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Whenever Im in Minot (once a week), I dont notice the bombers. Its not like they do fly overs on the city, they are positioned several miles north of town. Minot is a terrific place to live in my opinion.
Whenever Im in Minot (once a week), I dont notice the bombers. Its not like they do fly overs on the city, they are positioned several miles north of town. Minot is a terrific place to live in my opinion.
That's what I was wondering. Thank you for your reply!
only airline servicing minot at the moment is northwest but i would have to search my GDS to be sure. and the number of flights is pretty small, not sure about general aviation but that would be prop planes so the noise would be minimal. there is a racetrack in town at the fairgrounds but not sure how much noise that would produce. if you dont live near highway 2, broadway or burdick in minot the noise i would think would be pretty minimal but havent spent much time in minot in the last 4 years.
edit: just checked my worldspan GDS and can only find 3 flights into and out of minot on northwest. august times appear to be 450a, 1107a and 440 out of minot and arrivals are 1027a, 359p, and 1152p.
[quote=pie in ear;1208401]I guess my point wasn't as to what kind of jets they were so much as that there is a lot of air traffic. Is it obvious there is a lot of air traffic?
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IF you live in Minot, you won't even notice or hear the aircraft from the base. And unless you live close to the airport, you won't see or hear any of the planes unless you happen to look up at the right time to see the aircraft leave the city. I live in SE Minot and I haven't heard a plane yet. Trains yes, aircraft no.
IF you live in Minot, you won't even notice or hear the aircraft from the base. And unless you live close to the airport, you won't see or hear any of the planes unless you happen to look up at the right time to see the aircraft leave the city. I live in SE Minot and I haven't heard a plane yet. Trains yes, aircraft no.
We lived in Minot for 9 years and my husband retired from Minot AFB. We did not live on the base and in fact lived in down town Minot. We loved it everyday and if not for the job change, we would have stayed there forever. Two of our kids graduated from Minot High School. The flight paths for aircraft do not usually follow down town or even around Minot very often, at least we rarely ever heard them. By the time the jets get that far from the base they are pretty high in altitude and not heard. Minot is located about 15 or so miles from the base. It's a great city. Know as the "Magic City," it truly is one. Geographically you can't see it until you are there because, like magic, it appears from what may seem like an endless highway. may things about Minot are magical with it being the home of the State Fair. I believe if you choose to live in Minot, you will not regret it. I have very fond memories of Minot and made life long frienships. I think it isa well kept secret.....
Minot AFB does have B52's. But the base is 12 miles north of Minot so you don't even hear when they run up the engines. You won't even hear the Northwest Airlines when it comes into Minot unless you are facing the airport. The biggest noise in Minot are the deaf people who play their music so loud, you can hear it outside of the car they are driving. ct
I couldn't agree more. My wife thinks I'm a nut, but I love the sound of fighters and bombers overhead.
Does anybody know if the AFB at Minot is either growing or downsizing?
You're gonna hate me, but I like to buy rental homes near military bases--that is, unless they're downsizing.
The downside with this kind of rental is the high turnover. But as a military brat myself, who grew up on and off bases, I like the idea of military families renting my home.
No, not a lot of air noise from the base, and they normally they don't fly during the night.
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AFB Growing or Downsizing?
