Aviation Noise Technologies

Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System

The Airport Noise and Operations Monitoring System (ANOMS) is a computer system that allows airports to convert aircraft radar data, provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), into graphic displays of actual aircraft flight paths, or "tracks," on a map. It also allows airports to correlate flight tracks with "noise events" that are recorded by microphones referred to as Remote Monitoring Towers (RMT) that are located around the airport in the communities.

The Metropolitan Airports Commission's (MAC) ANOMS system is an important tool for monitoring and reporting actual airport and airspace usage, as well as measurement of noise levels around the Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport (MSP). Anyone with access to the Internet can view the data on this Web site via several interactive reports. A person can find information such as noise levels at the RMTs, the location of flight tracks in relation to an address, which runways were used at a given time or day, and the types of aircraft associated with specific noise events.

For summary information, visit our Monthly Operation Reports page.