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Old 04-09-2010, 10:47 AM
 
Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota
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I can probably count on one hand how often I heard planes per year while I lived in Rapid City.
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Old 04-10-2010, 09:00 PM
 
Location: rapid city sd
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Default hi all

I lived at the end of the NAS JAX runway for many years and loved seeing the and hearing the planes.Gear head yes.
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Old 06-08-2017, 12:52 AM
 
Location: American West
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Is Ellsworth still fairly active? Anyone know?
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Old 06-08-2017, 08:01 AM
 
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Yes, Ellsworth is active. There is usually a fair amount of B-1 traffic. Occasionally you will see a B-52 flying about. Practicing low level runs and maybe a few touch and go landings.
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Old 06-10-2017, 08:52 AM
 
Location: American West
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I actually saw and heard some B1s taking off this morning. Is morning or afternoon better. I found a few vantage points on the dirt roads surrounding the base, but is there a good place to watch planes take off and land? My wife and I are military aviation geeks. Thanks!
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Old 01-04-2018, 02:43 PM
 
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Other than under the ends of the runways, neither the base or airport are all that bad. Stay west of Down town and you rarely hear them.
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Old 01-06-2018, 05:45 PM
 
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In Rapid City, are there noise issues with the B-1 bombers from Ellsworth AFB? In Tucson we were never bothered much by the A-10's, but now the Air Force base has new fighters that are extremely loud. We are 15 miles from the base and it's still a problem. I don't imagine Rapid City Regional Airport is much of a problem due to limited number of flights. What about Sioux Falls and their airport? Thanks in advance.
I don't live in Rapid City but have lived near O'Hare in Chicago so I do 'get' what you're saying and I do empathize but short of moving I don't think there is anything you can do but try and get use to it.
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Old 01-12-2018, 02:17 PM
 
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It sounds like freeeeeedom!
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Old 02-14-2019, 10:51 PM
 
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I know the original post is old, but I'll answer regarding my perception in 2019. Im on the south side of Rapid, by the new Walmart, and rarely notice noise from the base. You can hear them fire up the engines at times but you get used to it, and its not that loud from here anyway.
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Old 04-07-2019, 06:31 AM
 
Location: Greenville, NC
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I can tell you where you don't want to live. Near a Marine Corps air station. They fly Harrier jets and think nothing of flying low and slow over the nearby subdivisions.
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