As documented in the Southwest Journal a few years ago--and confirmed by
top MAC officials--the North-South runway will NOT result in noise relief
for South Minneapolis residents who live under the path of the north
parallel runway. As operations increase generally at the airport, South
Minneapolis residents under the north parallel runway will actually see
and hear an increase in jet traffic. Operation of the new North-South
runway, however, will result in the reduction of jet traffic for
residents living under the south parallel runway.
Mark Engebretson
Field Neighborhood
Ward 8
Steve Peterson said:
The new runway is being done to increase capacity at the airport, and
provide some (there's controversy about exactly how much) noise relief to
South Minneapolis.
