary - —1 Noise Complaint Map 2 FAA Available Time for Runway Usage 3 MSP All Operations Runway Usage 4 MSP Carrier Jet Operations Runway Usage 5 MSP Carrier Jet Fleet Composition 6 MSP All Operations Nighttime Runway Usage 7 MSP Carrier Jet Operations Nighttime Runway Usage 8 MSP Top 15 Nighttime Operator's by Type 9 MSP Top 15 Nighttime Operator's Stage Mix 10 Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks 11 -14 MSP ANOMS Remote Monitoring Tower Site Locations Map 15 Time Above dB Threshold for Carrier Jet Arrival Related Noise Events 16 Time Above dB Threshold for Carrier Jet Departure Related Noise Events Carrier Jet Arrival Related Noise Events — Carrier Jet Departure Related Noise Events MSP Top Ten Aircraft Noise Events per RMT Analysis of Daily and Monthly Aircraft Noise Events DNL A Product of the Metropolitan Airports Commission ANOMS Program 17 18 19 20 -32 33 -35 MSP Complaints by City May 2007 City Arrival Departure Other Number of Complaints Number of Complainants % of Total Complaints FA(3AN 14 75 146 1192 10 639 2076 130 34 "vii MINNl•APOLIS 58 52 85 102 6 115 418 95 68% BLOOMING I'ON 5 3 223 122 3 31) 667 58 10.9'!! %6 BURNSVILLE 9 4 74 193 1 92 373 52 611% APPL.I.i VALLPN 34 332 18 46 6 139 575 39 9.4% R.ICIIFIEL.D 1 0 657 4 19 13 694 16 11..441 SAINT PAL]].. 0 0 2 33 1 15 51 11 081"" MENDOTA HEIGHTS 1 0 17 629 0 8 655 10 10.T %6 SAINT LOUIS PARK 0 20 1 0 2 0 23 6 (1.4'511 FARNiINGTON 0 64 (I 54 0 36 154 5 2.51;4 HIDINA D 0 5 0 (1 5 10 5 0341 L.AKEVILLE 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 4 0.1'56 MINNGTONKA 12 1 1 0 0 0 14 3 0.2':1 EDEN PRAIRIE, 0 0 293 0 17 12 322 2 53% WEST SAINT PAUL. 0 0 5 1 0 0 6 2 0.1'!•6 SOUTH SAINT PAUL 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 2 0.1'!") ROSENIOLIN'I 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 2 (11 .,4, INVER GR0VF, HEIGHTS 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 2 04 %u SUNFISH LAKE 0 0 0 32 0 2 34 1 0 61,e GOLDEN VALLEY 0 0 0 1 0 5 6 1 0.1911 MINNE :fRISTA 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0,1'!•6 C:HANHASSEN 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 01.4. NORWOOD YOUNG AMER1C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0'!%0 I'ALCONHEIGH'IS 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 04.6 MEINDOTA 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 'Total 1 692 3944 1469 6105 451 Nature of MSP Complaints Complaint Total Early /l,nte 165 4.586 Engine Run -up 1 44 Excessive Noise 1739 41.75 Frequency 217 2070 (.bound Noise. 25 286 Helicopter 0 5 Low Flying 157 1653 Structural Disturbance 17 342 Other II 248 Total 12741 Note. Shaded Columns represent MSP complaints riled via the Internet. Sum of % Total of Complaims may not equal 100% due to rounding. "As of May 2005, the MSP Complaints by City report Includes multiple complaint descriptors per Individual comphIm. Therefore, the number of complaint descriptors may be more than the number of reported complaints. Time of Day Time Total 0000 -0559 77 183 0600 -0659 66 254 0700 -1159 386 1177 1200 - 1559 206 4=14 1600 -1959 488 854 3000 -2159 269 594 2200 -2259' 210 692 2300 -2359 40 165 Total 6105 Complaints by Airport Airport Total NIS.P 6105 Airlake 0 Anoka 4 Crystal 2 ]'lying Cloud 57 Lake Elmo 0 St. Paul 7 Misc. 0 Total 6175 Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 - 1 - MSP International Airport Aviation Noise Complaints for May 2007 Dayton ' Chan pain A Hanover - -- -- Ccibn Rapids _. [3laine1 I�no�rl'vf;! } 1. ,_s i. Z...• i 7 I I J s Gr enfield Goraoran Maple rove Brooklyn Park I- rt �� tVloCli) dsew -. —rth Oaks c �larVtR �+ i t a Iritl�Y __ rclIjiIYsG� SOUTH FOFK ROVJ RIVEF rup yn d lia; I t 1 S� Ca n I H 1 hl I M F 1 =tip "M .edina Ne Independence I Plvl lh . h'binsdale t _ Lilt e Canada s i Roseville i. -, �olden V ey ' �� , .. Fal {-hts _ t: II I a.K (ytutoDs Orono w Ir t'Loi>t Prk I Mirfrletrlj�u� �, ,ttt, DehaNOWbp ms, o ki i l <�® �j�jpaul orewoA Y3. !_ Saint�'6LI Er iina 1., h air. - ... � Vrtlana. Charrassen r' Eden,Pr 19ver Grove FIE. Chaska Blno �, s ih9.N�j'CSOTA IVEF 4I ��L Shakopee :a �r � u � 'L_ Savage L r ' rnloa ui ey Rosemount I_ f ; PnorrLake ! NNE -R I�r' an Lakeville lFa Oil Belle Pla ne I'rZ L . Nevi Prpl ue r ci Number of Complaints per Address 1 -5 6 -16 17 -34 35 -65 66 -110 111.162 163 -319 320 -644 2 - Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 Available Hours for Runway Use May 2007 irce: t-AA Kunway use Logs) :All Hours 0K..0 15 A41 tJN"1�5`i4A„I�'ZrP.FK I ineapolis �--- t' Q �� 5 ink Pi1/111'5" F rRr J{ -LlWf# ,Tci It K 27 � MSPJt� 5 - 11 M MSP1 � 'GVVti May 2007 Air Carrier 802 ' UIJIV CLUB LAKE Commuter F.a ga IOW IAKC General Aviation 103 58 Military 6 j -�( Nighttime Hours ll} 0K' 10:30pm to 6;OOam AW `} `\ i �nneapolis FAA Ave ra e Dailv Count E Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 If$ .3- May 2006 May 2007 Air Carrier 802 775 Commuter 388 414 General Aviation 103 58 Military 6 8 Total 1299 1256 Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 If$ .3- All Operations Runway Use Report May 2007 RwY Arrival/ Departure Overflight Area Count Operations Percent Last Year Count Operations Last Year Percent 04 Arr So. Richfield /Bloomington 0 0% 0 0% 12L Arr So. Minneapolis /No. Richfield 5660 29.3% 3527 17.7% 12R Arr So. Minneapolis /No. Richfield 5636 29.2% 3471 17.4% 17 Arr So. Minneapolis 0 0% 0 0% 22 Arr St. Paul /Highland Park _ 1 0% 0 0% 301- Arr Eagan /Mendota Heights 2801 14.5% 4781 24% 30R Arr Eagan /Mendota Heights 3076 15.9% 5403 27.2% 35 Arr Bloomington /Eagan 2154 _ 11,1 % 2713 13.6% Total Arrivals 19328 19895 04 Dep St. Paul /Highland Park 12 0.1% 0 0% 12L Dep Eagan /Mendota Heights 3135 16.3% 2962 15.1% 12R Dep Eagan /Mendota Heights 1672 8.7% 1635 8.3% 17 Dep Bloomington /Eagan 7293 38% 2663 13.6% 22 Dep So, Richfield /Bloomington 28 0.1% 0 0% 30L Dep So. Minneapolis /No. Richfield 3389 17.6% 6035 30.7% 30R Dep So. Minneapolis /No. Richfield 3676 19,1% 6343 32.3% 35 Dep So. Minneapolis 0 0% 0 0% Total Departures 19205 19638 Total Operations 38533 39538 Note: Sum of RUS % may not equal tOD°/ due to rounding Ask- -4- Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 Carrier Jet Operations Runway Use Report May 2007 RWY Arrival/ Departure Overflight Area Count Operations Percent Last Year Count Operations Last Year Percent 04 Arr So, Richfield /Bloomington 0 0% 0 0% 12L Arr So. Minneapolis /No. Richfield 4563 28.9% 2919 17.8% 12R Arr So. Minneapolis /No. Richfield 4731 29.9% 2924 17.9 % 17 Arr So. Minneapolis 0 0% 0 0% 22 Arr St. Paul /Highland Park 1 0% 0 0% 30L Arr Eagan /Mendota Heights 2318 14.7% 3939 24.1% 30R Arr Eagan /Mendota Heights 2518 15.9% 4431 27.1% 35 Arr Bloomington /Eagan 1681 10.6% 2158 13.2% Total Arrivals 15812 16371 04 Dep St. Paul /Highland Park 11 0.10/. 0 0% 12L Dep Eagan /Mendota Heights 2263 14.3% 2399 14.8% 12R Dep Eagan /Mendota Heights 1377 8.7% 1405 8.7% 17 Dep Bloomington /Eagan 6378 40.3% 2273 14% 22 Dep So. Richfield /Bloomington 23 0.1% 0 0% 30L Dep So. Minneapolis /No, Richfield 2769 17.5% 4984 30.7% 30R Dep So. Minneapolis /No. Richfield 2992 18.9% 5176 31.9% 35 Dep So. Minneapolis D. 0% 0 0% Total Departures 15813 16237 Total Operations 31625 32608 Note: Sum of RUS % may not equal 100% due to rounding. Report Generated; 06 /08/2007 09;45 01^ - 5 - May 2007 MSP Carrier Jet Fleet Composition Type FAR Part 36 Take- Off Noise Level Aircraft Description Stage Count Percent B742 110 Boeing 747 -200 3 3 _ 0% DC10 103 McDonnell Douglas DC10 3 178 0.6% 8744 101.6 Boeing 747••400 3 69 ' 0.2% DCBQ 100.5 McDonnell Douglas DC8 Modified Stage 3 3 71 0.2% MD11 1 95.8 McDonnell Douglas MD11 3 4 1 0% B762 95,7 _ Boeing 767 -200 3 1 0% B767 95.7 Boeing 767 -300 3 3 0% A330 95.6 Airbus Industries A330 3 306 1% B72Q 94.5 Boeing 727 Modified Stage 3 3 328 1% A300 94 Airbus Industries A300 3 155 0.5% A310 92.9 Airbus Industries A310 3 37 0.1% MD80 91.5 McDonnell Douglas MD80 3 978 3.1% B757 91:4 Boeing 757 3 3569 11.3% DC9Q 91 McDonnell Douglas DC9 Modified Stage 3 3 4847 15.3% B734 88.9 Boeing 737 -400 3 4 0% A320 87.8 Airbus Industries A320 3 4996 15.8% B735 87,7 Boeing 737 -500 3 420 1.3% B738 87.7 Boeing 737 -800 3 12% 8733 87.5 Boeing 737 -300 3 _1009 620 2% A319 87.5 Airbus Industries A319 3 4468 14.1% B737 87,5 Boeing 737 -700 3 379 1.2% A318 87.5 Airbus Industries A318 3 59 0.2% E170 83.7 Embraer ERJ -170 3 283 0,9% E145 83.7 Embraer ERJ -145 3 627 2% 8717 83 Boeing 717 -200 3 474 1.5% CRJ 82.7 Canadair Regional Jet 3 7396 23.4% E135 77.9 Embraer ERJ• 135 3 341 1.1 n/o Totals 1 31625 Note: Sum of fleet mix % may not equal 100% due to rounding. Note: Stage III represent aircraft modified to meet all stage III criteria as outlined in Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 36. This includes hushkit engines, engine retrofits or aircraft operational flight configurations. -The Provided Noise levels from FAR Part 36 are the loudest levels documented per aircraft type during take -off measured in EPNL dBA (Effective Perceived Noise Level). •EPNL is the level of the time integral of the antilogarithm of one -tenth of tone - corrected perceived noise level of an aircraft flyover measured in A- weighted decibels. 8 - Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 Count Current Percent Last Years Percent Stage II 0 0% 0% Stage 111 5246 1$.6% 16.1% Stage III Manufactured 26379 83,4% 83.9% Total Stage III 31625 Note: Stage III represent aircraft modified to meet all stage III criteria as outlined in Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 36. This includes hushkit engines, engine retrofits or aircraft operational flight configurations. -The Provided Noise levels from FAR Part 36 are the loudest levels documented per aircraft type during take -off measured in EPNL dBA (Effective Perceived Noise Level). •EPNL is the level of the time integral of the antilogarithm of one -tenth of tone - corrected perceived noise level of an aircraft flyover measured in A- weighted decibels. 8 - Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 Nighttime All Operations 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Runway Use Report May 2007 RWY Arrival/ Departure Overflight Area Count Operations Percent Last Year Count Operations Last Year Percent 04 Arr So, Richfield /Bloomington 0 0% 0 0 %n 12L Arr So, Minneapolis /No. Richfield 229 18.4% 151 11.9% 12R Arr So, Minneapolis /No. Richfield 402 32.4% 211 16.6% 17 Arr So. Minneapolis 0 0% 0 0% 22 Arr St. Paul /Highland Park 0 0% 0 0% 301.. Arr Eagan /Mendota Heights 438 35.3% 401 31.5% 30R Arr Eagan /Mendota Heights 124 10% 503 39.6% 35 Arr Bloomington /Eagan 49 3.9% 5 0.4% Total Arrivals 1242 1271 04 Dep St. Paul /Highland Park 0 0% 0 0 % 12L Dep Eagan /Mendota Heights 195 23.1% 187 23.5% 12R Dep Eagan /Mendota Heights 123 14.6% 90 11.3% 17 Dep Bloomington /Eagan 231 27,4% 54 6.8% 22 Dep So. Richfield /Bloomington 1 0.1% 0 0% 30L Dep So. Minneapolis /No. Richfield 112 13.3% 173 21,8% 30R Dep So. Minneapolis /No, Richfield 181 21.5% 291 36.6% 35 Dep So, Minneapolis 0 0 % 0 0% Total Departures 843 795 Total Operations 2085 2066 Note: Sum of RUS % may not equal 100% due to rounding Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 Amhaom - 7 - Nighttime Carrier Jet Operations 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Runway Use Report May 2007 ...I�.a t... _ .......... . .............. ._I ,_ L.,, -- ,i I -� fi i•14:Hi�rhf �_, � II.i I.�f/�rP.F:t. �Y a� 'o rnneapoifs S"C 0% Int 50% RWY Arrival/ Departure Overflight Area Count Operations Percent Last Year Count Operations Last Year Percent 04 Arr So. Richfield /Bloomington 0 0% 0 0% 12L Arr So. Minneapolis /No. Richfield 197 17.9% 128 11.6% 12R Arr So. Minneapolis /No. Richfield 360 32.6% 195 17.7% 17.1 Arr So. Minneapolis 0 0% 0 0% 22 Arr St, Paul /Highland Park 0 0% 0 0% 30L Arr Eagan /Mendota Heights 382 34,6% 360 32.7% 30R Arr Eagan /Mendota Heights 119 10,8% 414 37.6% 35 Arr Bloomington /Eagan 45 4.1% 3 0.3% Total Arrivals 1103 1100 04 Dep St. Paul /Highland Park 0 0% 0 0% 121- Dep Eagan /Mendota Heights 171 23.1% 141 21.5% 12R Dep Eagan /Mendota Heights 86 11.6% 73 11.1% 17 Dep Bloomington /Eagan 221 29.8% 47 7.2% 22 Dep So. Richfield /Bloomington 1 0.1% 0 0% 301.. Dep So. Minneapolis /No. Richfield 91 12,3% 140 21.3% 30R Dep So, Minneapolis /No. Richfield 171 23.1% 255 38.9% 35 Dep So, Minneapolis 0 0% 0 0% Total Departures 741 656 Total Operations 1844 1756 Note: Sum of RUS % may not equal 100% due to rounding. 8 - Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 May 2007 Top 15 Actual Nighttime Jet Operators by Type 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Total Nighttime Jet Operations by Hour Hour Count 2230 650 2300 405 2400 1'17 100 29 200 26 300 39 400 83 500 495 TOTAL 1844 Airline ID Stage Type Count American AAL 3 B738 29 American AAL 3 MD80 13 America West AWE 3 A320 84 Continental Express BTA 3 E145 57 DHL DHL 3 B72Q 67 FedEx FDX 3 A300 9 FedEx FDX 3 A310 18 FedEx FDX 3 B72Q 2 FedEx FDX 3 DC10 40 Pinnacle FLG 3 CRJ 213 Kitty Hawk KHA 3 B72Q 10 Kitty Hawk KHA 3 B733 32 Northwest NWA 3 A319 148 Northwest NWA 3 A320 209 Northwest NWA 3 A330 16 Northwest NWA 3 B742 1 Northwest NWA 3 B757 138 Northwest NWA 3 DC9Q 202 Republic Airlines RPA 3 E170 40 Sun Country SCX 3 B738 128 Skywest Airlines SKW 3 CRJ 90 Airtran TRS 3 8717 2 Airtran TRS 3 B737 28 United UAL 3 A320 2 United UAL 3 B733 40 United UAL 3 B735 3 UPS UPS 3 A300 20 UPS UPS 3 B757 25 UPS UPS 3 DC8Q 38 US Airways USA 3 A320 28 TOTAL 1732 Note: The top 15 nighttime operators represent 93.9% of the total nighttime carrier jet operations. Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 - 9 - N C 0 CL Q v C7 :LY �I 750 700 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 O May 2007 Nighttime Fleet Stage Mix for Top 15 Airlines 10:30 p.m. to 6 :00 a.m. AAL AWE BTA DHL FDX FLG KHA NWA RPA SCX SKW TRS UAL UPS USA Dmanuraotured Stage 3 IM Stage 3 Stage 2 May 2007 Nighttime Fleet Stage Mix for Top 15 Airlines 10:30 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Airline Stage 2 Stage3 Manufactured Stage 3 Total AAL 0 0 42 42 AWE 0 0 84 84 BTA 0 0 57 57 DHL 0 67 0 67 FDX 0 2 67 69 FLG 0 0 213 213 KHA 0 10 32 42 NWA 0 202 512 714 RPA 0 0 40 40 SCX 0 0 128 128 SKW 0 0 90 90 TRS 0 0 30 30 UAL 0 0 45 45 UPS 0 38 45 83 USA 0 0 28 28 Total 0 319 1413 1732 Note: UPS DC8Q and B727Q aircraft are re- engined with manufactured stage 3 engines. -10- Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks Carrier Jet Operations — May 2007 May 1 thru 8, 2007 — 4102 Carrier Jet Arrivals May 1 thru 8, 2007 — 4098 Carrier Jet Departures May 1 thru 8, 2007 — 260 Nighttime Carrier Jet Arrivals May 1 thru 8, 2007 —191 Nighttime Carrier Jet Departures wn / I ~ if\ eapoll `�f` 3 intN > i �. �M :,doffHdli ` MAP y 4( ohfeld t'� �T� Y! 1'`� \ V , 1 ", . afx+' rn Laur:. - Y Helghl 1. ll`t�C�a""�1 a gton ..I 5 in -` ih f�Alt'- fe �1g le Lam,}�onto nk y)f I`, _ f 1S4 Report Generated: 06/0812007 09:45 i L t it r t,:.,Loyn: Pirk 11 �i I },,� i pp MI ie7po11�11 I , f2 chfWd Msf' . r ` SunfiGh dal. o \ / l ImeGrbv Height Bloor�unglon �, - _,,t,�7{•.,iSIA!!�I }114TL J:IL ��'�f�r e��t ', �� - -- - I�1' (Savage W—V ' Ap' 19 valley �� houniount Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks Carrier Jet Operations -- May 2007 May 9 thru 16, 2007 — 4141 Carrier Jet Arrivals May 9 thru 16, 2007 — 4130 Carrier Jet Departures May 9 thru 16, 2007 — 306 Nighttime Carrier Jet Arrivals May 9 thru 16, 2007 -186 Nighttime Carrier Jet Departures �aa Pal � •.. �`���+'f�_> �. `�� , [Vii eapo a l ,rydotta'HG.�� 7(� cleld �t un Ish 1P„�tG u k� ,� fs rngton. 1 i 4� Eb an t I I' IN AP re, it Lo>U fork tt• I � I ,t 1 I MIl i o�rl II f ulL c �n�d .I�-j Ilc •��� l � J. . ; `, I ; MSII' � i `i, r—a rf r---- •--�.�t�oti'Ih 5 f�r_I3' /uwish Lake ff I 3.l "NJ(1 AfnNl:AlfF':� JJl ,�F �t�11�, I' Heighl i Y j) it 1J t. T....n lT 1871 ;. A VI f Savage i 1! i Ap le Valley Rosemount .. F T! !. _ _ .— .......c......._. -12- Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 Lot r. 11 .rY A.-Louis lark l Minneapolis /r i�yesl Saint f au; I - Edina �±bltvj4c�arJn{tircl{Is Rlchfiold Slf;rhsa MSp > >. Sunfish ..� LtJtF11nW LFNI; T df tdF Imc rove Height ': 'I i liloer(,�nglnn ' EaL an Burnsville.," Savage I �' Afipld Valley . Rosemount � May 9 thru 16, 2007 — 306 Nighttime Carrier Jet Arrivals May 9 thru 16, 2007 -186 Nighttime Carrier Jet Departures �aa Pal � •.. �`���+'f�_> �. `�� , [Vii eapo a l ,rydotta'HG.�� 7(� cleld �t un Ish 1P„�tG u k� ,� fs rngton. 1 i 4� Eb an t I I' IN AP re, it Lo>U fork tt• I � I ,t 1 I MIl i o�rl II f ulL c �n�d .I�-j Ilc •��� l � J. . ; `, I ; MSII' � i `i, r—a rf r---- •--�.�t�oti'Ih 5 f�r_I3' /uwish Lake ff I 3.l "NJ(1 AfnNl:AlfF':� JJl ,�F �t�11�, I' Heighl i Y j) it 1J t. T....n lT 1871 ;. A VI f Savage i 1! i Ap le Valley Rosemount .. F T! !. _ _ .— .......c......._. -12- Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 Lot Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks Carrier Jet Operations — May 2007 May 17 thru 24, 2007 — 4075 Carrier Jet Arrivals May 17 thru 24, 2007 — 4093 Carrier Jet Departures May 17 thru 24, 2007 — 294 Nighttime Carrier Jet Arrivals May 17 thru 24, 2007 — 206 Nighttime Carrier Jet Departures V440 C.�w✓• ' I � i � I +� Ml ��caj� i \``\ / jl i 1 t��chfield MSP �r1 � -II i IXYM Blooi (nglon tJ4 . r 4 i I i j j i'k1' B�Irtsswile sunfish a i lover Gr64e Helghl �l I ayage l (F'' A n le Valley �( j,osoliount f i� �dte Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09 :45 01 13 Aff IOWA Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System Flight Tracks Carrier Jet Operations — May 2007 May 25 thru 31, 2007 — 3494 Carrier Jet Arrivals May 25 thru 31, 2007 — 3492 Carrier Jet Departures r I Lnuis Park e I I i 7I ,� I tvinneapall + ; �I �,�, j3�alnt N�ul /�, Salnt Fatll I.MtujcttrlutnfllL. {ghl�: J tf4SP 1 South Sar P.Johrield Sunfish Lake l.j t 1/ 1 ; ` 1611-5 MEADOW LAK'z. - Inver GroVe Height I �lonr Inr�ton Eagan `�19 dJ afflJ -:.LL! Jr17L illL LII !1 _ I �! - .. �urnsvlltb :. .. . Savage ® AP V .alley,: Rosemount r Coate May 25 thru 31, 2007 — 243 Nighttime Carrier Jet Arrivals May 25 thru 31, 2007 —158 Nighttime Carrier Jet Departures 1 chfield J F„I - MI t leapofia�' { r S�liptf' III tt n Lt I uSt Saint'? @ut MSP :., 1 �w South }f (!t , I ollfiuld tL 7! — i YYY bu4sh 1 \inve Gr VbHelghl Bloc ington�� t lJ 9 T. .. IY h411 VAL ih r Savage y. r I® I Ap" le Valley I ' � t.asemount I r _.... I -14- Report Generated; 06/08/2007 09,45 MSP International Airport Remote Monitoring Tower (RMT) Site Locations Falcton I-le hts [' °r d � � I '�,�,,,,�,� ( . • .j21,JE. nIC: I Ir 4 e J „,- v_....,..�. ._ — ------- r� Saint L.oui. Park , - LAiC�t,A7H?UN s i inn eapoltsIr DUI fff t t t 1 2 8 t 10: %It allei, t I' a Ne Saint Pal 27 y Fd'r� l `MMendAial g�s' t 28 oath Salr%J}?mau Richfield m.. I MS 23 13 5t fish lli .. i ZO 18 .,. AA GUNiELUf3LAl Ei ;!.-I I"6' 'NENG iTC LLI 26- L� 31 n� 07ARIVER 3 19v ti G- ogyet Heights Bloo ngton f t., 2V, : J z gan i.ACK:`:UDG LAKE` I s G' x 63 44. ' ri yi irnsville X36° mu ` Apple Valley Roseont Remote Monitoring Tower Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 2^ -15- Time Above dB Threshold for Arrival Related Noise Events May 2007 RMT ID City Address Time >= 65d13 Time >= 80dB Time >= 90d13 Time >= 100d13 1 Minneapolis Xerxes Ave. & 41st St. 29:10:56 00:03:24 00:00.02 00.00:00 2 Minneapolis Fremont Ave. & 43rd St. 27:24:53 00:18:20 00:00:13 00:00:00 3 Minneapolis West Elmwood St. & Belmont Ave. 32:30:35 01:55:46 00:00:34 00:00:00 4 Minneapolis Park Ave. & 48th St. 28:03:38 00 :50:56 00;00131 00:00:00 5 Minneapolis 12th Ave, & 58th St. 33:24:09 07:09:00 00:05:05 00:00:00 6 Minneapolis 25th Ave,. & 57th St. 31 :56:42 05:49:01 00:12:46 00:00:13 7 Richfield Wentworth Ave. & 64th St. 00:28:01 00:00 :09 00:00:00 00:00.00 8 Minneapolis Longfellow Ave. & 43rd St. 00:19:48 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 9 St. Paul Saratoga St. & Hartford Ave. 00:01:36 00 :00;10 00:00 :00 00:00:00 10 St. Paul Itasca Ave. & Bowdoin St. 00 :01;25 00:00:06 00:00 :00 00 :00 :00 11 St. Paul Finn St, & Scheffer Ave. 00:01 :21 00:00 :00 00:00:00 00:00:00 12 St. Paul Alton St. & Rockwood Ave. 00;00:39 00;00:03 00 :00:00 00:00:00 13 Mendota Heights Southeast end of Mohican Court 00:06:36 00:00:23 00:00:00 00:00:00 14 Eagan 1st St. & McKee St. 18;44;37 00:00:45 00:00:00 00,00:00 15 Mendota Heights Cullon St. & Lexington Ave. 00:23 :01 00:00 :19 00:00:00 00:00 :00 16 Eagan Avalon Ave. & Vilas Lane 14:28 :01 00:53:29 00:00:08 00:00:00 17 Bloomington 84th St, & 4th Ave, 00:01:41 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 18 Richfield 75th St, & 17th Ave. 00:24:07 00:00:01 00:00:00 00:00:00 19 Bloomington 16th Ave. & 84th St. 00:06:14 00:00;05 00:00:00 00 :00 :00 20 Richfield 75th St. & 3rd Ave. 00:01:50 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 21 Inver Grove Heights Barbara Ave. & 67th St, 00:20:.40 00 :00;06 00 ;00:00 00:00;00 22 Inver Grove Heights Anne Marie Trail 11:14:19 00:00:18 00:00:00 00:00 :00 23 Mendota Heights End of Kenndon Ave, 02:45:37 00:00:37 00:00:00 00:00 :00 24 Eagan Chapel Ln. & Wren Ln. 19:46 :45 00:03:10 00:00:00 00:00:00 25 Eagan Moonshine Park 1321 Jurdy Rd. 00:5423 00:00:02 00:00:00 00:00 :00 26 Inver Grove Heights 6796 Arkansas Ave. W. 01 :54:29 00 :00:14 00:00:00 00;00:00 27 Minneapolis Anthony School 5757 Irving Ave, S, 00:17:45 00:00:05 00:00:00 00:00:00 28 Richfield 6645 16th Ave, S. 02:10 :45 00:01:52 00:00:00 00 :00:00 29 Minneapolis Ericsson Elem. School 4315 31 st Ave. S. 00:01:25 00:00 :00 00 :00:00 00 :00:00 30 Bloomington 8715 River Ridge Rd. 03:50 :15 00:00:26 00:00 :01 00:00:00 31 Bloomington 9501 12th Ave. S. 00.01 A 6 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 32 Bloomington 10325 Pleasant Ave. S. 00:02 :21 00:00:00 00 :00 :00 00 :00 :00 33 Burnsville North River Hills Park 00:02:48 00 ;00:03 00:00:00 00:00:00 34 Burnsville Red Oak Park 00 :05:55 00:00:01 00 :00:00 00:00:00 35 Eagan _ 2100 Garnet Ln, 06 :21 ;02 00:00 :03 00:00:00 00 :00:00 36 Apple Valley Briar Oaks & Scout Pond 09:21:37 00:00:35 00:00:00 00.00 :00 37 Eagan 4399 Woodgate Ln. N. 00:04:16 00:00:12 00;00 :00 00:00:00 38 Eagan 3957 Turquoise Cir, 00 :00 :59 00:00:00 00 :00.00 00:00:00 39 Eagan 3477 St. Charles Pl. 00 :01:24 00:00 :00 00 :00:00 00:00:00 Total Time for Arrival Noise Events 276:57:51 17:09 :41 00:19 :20 00:00:13 - 16 Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 Time Above Threshold dB for Departure Related Noise Events May 2007 RMT ID City Address Time >= 65dB Time >= 80d13 Time >= 90dl3 Time >= 100dB 1 Minneapolis Xerxes Ave. & 41 st St. 03:26:42 00:00:55 00:00:00 00:00:00 2 Minneapolis Fremont Ave. & 43rd St. 04:28:00 00:03;53 00:00:00 00:00:00 3 Minneapolis West Elmwood St. & Belmont Ave. 09;29:02 00:11:09 00 :00:06 00:00:00 4 Minneapolis Park Ave. & 48th St. 12:0514 00:26:05 00 :01:00 00:00 :00 5 Minneapolis 12th Ave. & 58th St. 31 :04 :50 03:18:26 00 :32:15 00:00:16 6 Minneapolis 25th Ave. & 57th St. 37:01:08 05:34:11 01:04:33 00:01:09 7 Richfield Wentworth Ave. & 64th St, 13;38:43 00:34 :56 00:00:29 00:00:00 8 Minneapolis Longfellow Ave. & 43rd St. 11:32:14 00 :30:46 00:00:40 00:00:00 9 St. Paul Saratoga St. & Hartford Ave. 00:07:01 00:00:03 00:00:00 00:00:00 10 St, Paul Itasca Ave, & Bowdoin St. 00:09:00 00:02:51 00 :01:00 00:00:00 11 St. Paul Finn St, & Scheffer Ave. 00:11:02 00 :02:50 00:00;45 00:00 :00 12 St. Paul Alton St. & Rockwood Ave. 00 :06 :24 00:00:00 00:00:00 00:00:00 13 Mendota Heights Southeast end of Mohican Court 08:47 :07 00 :02:34 00:00.00 00 :00:00 14 Eagan 1st St. & McKee St. 09:46;00 00:35:51 00:00:46 00:00 :00 15 Mendota Heights Cullon St. & Lexington Ave.. 13:27 :59 00:15:45 00:00:24 00 :00 :00 16 Eagan Avalon Ave, & Vilas Lane 10:42:22 01:11 :48 00 :08:16 00 :00 :00 17 Bloomington 84th St. & 4th Ave. 00:31:43 00 :03:26 00:00:43 00.00:00 18 Richfield 75th St. & 17th Ave. 20:51:05 00:18:59 00:02.24 00:00:01 19 Bloomington 16th Ave. & 84th St. 15;01:56 00:07:14 00 :00 :31 00:00.00 20 Richfield 75th St. & 3rd Ave. 00 :45:30 00 :02:22 00:00 :05 00 :00.00 21 Inver Grove Heights Barbara Ave, & 67th St. 02 :38:57 00 :00 :47 00 :00:00 00:00 :00 22 Inver Grove Heights Anne Marie Trail 03:04 :29 00 :01:06 00:00 :00 00 :00:00 23 Mendota Heights End of Kenndon Ave, 20 :53;58 01:15 :35 00: :07:34 00:00 :00 24 Eagan Chapel Ln. & Wren Ln, 06 :09:18 00:09;34 00:00:05 00:00:00 25 Eagan Moo_ nshine Park 1321 Jurdy Rd. 11:00 :17 00:01 :46 00:00:00 00:00:00 26 Inver Grove Heights 6796 Arkansas Ave. W. 04 :00:48 00;02:59 00:00:00 00:00:00 27 Minneapolis Anthony School 5757 Irving Ave. S. 07:14:53 00:11:46 00 :00:18 00:00:03 28 Richfield 6645 16th Ave. S. 33:59 :01 00 :38:05 00 :00:13 00;00:00 29 Minneapolis Ericsson Elem, School 4315 31 st Ave. S. 06 :09:08 00 :04:30 00 :00:03 00:00:00 30 Bloomington 8715 River Ridge Rd. 34 :37:29 02:39:17 00 :08:43 00:00:00 31 Bloomington 9501 12th Ave. S. 03:44 :07 00:02:36 00:00:05 00 :00:00 32 Bloomington 10325 Pleasant Ave. S. 01:22 :43 00:01:02 00:00 :00 00 :00 :00 33 Burnsville North River Hills Park 02 :40 :38 00 :00:59 00:00:00 00 :00 :00 34 Burnsville Red Oak Park 00:58 :01 00 :00:18 00:00:00 00 :00:00 35 Eagan 2100 Garnet Ln. 06 :06;44 00 :04 :40 00 :00:00 00:00,00 36 Apple Valley Briar Oaks & Scout Pond 02:09:20 00:01 :03 00:00 :00 00 :00:00 37 Eagan 4399 Woodgate Ln. N, 04:25:48 00:02:18 00 :00 :00 00:00:00 38 Eagan 3957 Turquoise Cir, 07 :37:04 00 :05:39 00:00:00 00:00:00 39 Eagan 3477 St, Charles Pl. 11:17:53 00:09:41 00 :00.00 00:00:00 Total Time for Departure Noise Events 373:23:38 18:57:45 02:10:58 00:01:29 Report Generated: 06/0812007 09:45 - 17 - Arrival Related Noise Events May 2007 RMT ID City Address Arrival Events >= 65dB Arrival Events >= 80d13 Arrival Events >= 90d13 Arrival Events >= 100dl3 1 Minneapolis Xerxes Ave. & 41st St. 6471 53 1 0 2 Minneapolis Fremont Ave, & 43rd St. 5447 269 5 0 3 Minneapolis West Elmwood St. & Belmont Ave. 5893 1455 11 0 4 Minneapolis Park Ave. & 48th St. 5708 747 7 0 5 Minneapolis 12th Ave. & 58th St, 6144 4466 119 0 6 Minneapolis 25th Ave. & 57th St, 6022 4744 379 4 7 Richfield Wentworth Ave, & 64th St, 117 4 0 0 8 Minneapolis Longfellow Ave. & 43rd St. 72 0 0 0 9 St. Paul Saratoga St, & Hartford Ave. 6 1 0 0 10 St. Paul Itasca Ave. & Bowdoin St. 6 1 0 0 11 St. Paul Finn St. & Scheffer Ave. 5 0 0 0 12 St. Paul Alton St. & Rockwood Ave. 3 1 0 0 13 Mendota Heights Southeast end of Mohican Court 23 1 0 0 14 Eagan 1st St, & McKee St. 4023 15 0 0 15 Mendota Heights Cullon St. & Lexington Ave. 76 4 0 0 16 Eagan Avalon Ave, & Vilas Lane 2910 629 2 0 17 Bloomington 84th St. & 4th Ave, 8 0 0 0 18 Richfield 75th St, & 17th Ave, 100 2 0 0 19 Bloomington 16th Ave. & 84th St. 24 2 0 0 20 Richfield 75th St. & 3rd Ave. 8 0 0 0 21 Inver Grove Heights Barbara Ave. & 67th St. 78 1 0 0 22 Inver Grove Heights Anne Marie Trail 2432 �8 0 0 23 Mendota Heights End of Kenndon Ave. 691 6 0 0 24 Eagan Chapel Ln. & Wren Ln. 3982 40 0 0 25 Eagan Moonshine Park 1321 Jurdy Rd. 207 1 0 0 26 Inver Grove Heights 6796 Arkansas Ave. W. 461 5 0 0 27 Minneapolis Anthony School 5757 Irving Ave, S, 70 3 0 0 28 Richfield 6645 16th Ave. S. 410 35 0 0 29 Minneapolis Ericsson Elem. School 4315 31st Ave, S. 4 0 0 0 30 Bloomington 8715 River Ridge Rd. 1023 4 �0 0 31 Bloomington 9501 12th Ave, S. 7 0 0 0 32 Bloomington 10325 Pleasant Ave. S. 7 0 0 0 33 Burnsville North River Hills Park 10 1 0 0 34 Burnsville Red Oak Park 24 1 0 0 35 Eagan 2100 Garnet Ln, 1478 3 0 _ 0 36 Apple Valley Briar Oaks & Scout Pond 1861 8 0� 0 37 Eagan 4399 Woodgate Ln. N. 15 1 0 0 38 Eagan .3957 Turquoise Cir. 5 0 0 0 39 Eagan 3477 St. Charles PI. 7 0 0 0 Total Arrival Noise Events 55838 12511 92-4 4 18- Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09;45 Departure Related Noise Events May 2007 RMT ID City Departure Events >= 65dB Departure Events >= 80dB Departure Events >= 90d13 Departure Events >= 100d13 1 Minneapolis _Address Xerxes Ave. & 41st St. 672 15 0 0 2 Minneapolis Fremont Ave. & 43rd St. 835 43 0 0 3 Minneapolis West Elmwood St. & Belmont Ave. 4671 102 2 0 4 Minneapolis Park Ave. & 48th St, 2111 201 14 0 5 Minneapolis 12th Ave. &'58th St. 4598 1116 331 7 6 Minneapolis 25th Ave. & 57th St, 5583 2071 509 32 7 Richfield Wentworth Ave, & 64th St. 2124 264 11 0 8 Minneapolis Longfellow Ave. & 43rd St. 1851 247 9 0 9 St. Paul Saratoga St. & Hartford Ave. 24 1 0 0 10 St. Paul Itasca Ave. & Bowdoin St, 20 11 10 0 11 St. Paul Finn St. & Scheffer Ave, 23 11 9 0 12 St. Paul Alton St. & Rockwood Ave. 19 0 0 0 13 Mendota Heights Southeast end of Mohican Court 1646 62 0 0 14 Eagan 1st St. & McKee St, 1461 275 9 0 15 Mendota Heights Cullon St. & Lexington Ave. 2329 151 8 0 16 Eagan Avalon Ave. & Vilas Lane 1509 369 91 0 17 Bloomington 84th St. & 4th Ave. 87 16 7 0 18 Richfield 75th St. & 17th Ave, 3721 297 21 0 19 Bloomington 16th Ave. & 84th St. 2705 111 5 0 20 Richfield 75th St. & 3rd Ave. 115 15 1 0 21 Inver Grove Heights Barbara Ave. & 67th St. 507 12 0 0 22 Inver Grove Heights Anne Marie Trail 494 14 0 0 23 Mendota Heights End of Kenndon Ave. 3197 484 100 0 24 Eagan Chapel Ln. & Wren Ln. 925 127 2 0 25 Eagan Moonshine Park 1321 Jurdy Rd. 1141 19 0 0 26 Inver Grove Heights 6796 Arkansas Ave. W. 737 39 0 0 27 Minneapolis Anthony School 5757 Irving Ave. S, 1343 120 4 0 28 Richfield 6645 16th Ave. S. 4874 556 2 0 29 Minneapolis Ericsson Elem. School 4315 31 st Ave. S. 1124 46 1 0 30 Bloomington 8715 River Ridge Rd. 5374 952 133 0 31 Bloomington 9501 12th Ave. S. 757 22 1 0 32 Bloomington 10325 Pleasant Ave, S. 287 8 0 0 33 Burnsville North River Mills Park 506 11 0 0 34 Burnsville Red Oak Park 166 5 _ 0 0 35 Eagan 2100 Garnet Ln. 1016 66 0 0 36 Apple Valley Briar Oaks & Scout Pond 353 14 0 0 37 Eagan 4399 Woodgate Ln, N. 697 49 0 0 38 Eagan 3957 Turquoise Cir. 1253 77 0 0 39 Eagan 3477 St, Charles Pl. 1977 129 0 0 Total Departure Noise Events 59832 8128 1280 39 Report Generated: 06/0812007 09:45 _19- Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP May 2007 (RMT Site #1) Xerxes Ave. & 41st St., Minneapolis Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/23/2007 8:05 NWA617 DC9Q A 12R 90.8 05/02/200713:00 FLG5671 CRJ A 12R 89.9 05/31/200711:21 NWA1542 A320 A 12R 88.9 05/06/2007 9 :21 NWA1704 DC9Q A 12R 87.2 05/22/200711 :52 NWA624 A320 A 12R 87.2 05/25/2007 9:22 NWA580 A320 A 12R 86 05/18/2007 11:07 AAL548 MD80 A 12R 85.5 05/2312007 4:42 FDX1718 DC10 A 12L 85 05/22/200715 :04 NWA1532 DC9Q A 12R 84.7 05/27/200711 :18 MES3279 SF34 D 30R 84.6 (RMT Site #2) Fremont Ave. & 43rd St., Minneapolis Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/13/200710 :16 NWA805 B757 A 12L 94.4 05/30/200716:04 NWA160 B757 A 12L 93.2 05/20/200717:41 NWA792 DC9Q A 12L 92.7 05/29/200717:51 NWA845 B757 A 12L 91 05/05/200716 :22 NWA503 DC9Q A 12L 90.3 05/30/2007 22:28 CC1705 B72Q A 12R 88.6 05/28/2007 20:07 NWA1721 DC9Q A 12L 88.2 05/08/2007 8 :16 C01706 872Q D 30L 87.7 05/15/2007 7 :37 CC1706 B72Q D 30R 87.5 05/14/200719:51 AAL422 MD80 D 30R 87.4 (RMT Site #3) West Elmwood St. & Belmont Ave., Minneapolis DatelTime Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/12/200717:18 NWA170 B757 A 12R 99.3 05/28/2007 7:25 NWA739 B757 A 12R 97,6 05/29/200714 :52 RRR2511 Unknown A 12R 93 05/11/200710 :25 NWA805 B757 A 12R 92.3 05/04/2007 6 :32 KHA773 B72Q A 12R 92.1 05/31/2007 7 :07 CCP400 B72Q D 30L 92 05/05/200718:06 CCP413 B72Q A 12R 92 05/04/200715 :25 CCP405 B72Q A 12R 91.7 05/28/200719:10 DAL1198 MD80 A 12R 91.3 05/30/200716:51 NWA404 DC9Q A 12R 91 -20- Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09 :45 Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP May 2007 (RMT Site#4) Park Ave. & 48th St., Minneapolis Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/11/2007 7:29 NWA744 DC9Q D 30R 95.2 05/06/2007 5:51 NWA844 8757 A 12L 95.1 05/30/200717.52 NWA137 DC9Q A 12L 95 05/14/2007 7:20 NWA742 DC9Q D 30L 94.3 05/23/2007 20:31 NWA1056 DC9Q D 30L 93.5 05/24/2007 9 :48 NWA1201 DC9Q D 30R 93.3 05/22/200712:51 NWA129 DC9Q A 12L 93,2 05/30/200716:05 NWA160 B757 A 12L 92,9 05/11/2007 22:45 DHL197 B72Q D 30L 92.9 05/11/2007 20:41 NWA1056 DC9Q D 30L 91.8 (RMT Site #5) 12th Ave. & 58th St., Minneapolis Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/31/2007 7:07 CCP400 B72Q D 30L 101.8 05/10/2007 7:07 CCP400 B72Q D 30L 101,5 05/27/2007 7:16 CCP400 B72Q D 30L 100.9 05/24/2007 7:04 CCP400 B72Q D 30L 100,8 05/31/200710:42 NWA454 DC9Q D 30L 100.6 05/25/2007 8:01 CCP404 B72Q D 30L 100.2 05/11/2007 7:57 CCP404 B72Q D 30L 100.1 05/19/2007 9:15 CCP412 B72Q D 30L 99.4 05/09/2007 7:49 CCP412 B72Q D 30L 99.3 05/14/2007 7:53 CCP404 B72Q D 30L 99.2 (RMT Site #6) 25th Ave. & 57th St., Minneapolis Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/13/200710:17 NWA805 B757 A 12L 106.3 05/30/200716:05 NWA160 8757 A 121.. 103.4 05/24/2007 9:48 NWA1201 DC9Q D 30R 103.2 05/23/2007 21:22 DHL304 B72Q D 30R 1031 05/19/2007 7 :30 NWA744 DC9Q D 30R 102.9 05/06/2007 5:52 NWA844 B757 A 12L 102.9 05/16/200719:34 NWA1056 DC9Q D 30R 102,7 05/09/200717:13 NWA1717 DC9Q D 30R 102,5 05/10/2007 11:30 NWA1527 DC9Q D 301.. 102,2 05/29/200717:51 NWA845 B757 A 121. 102 Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 -21 - Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP May 2007 (RMT Site #7) Wentworth Ave. & 64th St., Richfield Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/10/2007 23:16 CC1705 B72Q D 30L 95.3 05/01/2007 20 :46 DHL304 672Q D 30L 92.1 05/23/2007 23:53 CC1705 B72Q D 30L 92 05/11/2007 13:52 NWA1466 DC9Q D 30L 90.9 05/16/200715 :11 NWA1673 DC9Q D 30L 90.7 05/14/200714:22 DAL.832 MD80 D 30L 90.6 05/16/2007 7:45 CCP412 B72Q D 30L 90.5 05/09/2007 9 :28 NWA411 DC9Q D 30L 90.4 05/11/200716:25 NWA1434 DC9Q D 30L 90.3 05/10/200715:50 NWA502 DC9Q D 30L 913 (RMT Site #8) Longfellow Ave. & 43rd St., Minneapolis Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/23/2007 21:23 DHL304 B72Q D 30R 96.2 05/16/2007 20:54 DHL304 B72Q D 30L 93 05/14/2007 20:37 CCP2690 B72Q D 3QR 92.9 05/10/200715:03 AAL354 MD80 D 30R 91.7 05/09/2007 20 :41 DHI..304 B72Q D 30L 91.4 05/23/2007 22 :54 DHL197 B72Q D 30L 91 05/23/2007 20:57 NWA868 DC9Q D 30R 90.8 05/10/200710:42 NWA1082 DC9Q D 30R 90.7 05/16/2007 9:39 AAL1125 MD80 D 30R 90.6 05/09/200719:25 NWA1056 DC9Q D 30R 89.8 (RMT Site #9) Saratoga St. & Hartford Ave., St. Paul Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/24/200718 :44 NWA404 DC9Q A 22 84.1 05/12/200716 :50 NWA3 B744 D 04 81.7 05/12/200715:38 NWA19 B744 D 04 79.8 05/26/2007 22:22 NWA760 DC9Q D 30R 79.3 05/19/200712 :53 AAL313 MD80 A 30R 77 05/03/2007 6:29 BMJ66 BE80 D 12R 75.2 05/21/20077:14 BMJ18 BE80 D 12L 75.1 05/05/200717:13 NWA3 B744 D 04 75,1 05/05/2007 7:22 BMJ48 BE80 D 12L 74.7 05/29/200717:30 NWA195 A320 D 12R 74.6 -22- Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP May 2007 (RMT Site #10) Itasca Ave. & Bowdoin St., St. Paul Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/12/200715;37 NWA19 B744 D 04 97 05/12/200716:50 NWA3 B744 _ D 04 95.2 05/01/2007 15;27 NWA19 8744 D 04 94.9 05/05/200717:12 NWA3 B744 D 04 94.8 05/16/2007 15:24 NWA19 8744 D 04 94.3 05/05/200715:33 NWA19 B744 D 04 94,1 05/11/200717:48 NWA19 B744 D _ 04� 93.2 05/19/200718:42 NWA3 B744 D 04 92.1 05/02/200715:37 NWA19 B744 D 04 91.9 05/15/200715:18 NWA19 _ B744 t 1 04 1 90.9 (RMT Site #11) Finn St. & Scheffer Ave., St. Paul Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/05/200715:34 NWA19 6744 D 04 95.3 05/19/200718:43 NWA3 B744 D 04 95.2 05/01/200715 :27 NWA19 B744_ D 04 94.8 05/11/200717 :48 NWA19 _ B744 D 04 94.5 05/04/200715:25 NWA19 B744 D 04 93.9 05/02/2007 15:37 NWA19 B744 D 04 93 05/16/200715:25 NWA19 8744 D 04 91.8 05/15/200715:18 NWA19 B744 D 04 90.3 05/05/200717:12 NWA3 B744 D 04 902 05/12/200715:37 NWA19 B744 D 04 89.5 (RMT Site #12) Alton St. & Rockwood Ave., St. Paul Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05107/200718 ;40 Unknown SR22 A 30R 83.1 05/14/2.007 7:07 X94U M020 A 301. 77.4 05/03/2007 6:28 BMJ66 BE80 D 12R 76.5 05/29/200717:30 NWA195 A320 D 12R 76.3 05/05/2007 7:16 BMJ54 BE80 D 12L 76.1 05/03/2007 6:27 BMJ70 BE80 D 12R 75.5 05/21/2007 7:13 BMJ18 BE80 D_ 12L 75.5 05/02/2007 7 :04 BMJ18 BE80 D 17 73.3 05/29/200717:23 MES3329 CRJ D 12L 73.3 05/04/2007 6:38 BMJ70 BE80 D 12R 73 Report Generated: 06/0812007 09:45 -23- Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP May 2007 (RMT Site #13) Southeast end of Mohican Court, Mendota Heights Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/18/2007 6:49 CC1706 B72Q D 12R 88.1 05/29/200719:04 NWA606 DC9Q D 12L 83.2 05/29/200719:39 NWA1056 DC9Q D 12L 82.8 05/16/200713:14 NWA1733 DC9Q A 30R 82.6 05/20/200716 :05 AAL354 MD80 D 12L 82.6 05/29/200719 :47 NWA618 DC9Q D 12L 82,5 05/18/200715:37 NWA1611 DC9Q D 12L 82.4 05/18/200717:14 NWA1156 DC9Q D 121. 82.3 05/22/2007 5:20 DFIL -1648 B72Q D 12R 82.2 05/20/200714 :55 NWA790 DC9Q D 12L 82.2 (RMT Site #14) 1 st St. & McKee St., Eagan Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/23/2007 7 :46 CCP412 B72Q D 12R 97.9 05/30/2007 8 :03 CCP412 B72Q D 12R 93.4 05/24/2007 23 :48 CC1705 B72Q D 12L 92.9 05/30/2007 23:28 CC1705 B72Q D 12R 92.7 05/18/2007 8:17 CCP404 B72Q D 12R 92.2 05/29/200717 :52 NWA407 DC9Q D 12R 92.1 05/25/200715:29 NWA19 B744 D 12R 91.9 05/23/200710 :41 NWA454 DC9Q D 12R 90.1 05/13/200717:57 NWA407 DC9Q D 12R 90.1 05/2112007 7:59 tCCP404 B72Q D 12R 89.6 (RMT Site #15) Cullon St. & Lexington Ave., Mendota Heights Date[Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/13/200719:28 NWA137 DC9Q D 12L 93.2 05/29/2007 22:32 NWA867 DC9Q D 12L 92.4 05/03/200715 :26 NWA1471 DC9Q D 12L 91.9 05/13/2007 21:37 NWA867 DC9Q D 12L 91 05/30/2007 8 :01 NWA1212 DC9Q D 12L 90.9 05/13/200719 :14 NWA1667 DC9Q D 12L 90.6 05/23/2007 8 :03 NWA1212 DC9Q D 12L 90.5 05/26/200714:46 NWA131 DC9Q D 12L 90.4 05121/2007 22:19 NWA867 DC9Q D 12L. 89.9 05/23/200714:59 NWA790 DC9Q D 12L 89.9 -24- Report Generated: 06 /08/2007 09:45 Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP May 2007 (RMT Site #16) Avalon Ave. & Was Lane, Eaqan Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/26/2007 9 :25 CCP412 B72Q D 12R 99.7 05/20/2007 7:10 CCP400 B72Q D 12R 97.4 05/21/2007 7:59 CCP404 _ 872Q D 12R 97.3 05/02/2007 7 :54 CCP412 B72Q D 12R 97.1 05/12/2007 9:31 CCP412 B72Q D 12R 96.9 05/18/2007 8 :17 CCP404 B72Q D 12R 96A 05/30/2007 8:03 CCP412 B72Q D 12R 96.2 05/05/2007 9:58 CCP412 B72Q D 12R 96 05/03/2007 7:07 CCP400 B72Q D 12R 95,9 05/28/2007 8:10 CCP404 B72Q D 1 121 95.7 (RMT Site #17) 84th St. & 4th Ave., Bloominqton Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/08/200715 :27 NWA19 8744 D 22 94.9 05/09/200716:19 NWA1.9 B744 D 22 94.3 05/24/200715:32 NWA19 B744 D 22 93.7 05/30/200715:24 NWA19 B744 D 22 93.5 05/10/200716:03 NWA19 8744 D 22 93 05/19/200716 :08 NWA19 8744 D 22 92.4 05/18/200715 :36 NWA19 B744 D 22 92.1 05/13/200715 :33 NWA19 B744 D 22 88.2 05/07/200715;23 NWA19 B744 D 22 87.5 05/14/200715:42 NWA19 B744 D 22 86.5 (RMT Site #18) 75th St. & 17th Ave., Richfield DatelTime Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/13/200715 :32 NWA19 8744 D 22 99:8 05/30/200715;23 NWA19 8744 D _ 22 98.9 05/09/200716:18 NWA19 B744 D 22 98.9 05/28/200715:22 NWA19 B744 D 22 98,6 05/07/200715:23 NWA19 B744 D 22 98 05/06/200715;30 NWA19 B744 D 22 97,9 05/14/200715 :41 NWA19 B744 D 22 97.2 05/26/200715:57 NWA3 B744 D 22 97 05/18/200715:36 NWA19 B744 D 22 96.8 05/17/200715:3Q NWA19 B744 D 22 96.7 Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 -25- Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP May 2007 (RMT Site #19) 16th Ave. & 84th St., Bloomington Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/06/200715 :30 NWA19 B744 D 22 96.5 05/17/200715:30 NWA19 B744 D 22 93.5 05/21/200715:22 NWA19 8744 D 22 92.7 05/28/200715:22 NWA19 8744 D 22 92.3 05/22/200715:27 NWA19 B744 D 22 90.4 05/31/200715:17 NWA19 B744 D 22 88.8 05/24/200715:32 NWA19 B744 D 22 86.2 05/30/200715:24 NWA19 B744 D 22 85.5 05/08/200715:27 NWA19 B744 D 22 85.4 05/21/200713:16 MES2768 SF34 D 17 85.4 (RMT Site #20) 75th St. & 3rd Ave., Richfield Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/26/200715:58 NWA3 B744 D _ 22 91.5 05/09/2007 0 :14 FDX1336 B72Q D 30L 89.2 05/23/200715:43 NWA19 B744 D 22 88.2 05/26/200715:23 NWA19 B744 D 22 87.7 05/08/2007 23:06 CC1705 B72Q D 30L 87.4 05/16/2007 9:41 NWA883 A319 D 30L 85.2 05/15/2007 22:23 FDX1106 B72Q D 30L 82 05/26/200716 :16 AAL354 MD80 D 30L 81.9 05/01/2007 2212 FDX1106 B72Q D 30L 81.8 05/14/200715:42 NWA19 I B744 D 22 81.5 (RMT Site #21) Barbara Ave. & 67th St., Inver Grove Heights Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/30/200710 :42 NWA19D B744 D 12R 823 05/03/200715:30 NWA19 B744 D 12R 82.5 05/15/200719 :17 NWA1675 DC9Q A 30R 82.4 05/31/2007 20 :15 CCP2690 B72Q D 12R 81.7 05/23/2007 6:49 CC1706 B72Q D 12R 81.7 05/31/200711:22 NWA869 DC9Q D 12L 81.6 0,5/20/200712:21 AAL366 MD80 D 12L 80.8 05/25/200715:30 NWA19 8744 D 12R 80.8 05/21/200711:36 NWA19D 8744 D 12R 80.6 05/29/2007 23:26 CC1705 B72Q D 12R 80;5 -26- Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP May 2007 (RMT Site #22) Anne Marie Trail, Inver Grove Heights Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/14/2007 9:31 NWA1213 A320 A 30R 85.9 05/26/2007 9:26 CCP412 B72Q D 12R 84.8 05/30/2007 8:04 CCP412 B72Q D 12R 84.5 05/02/2007 7:56 CCP412 872Q D 12R 83.8 05/14/2007 9:34 NWA1491 A320 A 30R 816 05/23/2007 7:47 CCP412 B72Q D 12R 83.3 05/18/200714:25 DAL832 MD80 D 12R 82.4 05/08/2007 22:53 FDX1336 B72Q A 301_ 82,.2 05/17/200714:29 DAL832 MD80 D 12R 82.1 05/24/2007 23 :48 CC1705 B72Q D 12L 82.1 (RMT Site #23) End of Kenndon Ave., Mendota Heights Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/30/2007 22:02 NWA607 DC9Q D 12L 95.3 05/29/200715;25 NWA1054 DC9Q D 12L 95.2 05/18/200719:26 NWA606 DC9Q D 12L 95.1 05/21/200712:09 NWA869 DC9Q D 12L 94.9 05/26/200714:19 NWA766 DC9Q D 12L 94.6 0.5/26/200714:45 NWA131 DC9Q D 12L 94.5 0,5/18/200714 :43 NWA1471 DC9Q D 12L 94.1 0,5/29/200719:46 NWA618 DC9Q D 12L 94.1 05/29/2007 22:32 NWA867 DC9Q D 12L 94.1 05/13/200714:53 NWA790 DC9Q D 12L 93.6 (RMT Site #24) Chapel Ln. & Wren Ln., Eagan Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/30/2007 8:03 CCP412 B72Q D 12R 91.5 05/24/2007 23:48 CC1705 B72Q D 12L 90 05/23/2007 7:46 CCP412 B72Q D 12R 89 05/26/2007 9:25 CCP412 B72Q D 12R 86.7 05/07/20079:46 NWA411 DC9Q D 12R 85.8 05/25/2007 8:12 AAL2040 MD80 D 12L 85.6 05/02/2007 7 :55 CCP412 B72Q D 12R 85.6 05/18/2007 8:17 CCP404 B72Q D 12R 85.4 05/29/2007 22:17 FDX1106 B72Q D 12R 85,3 05/18/2007 8:09 NWA1212 DC9Q D 12R 85,3 Report Generated: 06/0812007 09:45 -27- Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP May 2007 (RMT Site #25) Moonshine Park 1321 Jurdy Rd., Eagan Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/02/2007 6 :56 CC1706 B72Q D 17 85.4 05/31/200718:45 NWA407 DC9Q D 12R 84,1 05/17/200715:32 NWA19 B744 D 22 84.1 05/20/2007 7:10 CCP400 B72Q D 12R 83.7 05/13/2007 6:24 DHL1648 B72Q D 17 83.6 05/28/200713:43 NWA1050 DC9Q D 17 82.9 05121/2007 22 :50 CC11705 B72Q D _ 17 82.5 05/08/2007 23:05 NWA310 A320 A 301_ 82.5 05/28/200719 :29 AAL1035 MD80 D 17 82,3 05/12/200711 :40 NWA1426 DC9Q D 12R 82.3 (RMT Site #26) 6796 Arkansas Ave. W., Inver Grove Heights Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/17/2007 8 :20 CC1706 B72Q D 12R 85,9 05/03/200715:30 NWA19 B744 D 12R 85.4 05/20/2007 6:28 DHL1648 B72Q D 12R 84.6 05/21/200711:36 NWA19D 8744 D 12R 84.4 05/13/2007 8 :30 DAL.1134 MD80 D 12R 84.2 05/2912007 23:26 CC1705 B72Q D 12R 842 05/31/2007 20:15 CCP2690 B72Q D 12R 84.2 05/25/200715 :29 NWA19 B744 D 12R 84.1 05/08/200716:55 NWA1046 A319 A 30L 84 05/08/2007 0:33 KHA772 B72Q D 12R 83.9 (RMT Site #27) Anthony School 5757 Irving Ave. S., Minneapolis Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/14/2007 7 :53 CCP404 B72Q D 30L 95.1 05/24/2007 7 :04 CCP400 B72Q D 301. 95 05/25/200711:57 NWA452 DC9Q D 30L 91.6 05/10/200712:06 NWA452 DC9Q D 30L. 90.3 05/23/2007 20:25 NWA1535 DC9Q D 30L 89.2 05/11/200717:57 NWA407 DC9Q D 30L 88.7 05/07/200715:24 NWA19 8744 D 22 88,2 05/11/200714:25 DAL832 MD80 D 30L 87.4 05/10/200718:15 NWA407 DC9Q D 30L 87.1 05/24/200710:59 AAL2006 MD80 D 30L 86.9 -28- LL Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP May 2007 (RMT Site #28) 6645 16th Ave. S., Richfield Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/10/2007 23:16 CC1705 B72Q D 30L 94.7 05/08/2007 23 :05 CC1705 B72Q D 30L 92,7 05/01/200719:21 NWA1172 DC9Q D 30L 89.9 05/13/2007 7 :00 NWA742 DC9Q D 17 89.2 05/11/200715 :19 NWA132 DC9Q D 30L 89.1 05/06/200718:01 NWA136 DC9Q D 17 88.7 05/31/2007 9748 UAL517 B757 D 30L 87.3 05/03/2007 9:11 AAL._429 MD80 D 17 87.3 05/02/200714:24 NWA766 DC9Q D 17 87,3 05/01/200717:30 NWA136 DC9Q D 30L 87,2 (RMT Site #29) Ericsson Elem. School 4315 31st Ave. S., Minneapolis Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/31/2007 5:23 DHL1648 B72Q D 30R 91.2 05124/2007 20:51 DHL304 B72Q D 30L 89.3 05/16/200712:04 AAL366 MD80 D 30R 88.9 05/01/2007 9:33 AAL1125 MD80 D 30R 87.6 05/24/200715:20 NWA1054 DC9Q D 30R 86.5 05/08/200719:34 AAL1035 MD80 D 30R 85.5 05/07/200718:14 AAL422 MD80 D 30R 85.2 05/27/200712:19 AAL366 MD80 D 30R 84.4 05/24/2007 8:05 AAL2040 MD80 D 30R 83.9 05/27/2007 8:01 AAL2040 MD80 D 30R 83.4 (RMT Site #30) 8715 River Ridge Rd., Bloomington Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/07/2007 8:13 CCP404 B72Q D 17 96 05/04/200710 :22 NWA1525 DC9Q D 17 95:6 05/15/2007 22.45 DHL.197 B72Q D 17 95.3 05/03/2007 22:04 FDX1106 B72Q D 17 94.7 05/31 /200722;10 FDX1106 B72Q D 17 94.6 05/02/2007 7 :00 KHA773 B72Q D 17 94.5 05/04/200717 :34 NWA1463 DC9Q D 17 94.5 05/17/2007 7:07 CCP400 B72Q D 17 94.5 05/01/2007 22:59 CC1705 B72Q D 17 94.4 05/04/200717 :07 NWA136 DC9Q D 17 94.4 Report Generated: 06 /08/2007 09:45 -29- Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP May 2007 (RMT Site #31) 9501 12th Ave. S., Bloomington Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/25/2007 7:02 CC1706 B72Q D 17 93.4 05/31/200715:16 NWA19 B744 D 22 87.5 05/28/20071.5:22 NWA19 B744 D 22 87.3 05/03/2007 22:05 FDX1106 B72Q D 17 86.8 05/13/2007 15:33 NWA19 B744 D 22 86.5 05/06/200717:18 TAG399 GLF3 D 17 85.6 05/21/2007 22:10 FDX1106 B72Q D 17 84.7 05/22/200715:27 NWA19 B744 D 22 83.8 05/04/200716:14 AAL1591 MD80 D 17 83.2 05/17/200715 :31 NWA19 B744 D 22 83.1 (RMT Site #32) 10325 Pleasant Ave. S., Bloomington Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/16/2007 7 :07 CC1706 B72Q D 17 84.5 05/09/2007 6 :46 CC1706 B72Q D 17 83.8 05/03/200722 :06 FDX1106 B72Q D 17 53.5 05/2112007 22:11 FDX1106 B72Q D 17 83.2 05/06/200717 :19 TAG399 GL.F3 D 17 82.7 05/15/2007 23:07 CC1705 B72Q D 17 81.6 05/31/200715:18 NWA19 B744 D 22 81.2 05/19/2007 9 :17 CCP412 B72Q D 30L 81.2 05/31/2007 22:11 FDX1106 B72Q D 17 79.6 05/06/200710:14 NWA1201 DC9Q D 17 79.4 (RMT Site #33) North River Hills Park, Burnsville Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/0712007 8:14 CCP404 B72Q D 17 83.2 05/25/200717:37 AAL1591 MD80 D 17 83 05/08/2007 5 :32 DHL1648 B72Q D 17 83 05/02/200716:13 AAL1591 MD80 D 17 82.4 05/29/200710 :25 NWA1525 DC9Q D 17 81.5 05/05/200717:03 NWA1799 DC9Q D 17 81.4 05/14/200711:07 AAL2006 MD80 D 17 81.4 05103/200716:27 AAL1591 MD80 D 17 81.3 05/13/200716:29 AAL1591 MD80 D 17 81.3 05/17/2007 7:08 CCP400 B72Q D 17 80.7 -30- Report Generated: 06 /08/2007 09:45 Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Eloise Events for MSP May 2007 (RMT Site #34) Red Oak Park, Burnsville Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/16/2007 2322 CC1705 B72Q D 17 83.3 05/01/2007 23 :00 CC1705 B72Q D 17 82.9 05/16/2007 22:43 DHL197 B72Q D 17 81.6 05/19/200719:20 NWA408 A319 A 35 80.8 05/15/2007 22:46 DHL197 B72Q D 17 80.4 05/26/2007 7:11 NWA744 DC9Q D 17 80 05/15/2007 20:52 DHL.304 B72Q D 17 79.7 05/02/200718:14 NWA1533 DC9Q D 12L 79.6 05/0712007 8:15 CCP404 B72Q D 17 79.5 05/04/200717 :35 NWA1463 DC9Q D 17 79.4 (RMT Site #35) 2100 Garnet Ln., Eagan Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/01/2007 22:29 DHL197 B72Q D 17 86 05/28/200710.49 AAL2006 MD80 D 17 85.9 05/13/200715:34 NWA19 B744 D 22 85.7 05/30/200715:25 NWA19 B744 D 22 85.4 05/31/200716:02 AAL354 MD80 D 17 85.4 05/07/2007 20:44 DHL304 B72Q' D 17 85.3 05/23/200710:58 AAL2006 MD80 D 17 85 05/16/2007 6:07 DHL1648 B72Q D 17 84.4 05/05/2007 9:07 AALA29 MD80 D 17 84.4 05/29/200718 :06 NWA1463 DC9Q D 17 83.8 (RMT Site #36) Briar Oaks & Scout Pond, Apple Valley Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/01/2007 22:30 DH1.197 B72Q D 17 84.9 05/09/200716:02 MES3173 SF34 A 35 84.6 05125/2007 0:29 CC11739 672Q A 35 83.9 05/14/200710 :26 NWA1698 DC9Q D 17 83.3 05/09/2007 7:20 FLG5637 CRJ A 35 83 05/28/2007 8:13 CC P404 B72Q D 12R 82.7 05/09/2007 7:25 LG2850 CRJ A 35 82..5 05124/2007 22:14 CCP401 B72Q A 35 82 05/24/2007 21:05 NWA445 DC9Q A 35 81.6 05/30/2007 9:34 NWA126 DC9Q D 17 81.2 Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 -31 - Top Ten Loudest Aircraft Noise Events for MSP May 2007 (RMT Site #37) 4399 Woodgate Ln. N., Eagan Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/24/200722:00 NWA145 DC9Q A 35 85.1 05/30/200712:39 NWA1280 DC9Q D 17 83.5 05/13/2007 15:33 NWA19 8744 D 22 83.1 05/05/2007 9 :29 NWA1153 DC9Q D 17 82.9 05/28/200710:47 NWA454 DC9Q D 17 82.9 05/07/200711:32 AAL2006 MD80 D 17 82.5 05/21/2007 8:01 CCP404 B72Q D 12R 82.3 05/21/200716:16 AAL1591 MD80 D 17 82.2 05/26/20079:40 1 NWA411 DC9Q D 17 82.2 05/04/2007 9 :27 NWA1153 DC9Q D 17 82.2 (RMT Site #38) 3957 Turquoise Cir., Eagan Date/Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/21/200716;15 AAL1591 MD80 D 17 85.9 05/02/2007 0;09 KHA772 B72Q D 17 85.3 05/04/200711:08 NWA1286 DC9Q D 17 85 05/13/200710:28 NWA134 DC9Q D 17 84.9 05/03/2007 20 :45 DHL304 B72Q D 17 84.8 05/25/2007 22:31 DHL197 B72Q D 17 84:8 05/26/2007 9:40 NWA411 DC9Q D 17 84.5 05/22/200718:48 AAL422 MD80 D 17 819 05/31/200714:11 AAL1096 MD80 D 17 83.8 05/04/200711:02 NWA1030 A319 D 17 83.7 (RMT Site #39) 3477 St. Charles PI., Eagan Date /Time Flight Number Aircraft Type Arrival/ Departure Runway Lmax(dB) 05/08/200713:49 AAL1096 MD80 D 17 86.6 05/04/2007 22:42 DHL197 B72Q D 17 86.3 05/30/2007 22 :39 DHL197 B72Q D 17 85.8 05/18/200712 :05 AAL366 MD80 D 17 85,8 05/07/2007 9;40 AAL1125 MD80 D 17 85.6 05/31/2007 20:40 DHL304 B72Q D 17 851 05/30/2007 9:33 AAL1125 MD80 D 17 85.1 05/13/200712 :05 AAL366 MD80 D 17 85.1 05/18/200716:53 NWA1084 DC9Q D 17 85 05/17/2007 5:31 DHL1648 B72Q D 17 85 May 2007 Remote Monitoring Tower Top Ten Summary The top ten noise events and the event ranges at each RMT for May 2007 were comprised of 86,7 %departure operations. The predominant top ten aircraft type was the B72Q with 31 % of the highest Lmax events. May 2007 Technical Advisor Report Notes Unknown fields are due to unavailability of FAA flight track data. Missing FAA radar data for 0 days during the month of May 2007. -32- Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 Analysis of Aircraft Noise Events DNL May 2007 Remote Monitoring Towers Date #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 1 #12 #13 #14 #15 05/01/2007 51:9 55.4 59.7 60.2 '70.5 73.6 63.2 62.5 NA 53 53.4 NA 32.3 61.1 47.5 05/02/2007 59.3 62.2 66.6 62.9 71.5 68.2 37.7 26.2 35.1 50.4 50.9 33.4 57.4 62.7 58.8 05/03/2007 607 63.1 67.9 64.1 71.3 69.4 46.4 40.9 47.2 NA NA 49.8 56.3 60.7 60:7 05/04/2007 62.3 63.4 69.3 63.5 72.5 69.3 31.5 47.1 43.9 49.9 53 43.8 57.4 60 61.8 05/05/2007 61.5 62.7 68.1 62.3 71.8 68.1 38.7 35.4 38.6 56.1 54.7 38.5 53.7 56.5 59.2 05/06/2007 60.4 63.7 66.1 66.5 70.3 72,1 40.5 39.4 NA NA 43.3 44 57.6 59.5 59.9 05/07/2007 57.7 62.3 64.1 65.7 71.3 74.7 60.4 59.5 NA NA NA 38.2 45.8 60.3 51.9 05/08/2007 54.4 55.3 59.7 61.4 70.6 74.1 63.7 62.6 36 39.5 46.5 26.5 47.5 62.7 48.1 05/09/2007 54.4 56.9 58.5 63.3 72.1 75.2 64.7 61,6 31.3 38.3 27.4 31.6 35.8 61.7 35.9 05/10/2007 53.2 55.6 61.9 62.8 71.8 73.8 67.2 62.7 31 34.6 NA NA 34.2 60.4 46 05/11/2007 51.9 55.5 60.2 66.1 71.6 74.4 64.7 62,1 39.2 51.2 52.4 NA 45.7 60.6 47.6 05/12/2007 58.6 61.2 65.5 62.2 68.8 67.3 37.9 NA 44 57,1 50.8 NA 55.1 57.7 56.5 05/13/2007 58.9 1 62.3 66 63.3 69.5 69.2 NA 40 NA NA 27.9 NA 56.4 57.5 59.2 05/14/2007 55.8 56.9 618 63.7 71.8 73 61.8 60 NA 28.6 NA 36,3 43.1 613 47.8 05/15/2007' 55.2 56.2 59.1 62.1 70.6 73.8 65.5 63 NA 50 49.8 NA NA 62.9 38.1 05/16/2007 53.4 56.5 59.9 60.1 69.2 '74.5 62.2 63 37.3 52,3' 51.4 NA 48.2 62 48 05/17/2007 57.6 59.9 65 62.1 69.1 68.6 38.3 44.5 NA NA NA 411 56 64.1 57.8 05/18/2007 59 61.7 66.6 64.1 70.2 69,6 42.1 NA NA NA NA NA 60 61 62.5 05/19/2007 51.6 54.3 57 60 67.5 74,4 58.1 62.2 37.3 51.3 52.8 39.5 50,3 60 57.2 05/20/2007 60.6 63.3 65.3 62.8 68.6 68.5 38.7 49.1 NA 26.5 NA NA 57.7 64 60 05/21/2007 58.8 62.3 65.2 64.1 69.4 70.5 41.6 47,2 35.2 NA NA 37,6 57.6 61.6 63 05/22/2007 60.3 64 66.2 66 70.2 71.9 45.4 46.8 38 44 42 NA 58.5 56.8 60.3 05/23/2007 61.1 63 65.1 66.3 73 77.3 63.5 65 39.6 263 31.1 42.9 53.1 62.9 59.5 05/24/2007 53.5 56.9 60.1 61.6 72 74.4 66.2 62.1 43.8 43.7 NA 36.3 39.3 64.9 48.1 05/25/2007 59.1 59.8 64.4 62.3 70.3 69.9 53.4 56.5 NA 29.71 NA I NA 56.9 63.3 57.9 05/26/2007 57.5 60.3 64.8 62.9 70.2 70.8 54.4 56 49,3 32.5 47,4 NA 52.6 60.5 56.2 05/27/2007 5'2.6 54.3 59.7 57.8 68.3 70.4 57.6 60.6 NA NA 36.3 NA 47.9 59.8 49.3 05/28/2007 58..1 61.9 65 63,4 69 69.7 45.3 43.7 NA 32.1 40.1 35.2 ,56,7 57,4 59.5 05/29/2007 58.9 61.6 65.8 63.3 69.5 69.3 39.6 39.5 36.6 NA NA 41.7 58.9 64.6 64.9 05/30/2007 60 63.2 66.6 64.6 71.2 70.6 40.9 44 40.2 NA NA 40,3 58.9 64.5 64.6 05/31 /2007 58.'7 59,2 64.5 62.2 71 70.2 55.3 57.4 34 29.2 NA 48 55.8 62.5 61,8 Mo.DNL 58.3 60.9 64.8 63.4 70.7 72.3 60.1 58.8 39.6 48 47.4 40 55.1 61.7 59 Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 4S -33- Analysis of Aircraft Noise Events DNL May 2007 Remote Monitoring Towers Date #16 #17 #18 #19 #20 #21 #22 #23 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29 05/01/2007 66.5 51.5 58,4 55.7 56.7 26.2 59.3 49.9 61.5 36.2 48.4 57.6 63,2 58.8 05/02/2007 66.2 29.9 64.4 61,6 30.2 51.2 54.7 643 59.1 60.1 56.7 65.8 68.9 36.4 05/03/2007 65.6 35.6 63.3 60.9 39.3 50 54.3 64.6 57.3 54.3 53.8 40.4 64.5 32.6 05/04/2007 62.1 32.9 62.7 60.6 43.1 51 51.5 66.1 56,7 48 53.1 40.2 64.6 40.2 05/05/2007 60.8 33.2 60.9 60,1 NA 48.9 46.7 612 53.2 50.7 54.6 32 62.3 NA 05/06/2007 60.8 40.8 62,1 60.2 NA 49.2 50.8 65.6 56.6 52.4 56.4 42.4 63.1 NA 05107/2007 64.9 50.2 59.2 54.7 50,5 41.8 55.8 57.4 59.2 51.5 51.9 53.1 61 54 05/08/2007 66.9 55.1 60.3 57.8 61.5 48.3 59.9 56.9 62.6 59.4 58.1 56.91 64.5 57.8 05/09/2007 65.8 58,3 58.6 55.1 60.3 44.6 59.4 54,1 61.5 50,1 52.3 60.4 59.8 56.4 05/10/2007 65.3 52.2 57.9 52.7 47.3 37 57.1 51.1 59.8 51.4 502 58.8 66.8 54.5 05/11/2007 66.7 32,7 52.1 47.6 273 44.8 57.9 54.2 60.9 51 50.4 59.9 61.4 54.2 05/12/2007 62,3 34.7 60.3 57.7 34 50.9 51.2 63 55 53.6 50.8 27.4 62.3 NA 05/13/2007 59.6 48.4 61.6 56.1 38.6 51.2 48.9 64,4 51.8 56.9 52.1 38.1 61.2 32.4 05/14/2007 65.7 49.1 56.2 50 48 49.2 58� 53.6 60.7 48.2 53.6 55.9 59.8 52.7 05/15/2007 67.7 44.9 58.6 56.8 55.4 45.4 59.6 51.1 632 40.4 43,2 56.6 64.3 56.2 05/16/2007 67.1 48.1 59.5 58.3 53.1 41.1 58.7 51 62.1 46 47.1 55.9 61.2 5677 05/17/2007 66,4 44.3 60.8 59.1 43.8 51.4 58 63.7 60.8' 57.6 56.4 32.8 62.5 NA 05/18/2007 64.2 51 59.8 56.4 36.7 49.9 53.1 67.6 57.2 56.1 51.7' 43.9 58.2 NA 05/19/2007 64.4 51 55.8 52.3 401 45.8 57.5 58.8 60,4 43 52.7 54.4 54.8 55.4 05/20/2007 65.7 NA 58 54.5 NA 54,4 56.6 65.9 61 A 55.5' 58.3 48.3 60.5 39.2 05/21/2007 63.5 31.8 62.9 58.5 39.1 50,3 51;8 65.6 56.2 56.3 51.9 38.6 63.8 42.9 05/22/2007 59.5 37.1 62.8 58.8 45.2 53.4 49,1 64.9 52.7 54.6 50.6 26,1 64.2 30.5 05/23/2007 63.9 46.2 59.7 54.5 50.9 52.6 55.6 63.2 59.4 56.1 515 60.9 61 55.5 05/24/2007 67 52.9 55.7 49.1 46,5 47.1 61.7 56.2 64.1 39.7 511 60.5 61,2 59.2 05/25/2007 66.3 47.6 62.8 58.7 50.6 54.7 58.8 64.1 61.5 54.5 55.1 52.4 62.2 49.7 05/26/2007 65 49 60.3 55.3 54.5 49 55.1 62.1 59 53 52 50.8 60.7 54.3 05/27/2007' 62.3 48 56.7 50,4 43.1 41.6 55.6 58.9 59 44.9 50.6 54,1 60 56.9 05/28/2007 60.4 41 60.5 57.1 42.6 49.9 47.9 65.4 53.9 54;6 52.2 NA 60.7 39.7 05/29/2007 66.9 27.4 58.8 54.7 30.6 56.2 57 69.3 61.4 55 57.7 33.9 59.4 35.8 05/30/2007 66 52.4 61.3 57.5 39.4 52.2 57.1 69.3 60.6 52.9 55.9 29.7 62.9 32.6 05/31/2007 65.4 44.6 NA 58.8 34.6 52.9 56,2 65.9 60.5 53.4 55.8 52.2 61,6 61.1 Mo.DNL 65.1 49.3 60.3 57.3 51.6 50.4 56.7 63.8 59.9 54.1 53.9 56.1 62.8 53.8 -34- Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 Analysis of Aircraft Noise Events DNL May 2007 Remote Monitoring Towers Date #30 1 #31 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 05/01/2007 66.6 50.3 49,6 52.4 56.9 59:5 61,1 NA 27,4 NA 05/02/2007 71.5 51.6 45.8 52.1 51.2 59.9 55.3 58.8 60.9 60.1 05/03/2007 69.6 59 55.4 45.7 42.6 54.8 44.6 55.7 58.6 61.1 05/04/2007 68.9 54.5 47.7 j 49,1 44,1 52.8 40.8 53.3 56.5 61.5 05/05/2007 66.4 49.2 43,9 45.1 42.5 54.4 46.6 53.9 56.1 56.3 05/06/2007 65.5 51.5 48.1 42.4 34.6 53.4 37.5 51.2 55.3 56.3 05/07/2007 63.7 453 45,6 49.8 41.8 54.6 54.3 51.3 53.7 54.7 05/08/2007 65.6 51.2 462 55.5 45.1 57 56.5 39.5 45.4 49.4 05/09/2007 64.3 55.6 56.4 52.2 51.7 59.1 59.7 NA NA NA 05/10/2007 63.3 47.5 NA 45.7 47.4 58.8 59.1 NA NA NA 05/11/2007 57.5 33 36,2 41.6 433 53.6 56.3 44.9 45.8 48.3 05/12/2007 65.4 49.2 39 44.8 39.1 56 45.1 55 55.1 56.4' 05/13/2007 63 49.9 36.8 48.3 34.7 49,3 42,7 53.7 55.4 55,3 05/14/2007 63.3 51 48.4 49.3 47.4 53.7 522 43.4 39.8'' NA 05/15/2007 68.4 50.8 55.4 51.5 52,4 57.7 59.8 31.71 NA NA 05/16/2007 69.4 53.8 53.5 55.4 56.9 59,3 60 45.1 27.4 NA 05/17/2007 66.8 50.1 44.3 51.5 47.7 55.1 52.8 54.4 54.9 59.7 05/18/2007 65.2 54.6 46.9 50.6 39.7 49.7 45.1 52.2 53.8 59,9 05/19/2007 62.7 45.8 43.6 52.8 45.7 54.9 55.7 42.5 36.9 NA 05/20/2007 61.7 47.4 26,6 38.9 40.3 46.6 41.6 49 51.2 51,1 05/21/2007 66.6 55.6 54.2 48.9 44.4 51.8 45.8 53.8 56.1 60.1 05/22/2007 66.7 54.1 49.1 50.8 38.7 52.3 44.5 50.7 56.4 59.7 05/23/2007 62.8 46.9 38,3 45.9 41.2' 54.6 j 54.3 53.4 55.1 55.8 05/24/2007 61.9 35.7 45.4 43 36,9 58.6 58.7 55.7 48.7 52.3 05/25/2007 68.7 54.5 45.6 52.2 46.6 56.6 55.8 52.2 57.6 58.8 05/26/2007 63.3 j 50.5 41.7 47.5 45,6 51.6 50.2 49.6 52.2 56 05/27/2007 58.1 40.2 32.5 45.8 40.9 51.4 54.5 36.8 43.9 51.3 05/28/2007 65.4 48..5 39,8 49.2 39,8 52 47.4 52.1 54.4 57.4 05/29/2007 64.6 47.8 39.8 48.9 38.5 54.9 51.9 47.9 52.7 57 05/30/2007 66.4 52.1 47.3 45.8 51.3 53.8 49.4 563 57.3 60.5 05/31/2007 68.7 55.2 52.8 47.4 45 59.2 57.5 54.4 56 57,6 Mo.DNL 66.2 52.1 49.2 50 48.4 55.9 55.1 52.2 54.2 56.7 Report Generated: 06/08/2007 09:45 -35- 61 2273 Carrier Jets Departed Runway 17 - 5/1/2006 - 5/31/2006. 1,' I I �/-.1' I �l`� I` / _ \ \\``l ..,. �I �flS Y d 11 `" i �, I, I /),� 1 IJI 1�1 IS � \ 44 � III � I �r / � I � I ! y f� f / ( ir) 1, l!, i � I - I),���I �:.� msz6xnm h ..T � ra !Ir\� II � \ r /�. � ... -11 ..... .. ......... 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I i , Ai. 17 19 1 I � ll v1.1 I l �r I +( l I !mow t .; �l 4 � I .t � I f� RXIM-1:421 IExistiing RMT's - - •- ` Runway 17 -35 RIVIT's Metropolitan Airports Commission Runway 17 Departure Analysis Report - 51112006- 513112006 - 4 - Analysis of Aircraft Noise Levels - DNL d6A 51112006- 513112006 Date #30 #31 1 #32 #33 #34 #35 #36 #37 #38 #39 1 63.9 46.6 38.7 53.9 47.6 49.8 48 46 47.8 48.9 2 58.9 46.5 NA 49.2 45 493 52 44 46.3 50.6 3 54.5 39.5 38.7 37.4 35.7 53 55.3 38.6 49.5 49.9 4 51.8 47,2 54.8 41.1 42.5 54,7 56.6 NA 27.2 NA 5 50.2 50.4 41.2 NA 33.4 52.2 56.8 NA NA NA 6 60.7 45 40.6 49.5 49.5 50.3 49 47,4 38.8 44,7 7 63:2 39,7 NA 52.9 48.9 48.9 441 47,9 49.4 48.3 8 69.7 60.9 59.8 55.2 52.5 55,8 54.2 54.3 55.5 57.6 9 58.3 49.2 45.8 30,6 32.9 53 54.8 53.8 50 44.4 10 53 44.9 45.7 39,8 27.7 53.7 56.5 37 NA NA 11 51.6 25,9 NA 37.5 38.8 53.8 56.6 41.4 NA 27,6 12 51.1 36.3 32.2 NA NA 48.5 52.9 NA NA NA 13 48.6 32,3 28.6 34,5 NA 50,4 52,6 37.6 NA NA 14 51;4 26.8 45 NA 31.6 50.6 54 42.3 NA NA 15 49.6 27.2 40.6 25.9 46.1 50.9 54.5 48.4 NA 35.4 16 51.5 37.8 44;6 30.1 40.6 52A 553 411 30,7 32.5 17 51.5 36,8 NA 32.6 28.6 53 56 44,5 35,7 44.9 18 50.6 NA NA 37.9 39.4 51.3 54.9 43.6 38.9 45,6 19 64.9 49.3 32.6 53.6 48 48.1 52,2 50 52.6 48.6 20 49.5 27.1 41.7 NA 25.3 51.8 54.6 40.5 37,1 41 21 64 37.4 NA 51.8 47,9 50,5 42.6 53,9 59 51 22 62.6 39.4 NA 52.5 48.7 48,5 41,6 48,7 50.2 48.8 23 61.1 35.4 NA 51.9 46,8 46.9 39.5 49 50.9 51 24 62.3 45.2 47 51.8 49 51.2 49.5 48,3 48.7 49.8 25 49,6 32.6 45,2 33.7 44.8 51,1 54.6 34.9 NA NA 26 52.6 37,2 NA 42.2 39.1 52.2 533 38.5 36.9 40 27 62.9 41,1 NA 50.7 42.5 46.9 39,7 46.5 49.8 46 28 58.5 35,6 35.3 47,6 40.7 40.5 38.2 43.4 46.8 46.2 29 60.7 39.3 NA 50,4 47.5 46,3 40.6 44.5 45,4 46.6 30 48.4 NA 39.12 NA NA 50,5 54.4 NA NA NA 31 61.2 34,7 NA 49 44.6 50.7 51,2 497 507 43.9 Av, DNL 60,4 47,7 47 48.6 45,1 51.3 53.2 47.3 48.8 47,5 Metropolitan Airports Commission Runway 17 Departure Analysis Report - 51112006- 513112006 - 5 - bfO Community Vs. Aircraft Noise Levels DNL dBA 5/1/2006 - 5/31/2006 RMT Community DNL Community DNL Community DNL *Aircraft DNL DFW 05/01/03- 05/31/03 05/01/04 - 05/31/04 05101/05- 05/31/05 5/1/2006- 5/31/2006 30 59.1 58,7 58.3 60.4 31 61.2 60.3 59.1 47,7 32 58,4 57.4 57.8 47 33 55,9 56.5 56 48.6 34 58.4 58.3 57.9 45.1 35 62,1 60.9 62.4 51.3 36 63,6 61.8 63.4 512 37 64.1 63.5 63.3 47.3 38 60.8 60,7 60.8 48.8 39 62.6 62 61.5 47.5 Top 15 Runway 17 Departure Destination Report Airport City Heading (deg.) #Ops Percent of Total Ops DFW DALLAS/ FORT WORTH 193° 115 5.1% DEN DENVER 237° 113 5% PHX PHOENIX 231° 96 4.2% ORD CHICAGO (O'HARE) 124° 91 4% IAH HOUSTON 185° 84 17% LAS LAS VEGAS 243° 79 3.5% ATL ATLANTA 149° 74 3.3% MDW CHICAGO (MIDWAY) 124° 67 2.9% STL ST LOUIS 160° 67 2.9% MCI KANSAS CITY 1880 66 2.9% FSD SIOUX FALLS 2450 60 2.6% OMA OMAHA 205° 56 2.5% CVG CINCINNATI 127° 51 2.2% MEM MEMPHIS 162° 46 2% SAN SAN DIEGO 235° 44 1.9% Metropolitan Airports Commission Runway 17 Departure Analysis Report - 51912006- 513112006 - 6 - t> 47A Mike Maguire ,Tune 20, 2007 MAYOR Metropolitan Airports Commission Paul Bakken Attn: Chair Lamiers and MAC Commissioners Peggy Carlson 6040 -28"' Avenue South Cyndee Fields Minneapolis, MN 55450 Meg Tilley COUNCIL MEMBERS FAA MSP Air Traffic Control Tower Attn: Carl Rydeen, Assistant Manager of Operations Thomas Hedges 6311 34th Avenue South CITY ADMINISTRATOR Mpls, MN 55450 Dear MAC Commissioners and Mr. Rydeen: Since March of 2007, the residents of the City of Eagan have been receiving an inordinate amount of airport noise —both from increased operations using Runway 17/35 and departures operations deviating from the Eagan/Mendota Heights Corridor. Based on MUNICIPAL CENTER volumes of complaints, the MAC is certainly aware of how unhappy our residents are 3830 Pilot Knob Road with the increased noise. Eagan, MN 55122 -1810 651,675.5000 phone The Council recognizes that airplane noise is a fact of life when your community is 651,675.50'12 fax located adjacent to one of the busiest airports in the country, and we certainly respect and 651.454,8535 TDD are thankful for the positive economic impact MSP has on our community. However, what is not acceptable is the level at which the new runway is being used when capacity needs simply do not justify the increased use. MAINTENANCE FACILITY Eagan continues to be told by the MAC and FAA that Runway 17/35 is now in full 3501 Coachman Point operation and being used at the levels consistent with what was projected in the 1998 Eagan, MN 55122 Final Environment Impact Statement (FEIS) prior to the opening of Runway 17/35.The 661.675.5300 phone reality, however, is that the FEIS could not have predicted 9/11 or the bankruptcy of 651.675,5360 fax Northwest Airlines, both of which resulted in significantly less operations than were 651.454.8535 TDD forecasted in the FEIS. Moreover, Eagan's residents were continuously told prior to the opening of the new runway that 17/35 was needed for added capacity at MSP -25%0 added capacity to be exact. Interestingly, the City just received a copy of the January 19, www.cityofeagan.com 2007 Supplemental Expert Report from the MAC showing that actual 2006 operations at MSP have continued to decline since 2002, which clearly demonstrates that the added 25% capacity simply is not needed, yet, runway 17/35 continues to be used for the highest percentage of departures than any of the other runways. To now tell Eagan residents that operations are consistent with the FEIS, which were communicated in neighborhood meetings before the runway opened, is disingenuous at best when there is THE LONE OAK TREE not a need for the greater runway use; rather, it is a choice being made by the MA.0 and The symbol of FA strength and growth .A in our community. i Juno 20, 2007 Correspondence: City of Eagan Page 2 In reviewing both the April and May 2007 Technical Advisory Reports, Runway 17/35 has been used for more departures than the south parallel runways (12L and 12R) combined, resulting in planes over predominantly residential areas, as opposed to the Eagan/Mendota Heights Corridor. The MAC itself stated in the January 19, 2007 supplemental report that: "Due to the dense residential land uses to the northwest, and the predominant industrial / cormercial land uses to the southeast, focusing arrival and departure, operations to the southeast has long been the preferred configuration from a noise reduction perspective ". Furthermore, the report goes on to say that with the opportunity to route westerly headed aircraft over the unpopulated river valley, Runway 17 is "the second preferred runway (after 12Land 12R) for noise reduction purposes ". While Eagan supports the westbound river valley procedure despite it not benefiting our community, we are increasingly frustrated to see departure operations concentrated on 1.7, rather than more equitably using all runways, including the south parallels over the Corridor. Looking at recent statistics in the MAC reports, it clearly shows that Runway 17 is being used as the preferred runway for departures, despite the noise impact it has on thousands of residents. Recognizing that the City is in active litigation with the MAC over the noise mitigation program, I will not make any accusations as to the timing of the sudden greater use of Runway 17/35 this spring, other than to say many residents are extremely angered by the FAA's increased usage of Runway 17/35, which according to recent correspondence from the attorneys representing the MAC, has now resulted in a reduction in the number of homes in the 2006 actual 60 -64 noise contours. It would certainly appear that the MAC and FAA are making a concerted effort to place a greater noise burden over the entire Eagan community through the use of 17/35 in an effort to reduce the number of homes in the contours and consequently homeowners who were previously promised noise mitigation. Lastly, in addition to increased use of 17/35, the City continues to witness lack of compliance within the Eagan/Mendota Heights Corridor. The MAC and FAA are well aware of how hard the City has worked over the years to maintain the integrity of the Corridor as a commercial and industrial gateway in an effort to keep planes out of residential areas. Over the past several months, compliance within the Corridor has been in the low 80`h percentiles, which is unacceptable. As an aside, compliance was well into the 90`h percentile in previous years, and that was prior to the sudden increase in use of 17/35. With less than half the number of departures off of 12L and 12R compared to just a few months ago, one would expect even greater Corridor compliance. Mr. Carl Rydeen of the FAA did speak to the Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) at their last meeting regarding the lack of compliance and he assured the group that he would speak to the ail June 20, 2007 Correspondence: City of Eagan Page 3 controllers about the issue. The City trusts that will be the case and that compliance will improve in the coming months, The quality of life for many residents in Eagan has been severely impacted since the opening of Runway 17/35, The City of Eagan values MSP and wants to be a "good neighbor "; however, that relationship goes both ways, and we expect that the MAC and FAA will readdress how Runway 17/35 is currently being used when capacity does not call for such a dramatic increase and we also expect the FAA to communicate with the MSP controllers to improve compliance in the Corridor. We will look forward to a response from the MAC and the FAA, and we thank you for your attention to this matter. If you have any questions for the City, please feel free to contact City.Administrator Hedges at 651./675 -5007. Sincerely, Mike Maguire Mayor cc: Governor Tim Pawlenty Representative Sandra Masin (38A) Representative Lynn Wardiow (38B) Representative Rick Hansen (39A) Senator Jim Carlson (38) Senator James Metzen (39) Eagan Airport Relations Commission MSP Noise Oversight Committee 1G1ETROP011T RN AIRPORTS CO.1.V.li.LV':fLd.SSION �1?cL1S S4,Nr Minneapolis -Saint Paul International Airport t 9c� 6040 - 28th Avenue South . Minneapolis, MN 55450 -2799 ` Phone(612)726 -8100 mt O p t N O N 9 ,t. GO June 22, 2007 City of Eagan Attn: Honorable Mayor Mike Maguire 3830 Pilot Knob Road Eagan, MN 5 5122-18 10 Dear Honorable Mayor Maguire, I am writing in response to the City of Eagan's June 20, 2007 letter regarding Eagan/Mendota Heights Departure Corridor compliance trends and recent runway use and at Minneapolis /St. Paul International Airport (MSP). With respect to corridor compliance, at the request of the MSP Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reviewing the issue and will present its findings at the NOC meeting on July 18, 2007. Corridor compliance in May 2007 was approximately 91 percent. With respect to runway use, as discussed more fully below the NOC recently urged the FAA to use Runway 17/35 in a manner consistent with the environmental review documents for the Dual Track Airport Planning Process and FAA.'s Record of Decision (ROD) for the Dual Track process. FAA responded by stating that the average annual use of Runway 17/35 would approximate percentages in the environmental review documents and the ROD. The runway use issue arose as a result of a concern initially raised by the City of Mendota Heights. The Mendota Heights Airport Relations Committee (ARC) invited Mr. Chad Leqve, MAC Manager of Noise Programs, and Mr. Carl Rydeen, FAA Assistant Tower Manager at MSP, to its November 20, 2006 meeting. At that meeting, the Mendota Heights ARC expressed strong dissatisfaction with operations on Runway 17/35. In particular, ARC observed that FAA was not using Runway 17/35 as much as envisioned in the environmental review documents and FAA's ROD for the Dual Track process. In addition to the Mendota Heights ARC, many Minneapolis and Eagan residents expressed the same concern to MAC and FAA. In response to these concerns, NOC addressed the issue of Runway 17/35 use at its January 17, 2007 meeting. NOC, by a unanimous vote, resolved to send a letter encouraging FAA to use Runway 17/35 as much as envisioned in the environmental review documents and FAA's ROD for the Dual Track process. The City of Eagan, through its NOC representative Diane Miller, voted in favor of this action. MAC staff provided technical support in preparing the letter, which NOC sent to FAA on January 25, 2007. (Attachment 1). On April 9, 2007, FAA responded to the NOC letter. (Attachment 2). FAA explained that the air traffic control tower at MSP "chose to be conservative" in using Runway 17/35 after the runway opened, thereby allowing "all tower personnel to become familiar with the uniqueness of each [Runway 17/35 use] configuration and ensure a safe operation while gaining familiarity in these new configurations." FAA concluded that as air traffic control tower personnel gain "familiarity with all runway use configurations, and as operations increase it will result in percentages of runway use that are reasonable and approximate those given" in the environmental review documents and FAA's ROD for the Dual Track process. Earlier this week, Mendota Heights — The Metropolitan Airports Commission is an affirmative action employer www.mspairport.com &0 Reliever Airports: AIRLAKE. ANOKA COUNTY /BLAINE. CRYSTAL. FLYING CLOUD. LAKE ELMO. SAINT PAUL DOWNTOWN the city that initially raised concerns regarding Runway 17/35 use — informed MAC that the city had reviewed the FAA response and was "extremely pleased with the current runway use percentages at MSP and asks that no actions be taken to return to a use pattern that was never projected." (Attachment 3). The City of Eagan's suggestion that FAA's response is somehow related to the noise litigation that the city has pending against MAC is utterly without merit. As discussed above, it was the NOC —not MAC —that voted unanimously in January to encourage FAA to use Runway 17/35 as envisioned in the environmental review documents and FAA's ROD for the Dual Track process. At that time, the City of Eagan assisted in formulating and fully supported NOC's position. Finally, the City of Eagan suggests that the environmental review documents and FAA's ROD for the Dual Track process made Runway 17/35 use contingent upon certain levels of operations at MSP. This is simply incorrect. The environmental review documents and FAA's ROD explained that the purpose of the MSP expansion — including the construction of Runway 17/35 —was to reduce delays and ensure efficient aviation services. Nothing in the environmental review documents or FAA's ROD made a twenty -five percent increase in operations at MSP a prerequisite to Runway 17/35 use, as the city asserts. In closing, MAC concurs with the position of NOC and FAA that runway use at MSP should be consistent with the assumptions outlined in the environmental review documents and FAA's ROD for the Dual Track process. Sincerely, ck 1,an eff rs Chair Metropolitan Airports Commission cc: Governor Tim Pawlenty Representative Sandra Masin (38A) Representative Lynn Wardlow (38B) Representative Rick Hansen (39A) Senator Jim Carlson (38) Senator James Metzen (39) Eagan Airport Relations Commission MSP Noise Oversight Committee Attachments m Attachment 1 NOISE OVERSIGHT COMMIT'TEE (NOC) Minneapolis /St. Paul International Airport (MSP) 6040 — 28'" Avenue South — Minneapolis, MN 55450 -2799 Phone (6f 2) 725 -6455 January 25, 2007 Minneapolis Airport FAA ATCT Attn: Mr. Carl Rydeen Manager — MSP Air Traffic Control Tower 6311 34th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55450 RE: RUNWAY USE AT MSP WITH RUNWAY 17/35 IN OPERATION Dear Mr. Rydeen, As you know, airport noise is a significant issue for the communities surrounding Minneapolis /St. Paul International Airport (MSP). As such, your continued attendance and participation at Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) meetings is appreciated. As you witnessed at the January 17, 2007 NOC meeting, the communities around MSP have expressed significant concern with the FAA's runway use practices during the first full twelve months of Runway 17/35 operations at MSP. Since the opening of Runway 17/35 at MSP in October 2005, the Noise Oversight Committee (NOC) has been reviewing the use statistics associated with the FAA's operational integration of the runway. Prior to the opening of Runway 17135, the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) and the communities surrounding MSP anticipated impacts associated with the new runway would be in accordance with the provisions published in the following documents: • March 1998 Dual -Track Airport Planning Process Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) September 1998 Record of Decision (ROD) approving the March 1998 FEIS • July 2003 Runway 17 Departure Procedure Environmental Assessment (EA) • August 2003 Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) /Record of Decision (ROD) approving the July 2003 Runway 17 Departure Procedure EA • November 2004 MSP 14 C.F.R. Part 150 Update document It is important to highlight the extensive planning process and the consultation and coordination that went into the development of Runway 17/35 at MSP. This planning process adhered to FAA guidance under the provisions of FAA Order 5050.4 and FAA Order 1050.1. It was through this process that the above - listed documents were developed. In the months following the opening of Runway 17/35 the communities surrounding MSP began to express concern regarding the actual runway use figures as compared to the runway use numbers published in the environmental documentation leading up to the runway opening. On October 27, 2006 Runway 17/35 was operational for a full year. As such, a good data sample is available to conduct an analysis of runway use with Runway 17135 in operation at MSP. The following provides background and analysis of the existing runway use trends at MSP in relation to the planned runway use in the environmental documentation leading up to the V6. January 25, 2007 Mr. Rydeen Page 2 opening of Runway 17/35 at MSP, and a request for the FAA's response to related questions raised by the NOC. Background In 1989 the Minnesota State Legislature passed the Metropolitan Airport Planning Act requiring the MAC and the Metropolitan Council to evaluate airport infrastructure needs in the Twin Cities. Subsequently, in 1990 the Dual -Track Airport Planning Process began, which evaluated the expansion of MSP at the present site, as well as an airport relocation option to meet future air travel demands. In 1996 the Minnesota State Legislature acted to end the planning process and directed the expansion of MSP at its present site to meet future facility needs to the year 2010. Per federal and state environmental taws, the MAC and the FAA finalized the environmental documentation associated with the airport expansion in the form of an FEIS that was made available for review and approval in May 1998. In September 1998 the FAA issued a ROD approving the May 1998 FEIS, paving the way for the airport expansion. The development of the FEIS and the associated ROD included extensive operational evaluations overseen and driven by FAA Air Traffic Control representatives. The FAA conducted independent airspace and airfield capacity studies for MSP as part of the planning process.' This resulted in the development of various airport operational assumptions that were incorporated into the environmental analysis conducted to assess the impact of the expansion of MSP. This included planned runway use. Specifically, the May 1998 Dual track FEIS stated the following on page 1 -6: "Table A.3 -7 (Runway Use for the MSP Alternative — Average Annual Use) shows the percentage of annual operations that are expected to occur in achieving operational goals for use of the new north -south runway, as well as the other runways at MSP ... FAA Air Traffic will Record of Decision." (emphasis added) The following is Table A.3 -7 out of the FEIS: ' FAA Record of Decision, Mnneapolis -St. Paul international Airport Dual Track Airport Planning Process, September 1998, P.55. January 25, 2007 Mr. Rydeen Page 3 Table A.3 -7 - Runway Use for MSP Alternative - Average Annual Use Runway Percentage of Departures Percentage of Arrivals 4 1.0 percent 12L 7.4 percent 12R 16.3 percent 17 36,6 percent 22 less than 0.05 percent 30L 15.4 percent 30R 23.3 percent 35 less than 0.05 percent Total 100.00 percent Source: HNTB Analysis less than 0.05 percent 21.3 percent 15.1 percent less than 0.05 percent less than 0.05 percent 21.7 percent 25.0 percent 16.9 percent 100.0 percent In describing Table A.3 -7, on page A.3 -17 of the FEIS, the following is stated: "The runway use percentages in Table A.3 -7 are operational goals based on weather conditions (both wind and visibility), direction of flight, noise impacts and operational efficiency; however, the actual use of the runways could vary on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, but should closely approximate the Dercentaae aoals over an averaae vear." (emphasis added) Subsequently, page 4 of the September 1998 ROD provides a list of required actions a part of the proposed action stating the following with regard to FAA Air Traffic Control: "Air Traffic. The proposed action will require that the FAA's Air Traffic Division expand the Class B airspace surrounding MSP and establish new air traffic procedures, consistent with the information contained in the FEIS. Related Air Traffic actions may also involve redesign of the terminal radar approach control (TRACON) airspace surrounding MSP." (emphasis added) In 1999 the MAC began construction of the 2010 airport expansion project. Simultaneously the MAC began the process of updating the Part 150 Noise Compatibility Program (NCP) and Noise Exposure Map (NEM). As committed to in the above - detailed Dual -Track Planning process, the MAC, along with the communities surrounding MSP, began analyzing various options for a departure procedure off Runway 17 to reduce noise impacts in the City of Bloomington. Following the determination of a possible option through the Part 150 Update, an EA process commenced for implementation of the Runway 17 departure procedure prior to the opening of Runway 17/35. The catalyst for the EA was the FAA's position that an air traffic control procedure change not anticipated in the Dual -Track FEIS, which routinely routed air traffic over noise sensitive areas at less than 3,000 feet AGL, required an evaluation consistent with FAA Order 1050.1. The July 2003 Runway 17 Departure Procedure EA (for the 2.5 nautical mile turn point for westbound departures off Runway 17) included implementation of the Runway Use System A am January 25, 2007 Mr. Rydeen Page 4 (RUS as detailed in the November 2001 MSP Part 150 Update document) which resulted in minor changes from the runway use percentages in the FEIS. However, as stated on page A -7 of the EA: "Due to the consistency between the Part 150 Update RUS evaluation criteria and the criteria utilized as part of the EIS process, the change to the environment around MSP is minimal. Because there is no significant change in the noise environment around MSP as a result of the RUS modification, the modifications are not subject to further environmental review." Below is Table A -6 from page A -7 of the EA, which provides the approved updated runway use percentages with Runway 17/35 in operation. Table A-6 Revised RUS Forecast 2005 Average Annual Runway Use Note: Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding Change from Unrritigated FEIS Forecast 2005 Annual Average Runway Use 4 Arrival _- Departure Runway Day Night Total Day Night Total^ 4 % 3.8% 05% 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% 22 0.5% 2.5% 07% 0.1% 0:8% 0.3% 12L 21.7% 17.8% 21.2% 9.5% 12.5% 9.9% 12R 14.6% 12.0% 14.3% 15.9% 186% 16.2% 30L 21.1% 24.2% 21.5% 14.8% 13.2% 14.5% 30R 25.5% 26,0% 25.5% 22.4% 19,9% 22.1% 17 0 -1% 0.1% 0.1% 371% 346% 36,7% 35 16.6% 13.7 % 16,2% 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Total 100.0% 100.0% 100,0% 100,0% 100,0% 100,0% Note: Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding Change from Unrritigated FEIS Forecast 2005 Annual Average Runway Use 4 0,0% 3.7% 0.4% 0:010 0,2% 0.0% 22 0.0% 2.0% 0.2% -0.1% 0.8% 0.1% 12L -0.11% 1.5% 0.1% 1.3% 2.2% 1.4% 12R -0.2% -1.7% -0.3% 0.0% -2.0% -0.4% 30L 0.10/0 -7.9% -0..9% -0.3% -1,3% -0.5% 30R 10% 1.7% 1.0% -03% -0.6% -0.6% 17 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 411% 0.7% -0.1% 35 -0.8% , 0.6% -0.7% 0.0% OA% 0.0% Source: HNTB analysis. The runway use percentages resulting from the 2007 forecast of operations with the RUS that was submitted to the FAA in the November 2004 MSP Part 150 Update document are virtually identical to the 2005 use numbers in the EA, with minor overall percentage use differences (less than one percent) due to the updated forecast operations information. Below is Table 7.26 from page 7 -31 of the November 2004 MSP Part 150 Update that provides the 2007 forecast runway use percentages with Runway 17/35 in operation. �J January 25, 2007 Mr. Rydeen Page 5 Table 7.26 Revised RUS Forecast 2007 Annual Average Runway Use Runway _ Arrival Departure Tolal Da___..... Ni lit Overall Day Night Overall Day Night Overall 4 0.0% -_ 18% 0.3% 0.2% 0,4% 0.2% 0.1% 2.1% 0.3% 22 0.5% 2.4% 0.6% 0.1% 0.8% 01% 0.3% 1.6% 0.4% 12L 21.8% 17.2% 21.4% 8.9% 14.1% 9.3% 15.3% 15.6% 15.4% 12R 14.7% 12.4% 14.5% 15.9% 18.3% 16.1% 15.3% 153% 15.3% 30L 21.10/a 25.1% 21.4% 15.0% 12.8% 14.8 % 18.01/0 19.0% 18.1% 30R 25.1% 26.4% 25,2% 22.7% 19.2% 22.4% 23.9% 22.8% 23.8% 17 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 37.2% 34.6% 37.0% 18.6% 17.1% 18.5% 35 16.9% 12.7% 16,5% 0.0% 0.0% 0.01/0 8.4% 6.4% 8.3 % Total 100•�o t00% 100 ° /u l00% t00% t00% too %. t00% t00% Note: Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding Analysis of Forecasted v. Actual Runway Use Percentages For purposes of analysis the following charts and tables detail the actual runway use percentages from December 2005 to November 2006 as compared to the runway use percentages forecasted (for 2005) in the 2003 Runway 17 Departure Procedure EA. The EA is the most recently approved FAA NEPA document related to the planned operation of MSP with Runway 17/35 operational. January 25, 2007 Mr. Rydeen Page 6 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% Actual vs Forecast Runway Use System - Departures December 2005 - November 2006 Forecast 4 22 12L 12R 30L 30R 17 35 Runway M Departure Day Actual ❑Departure Night Actual Actual vs Forecast Runway Use System - Total December 2005 - November 2006 Forecast 40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0% __.._ 20.0% 15.0% 1. 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 4 22 12L 12R 30L 30R 17 35 Runway ® Total Arrival Actual ❑ Total Departure Actual i January 25, 2007 Mr. Rydeen Page 7 July 2003 Runway 17 Departure Procedure EA 2005 Forecast Runway Use V. Actual Runway Use December 2005 to November 2006 Arrival Runwa Forecast Day Actual Difference forecast Night Actual Difference --3.8% 4 0.10% 0.0% -0.1% 3.8% U% -0.4°% 22 0.50% 0.00% -0.50% 15% 0.0% -2.50% 12L 21.7°% 22.3% 0.6°% 17.8°% 14.8°% -3.0% 12R 14.6% 21.7°% 7.1°% 12.0% 23.4°% 11.4°% 30L 21.1% 19.7% -1.4% 24.2% 37.2°% . 13.00% 30R 25.6% 23.0% -2.50% 26.0°% 23.9% -2.1°% 17 0.1% 0.0°% -0.1°% 010% 0.0% -0.10% 35 1 16.6°% 13.3°% -3.3% 1 13.7°% 0.70% - 13.0°% Departure Runway Forecast Day Actual Difference Forecast Night Actual Difference 4 0.2°% 0.0°% -0.2% 0.4% 0.0°% -0.4°% 22 0.1°% 0.1% 0.0% 0.8°% 0.0% -0.8% 12L 9.5% 19.0°% 9.50% 12.5% 20.3°% 7.8% 12R 15.9% 10.9°% -5.0°% 18.6% 22.9°% 4.3°% 30L 14.8°% 25.8°% 11.0°% 13.2°% 28.8°% 15.6°% 30R 22.4°% 28.1°% 5.7°% 19.9°% 25.20A 5.30% 17 37.1°% 16.1 % -21.0% 34.6°% 2.8% -31.8% 35 1 0.1°% 0.0°% -0.1% 1 0.10% 0.0% -0.1% Runway Forecast Arrival Actual Difference Forecast Departure Actual Difference 4 0.5°% 0.0°% -0.5% 0.2°% 0.0% -0.2% 22 0.7°% 0.00% -0.7% 0.3°% 0.1% -0.2°% 12L 21.2% 21.6°% 0.4°% 9.9°% 19.1% 9.2°% 12R 143% 21.8% 7.5% 162°% 12.1°% -4.1% 30L 21.5°% 21.4% -0.1% 14.5% 26.2% 11.7% 30R 25.5°% 23.1% -2.4% 22.1% 27.8% 5.7°% 17 0.1°% 0.00% -0.1% 36.7% 14.8% - 21.9°% 35 1 16.2°% 12.1°% -4.1% 1 0.1% 010°% -0.1% Assuming that a difference of less than 5% between the forecast and actual numbers is within an acceptable range of variation, several trends emerge from the above figures. The following provides a summary of the findings. Nighttime Runway Use Percentages: Nighttime arrival operation runway use percentages on the south parallel, Runway 12R and Runway 30L, are over forecast by 11.4% and 13.0 %, respectively. It appears that the primary factor affecting the use percentages on the south parallel is the fact that Runway 35 arrival runway use percentage is lower than forecast by 13.0 %. Nighttime departure operation runway use percentages are higher than forecast by 15.6% on Runway 30L, 5.3% on Runway 30R and 7.8% on Runway 12L. It appears that the primary factor affecting these departure runway use percentages is Runway 17 usage, which is lower than forecasted by 31.8 %. Total Runway Use Percentages: Arrival operations are trending well with the forecasted runway use percentages. The only notable difference is the arrival percentage on Runway 12R where the actual percentage is greater than forecast by 7.5 %. It appears that this is a result of focused use of Runway 12R to accommodate arrival demand during southeast operational flows. In the case of departure operations, Runways 12L, 30L and 30R are over forecast runway use percentages by 9.2 %, 11.7% (A January 25, 2007 Mr. Rydeen Page 8 and 5.7 %, respectively. The Runway 17 runway use departure percentage is lower than forecasted by 21.9 %. It appears that these differences are being driven differently during southeast and northwest operational configurations. Specifically, in a southeast operational configuration the airport is operating with lower than anticipated use of Runway 12R and Runway 17.2 Conversely, in a northwest operational configuration it appears that the differences are being driven by a higher frequency of Runway 35 arrivals than Runway 17 departure operations while arrival and departure operations are occurring on Runways 30L and 30R. In consideration of the actual runway use percentages, it Is also helpful to consider the number of operations which result on a given runway as a factor of the total number of overall airport operations when assessing the impact of actual runway use percentages. The 2005 forecasted number of operations in the July 2003 Runway 17 Departure Procedure EA was 575,000 total MSP operations. From December 2005 to November 2006 the total number of airport operations as reported by ANOMS was 469,460. The following table applies the forecast and actual total operation numbers to the respective runway use percentages detailed previously. July 2003 Runway 17 Departure Procedure EA Forecast Average Daily Operations V. Actual Averaged Daily Operations from December 2005 to November 2006 MOP 2 FAA ATC personnel have indicated that this Is due to a desire to avoid departure sequencing In arrival flows on Runway 12R, and Runway 12R runway crossing impacts when ta)aing aircraft to Runway 17 for departure. Total Arrival Difference (Actual Runway Forecast Actual minus Forecasted) 4 3.9 0.0 -3.9 22 5.5 0.0 -5.5 12L 167.0 139.6 -27.4 12R 112.6 140.9 28.2 30L 169.3 138.3 -31.1 3011 200.9 149.3 -51.6 17 0.8 0.0 -0.8 35 127.6 78.2 -49.4 Total 787.7 646.1 -141.6 Total Departure Difference (Actual Runway Forecast Actual minus Forecasted)_ 4 1.6 0.0 -1.6 22 2.4 0.6 -1.7 12L 78.0 122.3 443 12R 127.6 77.4 -50.2 30L 114.2 167.7 53.5 3011 1741 177.9 3.9 17 289.1 94.7 -194.3 35 0.8 0.0 -0.8 Total 787.7 640.7 -147.0 MOP 2 FAA ATC personnel have indicated that this Is due to a desire to avoid departure sequencing In arrival flows on Runway 12R, and Runway 12R runway crossing impacts when ta)aing aircraft to Runway 17 for departure. January 25, 2007 Mr. Rydeen Page 9 As provided in the above table, regardless of the overall reduction in total operations from the forecast to the actual, average daily arrival operations are higher than forecasted on Runway 12R and actual average daily departure operations are higher than forecasted on Runways 12L, 30L and 30R. Request In consideration of the background and analysis contained in this letter and the comments presented at the January 17, 2007 NOC meeting, the NOC unanimously voted to forward the following questions to the FAA for a written response: 1. The City of Mendota Heights feels it was promised relief in terms of noise impact reduction as a result of the opening of Runway 17/35. However, there has been an increase in operations over the City of Mendota Heights, particularly nighttime operations. Why then is the FAA continuing to operate the airport in a manner inconsistent with the runway use outlined in the Dual -Track FEIS, Dual -Track ROD, and the Runway 17 Departure Procedure EA/FONSI /ROD? 2. When can we anticipate runway use at MSP to become consistent with the runway use figures provided in the Dual -Track FEIS, Dual -Track ROD, and the Runway 17 Departure Procedure EA/FONSI /ROD? 3. What steps can be taken, or should be taken, to ensure that the FAA operates the airport in a manner consistent with the runway use outlined in the Dual -Track FEIS, Dual -Track ROD, and the Runway 17 Departure Procedure EA/FONSI /ROD? 4. Are Runways 30U12R and Runways 30R/12L operating at capacity and, if so, will any additional capacity /operations growth be occurring almost exclusively on Runway 17/35? 5. Given the facts that: (1) nighttime represents a low- demand operational period at MSP, (2) the FAA's runway use selection based on the Runway Use System (RUS) is most conducive during low- demand time periods, and (3) Runway 17 is the number two priority for departure operations behind use of Runway 12L and 12R in the RUS, how is it that nighttime departure operations on Runway 17 are lower than forecasted by 31.$ %? 6. Is the FAA presently using Runway 17/35 primarily for the purpose of meeting demand during high -use periods and secondarily for the purpose of noise redistribution? If so, is there a way to achieve more equitable noise distribution so that use of Runway 17/35 is brought into line with what was projected in the Dual -Track FEIS, Dual -Track ROD, and the Runway 17 Departure Procedure EA/FONSI /ROD? 7. If the FAA continues to operate inconsistent with the Dual -Track FEIS, Dual -Track ROD, and the Runway 17 Departure Procedure EA/FONSi /ROD, or is of the position that the assumptions and associated runway use information within these documents are not valid, when will action be taken by the FAA to initiate an Environmental Assessment and /or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)? We are forwarding the above seven questions on behalf of the NOC and look forward to your response. 11 January 25, 2007 Mr. Rydeen Page 10 As always, thank you for your consideration and attention to air traffic noise issues around MSP. Sincerely,,,' Vern Wilcox NOC Co -Chair & City Council Member -- City of Bloomington Kathreen Nelson f NOC Co -Chair & Northwest Airlines Regional Director — Airline Affairs cc: MSP NOC Mr. Nigel Finney — Deputy Executive Director, Planning and Environment Mr. Tom Anderson — MAC General Counsel Mr. Roy Fuhrmann — Director of Environment Mr. Chuck Prock — FAA Great Lakes Region Legal Counsel Mr. Glen Orcutt — FAA Minneapolis ADO Ms. Annette Davis — FAA Great Lakes Region Environmental Specialist Attachment 2 Minneapolis Air Traffic Control Tower Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport 6311 346i Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55450 April 6, 2007 Vern Wilcox NOC Co -Chair & City Council Member City of Bloomington Kathleen Nelson NOC C6 -Chair & Northwest Airlines Regional Director — Airline Affairs Re. Runway Use at MSP with Runway 17/35 in Operation �,. Dear Co- Chairs: We have received your letter dated January 25, 2007 and have carefully reviewed and given consideration to the issues which you raised. in the letter you posed 7 questions-related to use of the runways at MSP since opening Runway 17/35, specifically during the period of December 2005 - November 2006. Before we answer the questions, the following provides some background information for you. The Minneapolis Air Traffic Control Tower was asked to answer questions and make presentations to many different audiences (including the NOC Committee). We were asked why the percentage of use predicted on each runway is not at the levels prescribed in the March 1998 Dual -Track Airport Planning Process Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and the Runway 17 Departure Procedure EA/FONSI/ROD (EA). As we have shared with those groups, Management at Minneapolis Air Traffic Control Tower after the runway opened chose to be conservative. Specifically, the choice was initially made to keep the operation as simple as possible with a primary emphasis on ensuring safety. This decision caused the limiting of use of Runway 17/35 to use mainly in one direction. For example, if landing Runways 30IrR, we would also land on Runway 35 (not depart on Runway 17). Conversely, if landing Runways 12L-R, we would also depart on Runway 17 (not land on Runway 35). This conservative approach-allowed all tower personnel to become familiar with the uniqueness of each configuration and ensure a safe operation while gaining familiarity in these now configurations. We stayed in this conservative mode for the first 4 -6 months of the new runway use. As time progressed we added configurations such as land 30I R/depart 17 and land 12L -R/land 35 and depart 12 L -R. Controller familiarity with these configurations has steadily grown. Because of safety coricerns a decision was made to not simultaneously land on Runways 12L or R while landing on Runway 35. We are however using the configuration where aircraft land on Runway 35 while departures are occurring on Runways 121, R We recognize that Runway 12L is predicted to have 9.9% of the total departures while Runway 12R is predicted to have 16.2 %. The Tower has a long history of using the Runway Use System (RUS) which does not place a priority on Runway 12L versus 12R, but does specify a priority of departing Runways 12L-R first, then Runway 17. As a result, the number of departures off Runways 12L and 12R. have been inconsistent with those predicted. Community Officials have questioned this inconsistency of departures. In response we have had intensive discussions with staff and believe the reason for this is twofold. One reason is based on the position of rE gates at the Lindberg Terminal for staging aircraft with available departure runways. If an imaginary he were drawn in a southeast/northwest direction from the control tower through the middle of the Lindberg Terminal and a count of gates were made northeast of that line versus southwest, the difference is more than 2 -1 (79 gates northeast versus 37 gates southwest). Without a specific priority of one runway over another (example 12L versus 12R) the proximity of the gates closer to Runway 12L than Runway 12R has resulted in a greater percentage of departures off Runway 12L. The second reason is with the lighter amount of traffic demand as there are more opportunities where fewer arrivals are occurring with departures. As the traffic volume builds, to expedite this volume, controllers will reroute departures to runways based on departure routes/destinations and not to the closest nlnway. This increases efficiency and lessens complexity. Prior to the controllers receiving their briefings on the percentage of use, it would be reasonable if an aircraft is leaving from Gate Cl6 and could be taxied to either Runway 12L or 12R, that the aircraft is directed to Runway 12L based on its closer proximity and no 'or minimal arrivals. This is also likely to be the situation during night or midnight operations. We are responding to the questions in a different order than they were raised to provide for a more understandable explanation. (Question 4) The FAA, and the community closely monitor the traffic percentage /trends that are reported each month. Consistent with what I briefed the NOC on July 19, 2006 as well as the Finance, Development, and Environment Committee on September 6, 2006 the statistics are preliminary and will not reflect what the long -term results will be because we have been "conservative" in using all runway configurations. In September and October of 2006 we began briefing all personnel on the need to incorporate Runway 17 deparhues more into our operation. This is especially important when in a northwesterly flow (landing Runways 30 L -R), since this configuration is weather dependent as aircraft have varying capabilities to the tailwind they can accept. This conservative approach has resulted in a higher percentage of departures off Runways 30L-R especially when it's calculated over a long period .. which you included. In the.future, greater use of Runway 17 can be expected. This will also result in runway use percentages more consistent with what was predicted for departures on Runways 12L -R and 30L-F- (Question 6) We have recently started what we have labeled the final phase of the new runway utilization. This assumes that all personnel are familiar with the different configurations and are confident that safety is not compromised. Not to irifer the runway configurations at MSP are unsafe, but experience has shown that it is not prudent to introduce major changes in air traffic control procedures /processes without ensuring that controllers have complete familiarity and confidence with those procedures and processes. Based on our safety record since the runway opened in October of 2005, I would say that it has been a good plan. Captain Tim Beutell, NWA Chief Pilot and NOC Member recently told me that NWA Airlines was the only major air carrier in 2006 not to have an NTSB reportable event. Although we cannot take credit for this great accomplishment we can recognize that our controllers had a part in their success. In the future it is expected as traffic increases, especially during the nighttime hours and as we have more familiarity with all runway configurations, runway_ use will approximate the percentages set forth in the FEIS and EA. Question 2, 3) We have briefed all Tower personnel on the runway use percentages year to date and the predicted percentages outlined in the FEIS and EA. Each controller is becoming familiar with the runway priorities outlined in the RUS as described in the FEIS and EA. The briefing that each of our controllers received included an expectation that, when weather and traffic conditions allow, we will be increasing the use of departing Runway 17 and landing Runway 35. The long -term impact will be an increase of aircraft that depart Runway 17 as well as land Runway 35. This will result in an increase in the overall percentages of departures off Runway 17 and as well as an increase of arrivals on Runway 35. Also, it will result in runway use percentages that are more consistent with what was predicted for departures on Runways 12L- R and 30L -R. (Question 1) The data that you included points out that during night operations the percentage of departures off Runway 17 is at 2.8 %, which is well below the 34.6 % predicted. The FEIS document describes "Traffic Demand Period Criteria" in Table A -1. To summarize, this table outlines the limits of the RUS. In the table it is described that with fewer than 3.5 operations in a 15- minute period "traffic levels allow for maximum flexibility in runway selection and RUS implementation..." It goes further to describe that with traffic demand between 3.5 and 15 operations per 15- minute period "traffic levels allow for efficient selection of runways based on noise considerations, given requirements for runway crossings, capacity, and safety... moderate use of the RUS." When weather /winds require operations in a southeast flow, traffic levels (between the hours of 10:30 PM to 6:OOAM) are such that they do not currently require controllers to use 3 runways to preserve capacity. An example of this occurred during th6 period of Wednesday, January 17'b at 10:30 PM until Thursday, January 18th at 6:00 AM.- On that evening the prevailing winds were southerly from 7 -10 knots, which resulted in a southeast flow the entire night. Traffic during that period was: Arrivals Departures 10 :30 -11:00 PM 4 15 11:00 - Midnight 10 3 Midnight -1:00 AM 2 0 1:00 -2:00 AM 4 1 2:00 -3:00 AM 1 1 3:00 -4:00 AM 2 0 4:00 -5:00 AM 4 0 5:00 -6:00 AM 18 5 It is expected as traffic increases, especially during the nighttime hours and as we have more familiarity with all runway configurations, runway use will approximate the percentages set forth in the FEIS and EA. (Question 5) The above example is typical of traffic on a weeknight with the current airline schedule and volume. During this time frame O aircraft departed off Runway 17. The demand that evening was not enough to use Runway 17, which is consistent with the Traffic Demand Criteria outlined above. Therefore, all departures that night used Runways 12L and R. When weather and winds allow us to operate in a northwest flow (land Runways 30L•R) there will be more opportunities to depart on Runway 17. However, based on the current low demand, reaching 34.6% will be difficult without compromising the RUS priorities. On weekends the normal traffic during these periods is even less. If traffic at MSP increases during the nighttime hours there will be more opportunities to route traffic to Runway 17 for departure consistent with the information in Table A -3. Also, if there are interruptions in the traffic during the day (such as thunderstorms, snow events, airline computer issues, runway closures,) departure banks may be delayed into the nighttime hours. This may result in controllers using Runway 17 during nighttime hours. (Question 7) The operations of the airport, which resulted in the runway use percentages you have referenced, are consistent with the overall assumptions used in development of the FEIS and EA. These assumptions continue to be valid. We are confident as we gain familiarity with all runway use configurations, and as operations increase it will result in percentages of runway use that are reasonable and approximate those given in the FEIS and EA. However, based on the current low demand during nighttime hours reaching Runway 17 use, nighttime percentages will be difficult without compromising the RUS priorities. In that it is anticipated that average annual runway use will approximate the percentages in the FEIS and EA, additional environmental evaluation will not be necessary. I trust that this letter adequately answers your questions. If we can provide any further information, please contact me, at (612) 713 -4000. Sincerely, Carl E. Rydeen District Manager — MSP Air Traffic Control Tower cc: Nigel Finney, MAC Tom Anderson, MAC Roy Fuhrman, MAC Glen Orcutt, FAA Annette Davis, FAA Chuck Prock, FAA �L .tune 19, 2007 MAC Commissioners Metropolitan Airports Commission 6301 34111 Avenue South Minneapolis. MN 55150 Dear Commissioners: Attachment 3 City of � C M _ n is ,1..t _ - ; Mendota Heights has recently learned of the City of i agan's concerns relative to the runway use changes that occurred at MSP to make the use percentages consistent with the dual track FEIS's projections for Runway 17/35. Please know that the City of Mendota Heights wholeheartedly supports these new runway use patterns that were outlined and detailed in the numerous public Open houses going back to the 1990's and the dual track FCIS before the construction and opening of Runway 17/35. We are extremely pleased that the airport is now functioning as it was projected to function in the FEIS. Mendota Heights is pleased with the current rl.lnway use percentages at MSP and asks that no actions be taken to return to a use pattern that was never projected. Sincerely, .1 H U, e Mayor 1 101 Victoria Curve • Mendota Heights, RIN 55118 (651) 452.1856 - FAX (651) 452.8940 W June 27, 2007 Mike Maguire Metropolitan Airports Commission City of Eap June 27, 2007 Mike Maguire Metropolitan Airports Commission MAYOR Attn: Chair Lanners and MAC Commissioners 6040 -28°i Avenue South Paul Bakken Minneapolis, MN 55450 Peggy Carlson Cyndee Fields FAA MSP Air Traffic Control Tower Meg Tilley Attn: Carl Rydeen, Assistant Manager of Operations 6311 34th Avenue South COUNCIL MEMBERS Minneapolis, MN 55450 Thomas Hedges Dear Chair Lanners: CITY ADMINISTRATOR The City of Eagan is in receipt of your letter dated June 22, 2007, which was sent in response to a letter the City of Eagan sent on June 20, 2007 regarding compliance with the Eagan /Mendota Heights Corridor and the increased use of Runway 17/35 in recent months. First, I appreciate your attention to the Corridor compliance and am pleased to see that compliance increased significantly in the month of May. Our community hopes this upwards MUNICIPAL CENTER trend will continue. 3830 Pilot Knob Road While it is not my usual style to engage in a back and forth written dialogue over an issue that Eagan, MN 55122 -1810 clearly our community differs from the MAC —use of Runway 17/35, I do find it necessary to 651.675,5DD0 phone respond to your letter in order to clarify an inaccurate claim that was made in your letter with 651.675.5012 fax regard to action taken by the Noise Oversight Committee (NOC). In your letter, you referenced a 651.454,B535 TDD unanimous vote by the NOC on January 17, 2007 "to send a letter encouraging FAA to use Runway 17/35 as much as envisioned in the environmental review documents and the FAA's ROD for the Dual Track process," This statement is incorrect. If you review the minutes (see attached) from the January NOC meeting, you will find that action approved by the NOC (in a MAINTENANCE FACILITY unanimous vote) was simply to draft a letter to the FAA "raising questions and concerns raised by 3501 Coachman Point committee members regarding runway use at MSP" and to address inconsistencies with the FEIS. Eagan, MN 55122 651.675.5300 phone As the minutes from the January 17, 2007 meeting indicate, Mr. Leqve suggested that the 651.675.5360 fax committee may want to compile a list of questions for an FAA response. It was the position of 651.454.8535 TDD Dianne Miller, Eagan's Alternate to the NOC, that gathering information about runway use, including 17/35, would be beneficial, particularly given that one of the questions raised had to do with how capacity issues would impact the future use of 17/35. At that same meeting, the City of Mendota Heights was certainly vocal in their position that runway use should align to the FEIS; www.cityofeagan.com however, that was one of several opinions voiced at the meeting and did not represent the opinion of every community represented on the NOC as the letter leads one to believe. By voting in favor of sending a letter to the FAA seeking information, the City of Eagan in 77o way supported or encouraged the increased use of Runway 17/35 to meet levels projected in the environmental review documents and the FAA's ROD. It really is unfortunate that an action on THE LONE OAK TREE behalf of the City to gather information was misrepresented to imply the City was seeking The symbol of additional use of the new runway. Any person who attends the NOC meetings knows frill well strength and growth that Eagan would never support an action to increase use of Runway 17/35. Furthermore, in in our community, speaking to other members of the NOC, including Richfield representative Bill Killian, who made to Metropolitan Airports Commission June 27, 2007 Page 2 the motion to send the letter, they too recalled the action in January being simply to receive information from the FAA. In a recent conversation with Mr. Killian, he reiterated that lie would never have supported a motion that called for the increase in use of 17/35. Rather, he too was simply looking for information from the FAA, as the action indicated. The City of Eagan appreciates the opportunity to serve on the NOC and values the excellent working relationship we have with MAC staff. Customarily, we would prefer to handle such concerns through the NOC directly. However, in this instance, given that your letter was copied to Eagan's elected officials, NOC members, Eagan AR.0 members, as well as communicated to a member of the press, we thought it was necessary to clarify the action that was taken by the NOC and to voice our disappointment in how Eagan's vote was characterized. That being said, I understand that Mr. I.egve and Ms. Miller have discussed the concerns and agree that the topic of the NOC letter to the FAA should again be discussed by the NOC in order to clarify what the intention of the letter was and have a group dialogue about it. Clearly, whenever you bring six community representatives together with airline representatives, each community has different needs and expectations, which can put MAC staff in the very difficult position of having to interpret the desire of the NOC as a whole. Perhaps a conversation at the next NOC meeting regarding this most recent exchange between the NOC and FAA will prove beneficial to future discussion and action by the NOC. In light of the NOC discussion scheduled for July over this matter, please do not feel the need to issue a response to this letter at this time, as it is my understanding that MAC staff will update the Commission once the dialogue on the NOC has occurred. While I do not want to lose sight of the issue that originated this dialogue —that being the increased use of Runway 17/35 -4 did feel it was necessary to clarify the action/direction of the NOC this past January. I fully expect that the use of Runway 17/35 will continue to be an ongoing topic of discussion for both the NOC and the MAC. The City of Eagan looks forward to the July 18 NOC meeting, where it is our hope that the NOC's dialogue will clarify for the record the action taken in January and assist the NOC for future deliberations. Sincerely, F�"WI�4, Thomas L. Hedges City Administrator cc: Governor Tim Pawlenty Representative Sandra Masin (38A) Representative Lymi Wardlow (38I3) Representative Rick Hansen (39A) Senator Jim Carlson (38) Senator James Metzen (39) Eagan Airport Relations Commission MSP Noise Oversight Committee I=F10 MSP Noise Oversight Committee 17 January 2007 Page 3 referring to is the heading assignment and that the edge Kilian is referring to Is a fixed point. Leqve stated that, geographically speaking, there is no fixed point or constraint but that there is a wide variation as to where a flight track is located and that a number of variables have an Impact on where a flight track is located. Nelson clarified that the same variations and variables that affect flight tracks on a 190- degree heading would affect flight tracks on a 215 - degree heading. Leqve stated that a 215- degree heading will not eliminate all dissatisfaction that northeast Burnsville residents have related to air traffic, and noise impacts. He said that any movement toward a 230 - degree heading is an improvement but that some impact will still be felt by residents. Nelson asked if a 215- degree heading will have an impact on fewer people than use of the 190 - degree or 200 - degree heading. Leqve replied that, within the context of existing land use south of MSP, the closer to a 230 - degree heading the higher the probability of reducing overflight of residential land use. Representative Bergmann, Apple Valley, asked the chair if Representative Hansen, Burnsville, could address the Committee. Nelson replied in the affirmative. Representative Hansen stated that the City of Burnsville has been apprised of the 215- degree heading development and that the City Council characterizes it as positive. He recognized the development will not eliminate all aircraft noise but that the point is to increase use of the Minnesota River Valley. He thanked the Committee for its efforts on the degree heading issue, recognized MAC staff for their work and commended the FAA for its willingness to work with the surrounding communities while maintaining its core mission of air space safety and integrity. Beutel asked if data from the 60 -day test of the 215- degree heading would be available by the March or May 2007 NOC meetings. Leqve replied that the Committee will be updated with test data as it becomes available. IT WAS MOVED BY REPRESENTATIVE LEVERMORE AND SECONDED BY REPRESENTATIVE KILIAN TO PROCEED WITH A 60 -DAY TEST OF THE 215 - DEGREE HEADING, BEGINNING ON 7 FEBRUARY 2007, WITH TEST DATA TO BE EVALUATED AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE AND FOR DATA TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE MARCH 2007 NOC MEETING WITH AN EYE TOWARD DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO EXTEND THE TESTING PERIOD BEYOND THE ORIGINAL 60- DAY PERIOD. THE MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. Chair Nelson thanked Rydeen for his time and efforts in working with the communities and the NOC to develop a solution to the departure heading Issue. 4. Review of Runway Use System Implementation Chad Leqve, Technical Advisor, reminded the group that review of the Runway Use System implementation is on the 2007 NOC Work Plan and Is Important in terms of comparing runway use now with runway use as forecasted prior to the opening of Runway 17/35. Leqve noted that he has been contacted by several communities who are interested in the runway use data and who have concerns regarding use percentages off of the parallel runways now that Runway 17/35 is in operation. By way of background, Leqve directed the group to the memorandum included in the meeting packet (Item 3), which contains information on the Dual Track FEIS, ROD and the most recent NEPA documentation that relates to the operation of the new runway in the form of the departure procedure EA. He noted the memorandum includes a table (Table A.3 -7: Runway Use for MSP Alternative -- Average Annual USE) and IVISP Noise Oversight Commi't'tee 17 January 2007 Page 4 pointed out that the table shows a 36.6% use of Runway 17 for departures and a 16.9% use of Runway 35 for arrivals, indicating what was at the time planned future use of Runway 17/35. Leqve stated the assumptions in the table were based on approximately 575,000 total operations at MSP in 2005 and that in 2006 total operations at MSP were approximately 470,000. Leqve reminded the group of discussions that began in 1999 on a Part 150 update at MSP, one element of which is a revised Runway Use System. He stated that a Runway Use System is a runway selection process that Is outlined at an airport for the express purpose of reducing noise impact, and noted that there are other elements that factor in to the FAA's selection of runways. Leqve stated that safety and capacity are paramount in the runway use selection, but that there are times throughout a day when there is flexibility within those critieria to select runway use based on something else, such as noise abatement. Leqve noted that the information in the meeting packet was developed through a Part 150 update process which has spanned several years as part of the Noise Compatibility Program submitted to the FAA. Leqve stated that the Runway Use System advocates that in order to reduce noise impacts the first option for departures is Runway 12L and Runway 12R. The second option is to use Runway 17; the third option is balanced use of Runway 4/22 and the fourth option is the use of Runway 30L and Runway 30R. For arrivals, the first option Is to use Runway 30L and Runway 30R; the second option is Runway 35; the third option is balanced use of Runway 4122 and the fourth option is use of Runway 12L and Runway 12R. Leqve stated that this ranking of options was agreed to with the communities as part of the Part 150 process and approved for implementation in the Runway 17 departure procedure EA. Leqve stated that operational data was examined in order to define periods throughout the day as low- , mid- , and high- demand time periods. Fewer than 3.5 operations in a 15- minute time period constitutes low - demand. Between 3.5 and 15 operations in a 15- minute period constitutes mid- demand, and anything greater than 15 operations in a 15- minute period constitutes high- demand. Leqve stated that the assumption was that during periods of low- demand, there was quite a bit of flexibility to Implement runway use that considered more of the noise reduction element in the runway selection process. He noted that during mid - demand periods, that flexibility is lessened as capacity and other considerations come more in to play. During high - demand periods it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, for the FAA to implement runway selection based on the element of reducing noise impact because of capacity and safety considerations. Leqve stated that, after examining the operational data, revised runway use percentages were developed that reflected the modified runway use criteria of low- , mid- , and high - demand periods. There are only slight differences between the runway use percentages between those included in the departure procedure EA and those included in the Dual -Track FEIS. Leqve stated that the departure procedure EA was approved by the FAA assuming implementation of the Runway Use System because there was no environmental impact as It related to the previous assumptions documented in the Dual -Track FEIS. Leqve stated that, now that Runway 17/35 has been operational for a year, data on runway use has been analyzed. Directing the group to charts included in the meeting packet, Leqve pointed out that nighttime arrivals on Runway 30L and on Runway 12H are higher than forecasted and that nighttime arrivals on Runway 17/35 are minimal. He also pointed out that nighttime departures are higher than forecasted on Runway 30L and on Runway 12L. Leqve noted that total actual departure operations are over forecast on Runways 12L and Runway 30L, and that usage of the Runway 17 for departures is significantly lower than forecasted. Leqve noted that average daily arrival operations on Runway 12R are over by 7.1 %, average dally departure operations on Runway 30L are 11.0% over, and average dally departure operations on Runway 12L are over by 9.5 %. He added that nighttime use on Runway 12R is over forecast by 11.4 %, Runway 30L is over forecast by 13.0% and, at the same time, Runway 35 is below forecast by 13 %. Nighttime departures on Runway 17 are below forecast by 31.8 %; nighttime departures are over forecast on I dw A0 MSP Noise Oversight Committee 17 January 2007 Page 5 Runway 30L by 15.6 %; nighttime departures on Runway 30R are over forecast by 5.3 %; and nighttime departures on Runway 12L are over forecast by 7.8 %. Leqve noted that total arrival operations track fairly well with the forecast, with the exception of Runway 12L which is over forecast by 7.5 %. Leqve stated that overall departures on Runway 171s under forecast by 21.9 %, Runway 30L Is over forecast by 11.7 %, Runway 12L is over forecast by 9.2% and Runway 30R is over forecast by 53%. Chair Nelson asked if operations were at the level forecasted, would the trend shown in the tables presented continue or would there be a leveling off with Runway 17 absorbing additional operations. Leqve replied that the FAA's position is that as more capacity is needed at MSP related runway use percentages would align with what was presented in the Dual -Track FEIS. Nelson noted that Runway 17 was not heavily used when it first opened but that use of it increased over time, and asked if use is continuing to increase month over month or if use has reached a steady limit. Leqve replied the highest rate of Runway 17 use occurred in December 2007 but that there is not necessarily an established trend of increased use. Representative Levermore stated that it appears there is opportunity, during low- demand periods, to utilize runways at MSP in order to reduce noise impacts and that nighttime hours are typical low- demand periods. He asked, then, why the Runway Use System percentages for Runway 17 are significantly below what was anticipated. Leqve replied that question would be best answered by the ATCT and suggested that the Committee may want to compile a list of such questions for the FAA and direct MAC staff to work with the FAA to get a response to the questions. Representative Kilian asked if forecast percentages are met as operations increase, and as other runways are utilized at capacity, will all of the additional operations take place on Runway 17. Representative Duggan stated that, as there has been an increase in operations over Mendota Heights, particularly nighttime operations, and as Mendota Heights was promised relief in terms of noise impacts as a result of the opening of Runway 17/35, he would like to know why the FAA is operating in violation of the FEIS. in addition, he stated he would like to know what steps can or should be taken to make sure the FAA is operating consistent with the FEIS and, if the FAA continues to operate In violation of the FEIS, when action will be taken to initiate a new FEIS. Nelson stated that she is not sure, In terms of procedure, whether the issue Duggan raises is a violation or an inconsistency and suggested that clarification would be helpful. Representative Otto asked if the MSP ATCT utllizes Runway 17/35 primarily for the purpose of meeting demand during high -use periods and secondarily for the purpose of noise distribution and, if so, if there is a way to achieve more equitable noise distribution so that use of Runway 17/35 Is brought in line with what was projected. IT WAS MOVED BY REPRESENTATIVE KILIAN AND SECONDED BY REPRESENTATIVE DUGGAN TO DIRECT MAC STAFF TO DRAFT A LETTER TO THE FAA RAISING THE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS RAISED BY COMMITTEE MEMBERS REGARDING RUNWAY USE AT MSP, AND FOR THE LETTER TO USE THE TERM 'INCONSISTENCIES" RATHER THAN "VIOLATIONS" WHEN ADDRESSING THE FEIS ISSUES. THE MOTION CARRIED BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. 5. Review of Airport Operations when Runway 30L/1 213 Is Closed for Construction in 2007 Chad Leqve, Technical Advisor, stated that the center section of the south parallel, Runways 30L/12R, will be reconstructed during summer 2007, and that reduced operations at MSP combined with the availability of Runway 17/35 means the construction can be done in a manner that reduces the amount of delay at MSP and contributes to the on-time completion of the project. Leqve noted that the concrete in the center section of the parallel runways was laid in approximately 1950 and that there is some separation between the bituminous overlay and the concrete, necessitating rehabilitation. Representative Bergmann noted that news stories have appeared in local papers regarding the construction project and that it would be helpful M •`ptLEnuNp� STATE of MINNESOTA office of Governor Tim Pawlenty 130 State Capitol 0 75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard s Saint Paul, MN 55155 June 22, 2007 Mike Maguire City of Eagan 3$30 Pilot Knob Road Saint Paul, MN 55122 -1810 Dear Mike: My office has received a copy of the correspondence you sent regarding airport noise in Eagan due to increased operations using Runway 17/35 . Thank you for taking the time to keep me informed about this matter. Please feel free to contact my office in the future if you have comments or suggestions on resolvu-tg this issue. Governor TP:JM Voice: (651) 296 -3391. or (800) 657 -3717 Fax: (651) 296 -2089 TDD: (651) 296 -0075 or (800) 657 -3598 Web site: http: / /www•g overnor.state.mn,us An Equal Opportunity Employer Printed on recycled paper containing 15% post consumer material Airport-noise gripes provoke letter ` arTribu e.00m ! MINNEAPOLIS - ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA Airport -noise gripes provoke letter The city of Eagan sent an angry letter to the MAC and FAA saying residents have had to deal with an inordinate amount of noise from flights taking off from. the new runway at Minneapolis -St. Paul airport. By _Sarah. l_emaye., Star Tribune Last update: June 26, 2007 — 11:14 AM A spike in departures off the new runway at Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport -- paired with a rise in complaints from Eagan residents under the planes -- has provoked an angry letter from Eagan Mayor Mike Maguire. The letter, dated June 20 and sent to the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), says residents have been subjected to an inordinate amount of airport noise, and argues the airport is sending far more flights than planned off the new north -south runway, which opened in October 2005. In May, 7,293 flights -- 38 percent of total airport departures -- headed south off the new runway, up from 2,663, or 14 percent, in May 2006, according to MAC numbers. With the increase came a corresponding bump in complaints. In May, Eagan topped a list of communities voicing noise woes to the MAC, with 2,076 complaints from 130 people. During the same period last year, Eagan was sixth on the list, with 878 complaints. In the letter, Maguire claims airport planners told residents the new runway was needed for added capacity. But planning documents "could not have predicted 9/11 or the bankruptcy of Northwest Airlines," factors that contributed to a 3.5 percent decline in airport takeoffs and landings between 2002 and 2006. Since the number of flights hasn't increased, there's no need for such heavy use of the new runway, the letter argues. Yet in May, the new runway was used for departures twice as often as any other runway. The MAC, which runs the airport, disagreed with Maguire's assertions in a reply sent last week. "What's happening now is consistent with what we planned," said Chad Leqve, MAC aviation noise manager. "The use of that new runway was never tied to a total number of operations," he said, and percentage -wise, use of the new runway is right on target. In fact, Leqve said, residents near the old runways -- particularly in Mendota Heights -- complained last winter that the new runway was being used too little, and Eagan signed http://www.startribune.com/332/v-print/story/1265540.html GIT Page I of 2 6/26/2007 Airport -noise gripes provoke letter onto a letter about the problem that a group of cities near the airport and airline representatives sent to the FAA. But "the point of that letter was just questioning the overall runway use," said Dianne Miller, Eagan's assistant city administrator. "Nowhere in that letter was it asked that that runway be used more." The letter asks a series of pointed questions, such as "When can we anticipate runway use at (the airport) to become consistent with the runway use figures" predicted in planning documents? Maguire's June 20 letter also implies that the FAA and MAC may sending more planes off the new runway in an attempt to reduce the number of homes affected by litigation over noise from the expanded airport. The cities of Minneapolis, Richfield and Eagan sued the MAC in 2005, claiming the commission failed to honor a commitment to completely soundproof homes experiencing noise in the 60- to 64- decibel range. Leqve strenuously denied the suggestion that use of the runways is tied to the litigation. "I was a little shocked when I saw that," he said. Sarah Lemagie • 612 -673 -7557 - siemagie chi startribune.com 2007 Star Tribune. All rights reserved. IL htt : / /www.startribune.com/332 /v- rint/sto /1265540.html p P rY Page 2 of 2 6/26/2007 TwinCities.com - Metropolitan Airports Commission / Cities seek public input on noise settlement Page 1 of 2 Join 0. home news local sports business entertainment life & culture travel help - services obituaries classifieds j Traffic Weather Opinion Columnists Blogs Podcasts Ilorne MORE TOD) Reddit e -" YahooM Web , Google (i What's this? Wisconsin Sena del.icio.us � gigg wh"� a_;. Y part of budget 'r1 Print G7 Email Forest Lake fire Met rli it its mission f Cities Minneapolis ma Young adults le seek public input on noise settlement He planned ast Some officials suggest homeowners should hold out for more Out to the ballg BY FREDERICK MELO Pioneer Press Squeezing the Article Last Updated: 06/26/2007 09:37:17 PM CDT Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak will host a public forum today to discuss potential settlements in two noise- insulation suits against the Metropolitan Airports Commission. With a settlement deadline approaching, Minneapolis, Richfield and Eagan are seeking input on what to include in an offer. A class- action suit might net central air conditioning for thousands of residents who live with the daily din of planes departing Minneapolis -St. Paul International Airport, including at least 261 Eagan homeowners. Central air is the major noise buffer offered in the $65 million legal settlement, which has yet to be made fully public. But some officials in the three cities think homeowners should perhaps hold out for better. Details of the tentative agreement are still being hashed but and are subject to the approval of a Hennepin County judge. But city officials in Minneapolis, Richfield and Eagan fear the class- action settlement could shortchange their own noise- insulation suit, filed separately in 2005. The MAC has offered to help the cities with legal costs - totaling more than $1 million - if they accept the same settlement, MAC spokesman Pat Hogan said. The two lawsuits are being heard by Judge Stephen Aldrich, who has given the three cities until July 23 to draft their own legal agreement with the airports commission. "If the class- action suit settles for something, the pressure will be on us to accept the same terms," said Corey Conover, assistant city attorney for Minneapolis. Advertisement "We don't know all the details in the proposed settlement of the class- action suit, and they've never given us all the details," Conover said. "Obviously, we've been asking for a lot more than air conditioning." Details What: Under a tentative settlement of a class- action suit, homes surrounding the airport would receive central air conditioning and $1,750 for additional sound insulation or, if they already have central air, $9,250. Minneapolis, Richfield and Eagan are asking for more extensive soundproofing. Officials said many homes received air conditioning after the late 1990s, under a separate program. And central air does little good against noise in winter. Who: Also in question is how many homeowners would benefit in either settlement, with counts ranging from 4,400 to 8,000 in the three cities. Dianne Miller, assistant city administrator for Eagan, said 492 Eagan homeowners live within the noise contour this year by one common counting method - or 261 by another. if you go: Minneapolis plans an open house on two noise - insulation lawsuits involving the Metropolitan Airports htt : / /www.twincities.com/ci 6236342 ?nclick check =l 6/27/2007 P — — TwinCities.com - Metropolitan Airports Commission / Cities seek public input on noise settlement Page 2 of 2 Commission from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Richfield Lutheran Church, 8 W. 60th St., Minneapolis. 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