Viewing Options

There are three options for viewing flight track information. Choose Animated, Real Time or Static from the Replay Type section of the website. You may select one type of flight track information at a time. A description of each display is provided below.

• Animated replays flights in animated motion for dates and times you choose.
• Real Time is a continuous stream of flight activity displayed in animated motion. The animated flight activity shows real time flights with a 20 minute delay.
• Static displays tracks for flights that occurred earlier today or on previous dates.

Mapping an Address

At the top of the map, a "Find an Address" bar is provided so that you may locate a particular address or point on the map. In this bar, type the address number then street name. As you type, addresses will begin to appear in the drop down box. Click or tap on the address you wish to use.

Specifying a Date and Time

When you are interested in viewing aircraft activity for a specific date and time, click on the Start Date calendar. The electronic calendar will open and display the current month and year. You may select any month of interest by clicking the arrows on the top of the calendar, and then clicking on the date of the activity you would like to view.

You may select the Start Time of the activity you would like to view when you click on the down arrow next to the Start Time. In Animated Mode, you can choose a speed of playback. The replay will start after clicking or tapping the Play triangle. In Static Mode, you can choose the duration of time. The tracks will display after clicking or tapping the Refresh circle.

Weather

In Animated and Real Time, MSP weather data is available in the top right corner of the website. The wind direction and speed is displayed on the screen. By clicking the arrow to the right of this data, an information screen will also show additional information about the weather for the time selected.

RMT Display

The system of 39 Remote Monitoring Towers can be displayed using the Layers / Overlay feature. In Animated mode, RMT locations will light up if an event has been recorded for the time displayed. The MAC classifies an event when the sound pressure level (SPL) reaches 65 dBA and records an event when the SPL remains at or above 63 dBA for at least eight seconds. Not all events recorded or displayed are the result of aircraft overflights.

Static Mode Flight Display

In Static Mode, many details about individual flights are available. After you select a date and time and refresh the map to display tracks, clicking a flight track will provide more information. Each track has individual data points that contain information about date and time of the point, altitude, heading and speed at that point. Hover over the data points to display this information. For MSP operations, if the flight triggered an event at one of the RMTs, the RMT will change color and the date and time and maximum dBA level will be displayed above the RMT location.