Aircraft noise in Alaska towns
NoiseAbove scores aircraft noise from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme) for 64 Alaska towns and cities with 1,000 or more people, from a year of recorded flight tracks. The typical (median) town scores 3; 6 score 6 or higher (major aircraft noise or worse).
- 1 Minimal: 24
- 2–3 Minor: 22
- 4–5 Moderate: 12
- 6–7 Major: 5
- 8–9 Severe: 1
- 10 Extreme: 0
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Largest cities
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage | 1 | 0.3 | 286,075 |
| Fairbanks | 8 | 31 | 31,856 |
| Juneau | 1 | 0.1 | 31,555 |
| Badger | 3 | 1.4 | 19,482 |
| Knik-Fairview | 5 | 10 | 14,923 |
| College | 6 | 21 | 12,964 |
| Wasilla | 4 | 8.5 | 9,945 |
| Sitka | 1 | 0.1 | 8,282 |
| Tanaina | 3 | 2.6 | 8,197 |
| Ketchikan | 1 | 0 | 8,079 |
| Kalifornsky | 3 | 2.5 | 7,850 |
| Kenai | 6 | 18 | 7,746 |
Quietest towns
Lowest scores among towns where receivers track low aircraft well (high confidence).
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valdez | 1 | 0.1 | 3,805 |
| Craig | 1 | 0.1 | 1,041 |
| Anchor Point | 1 | 0.2 | 1,930 |
| Sutton-Alpine | 1 | 0.2 | 1,447 |
| Susitna North | 1 | 0.2 | 1,260 |
| Healy | 1 | 0.2 | 1,021 |
| Fishhook | 1 | 0.3 | 4,679 |
| Willow | 2 | 0.4 | 2,102 |
| Salcha | 2 | 0.6 | 1,095 |
| Bear Creek | 2 | 0.7 | 1,956 |
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Noisiest towns
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairbanks | 8 | 31 | 31,856 |
| Palmer | 6 | 33 | 6,378 |
| Kotzebue | 6 | 28 | 2,979 |
| College | 6 | 21 | 12,964 |
| Farmers Loop | 6 | 21 | 4,853 |
| Kenai | 6 | 18 | 7,746 |
| Big Lake | 5 | 11 | 3,350 |
| Homer | 5 | 11 | 6,040 |
| Ridgeway | 5 | 11 | 2,022 |
| Soldotna | 5 | 10 | 4,577 |
All Alaska towns
A B C D E F G H J K L M N P R S T U V W
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | |||
| Akutan | 1 | 0 | 1,586 |
| Anchor Point | 1 | 0.2 | 1,930 |
| Anchorage | 1 | 0.3 | 286,075 |
| B | |||
| Badger | 3 | 1.4 | 19,482 |
| Bear Creek | 2 | 0.7 | 1,956 |
| Bethel | 1 | 0 | 6,292 |
| Big Lake | 5 | 11 | 3,350 |
| Butte | 4 | 5.0 | 3,246 |
| C | |||
| Chena Ridge | 5 | 9.2 | 5,791 |
| Cohoe | 2 | 1.2 | 1,364 |
| College | 6 | 21 | 12,964 |
| Cordova | 3 | 2.3 | 2,473 |
| Craig | 1 | 0.1 | 1,041 |
| D | |||
| Deltana | 1 | 0 | 2,251 |
| Diamond Ridge | 2 | 1.2 | 1,156 |
| Dillingham | 1 | 0.3 | 2,126 |
| E | |||
| Eielson AFB | 3 | 2.8 | 2,647 |
| Ester | 3 | 3.1 | 2,422 |
| F | |||
| Fairbanks | 8 | 31 | 31,856 |
| Farm Loop | 3 | 3.0 | 1,028 |
| Farmers Loop | 6 | 21 | 4,853 |
| Fishhook | 1 | 0.3 | 4,679 |
| Fritz Creek | 2 | 1.2 | 1,932 |
| G | |||
| Gateway | 4 | 6.1 | 5,552 |
| Goldstream | 3 | 3.0 | 3,557 |
| H | |||
| Haines | 1 | 0 | 1,713 |
| Healy | 1 | 0.2 | 1,021 |
| Homer | 5 | 11 | 6,040 |
| Hooper Bay | 1 | 0 | 1,308 |
| Houston | 3 | 4.5 | 2,146 |
| J | |||
| Juneau | 1 | 0.1 | 31,555 |
| K | |||
| Kalifornsky | 3 | 2.5 | 7,850 |
| Kenai | 6 | 18 | 7,746 |
| Ketchikan | 1 | 0 | 8,079 |
| Knik-Fairview | 5 | 10 | 14,923 |
| Kodiak | 4 | 8.4 | 5,354 |
| Kodiak Station | 4 | 5.4 | 1,301 |
| Kotzebue | 6 | 28 | 2,979 |
| L | |||
| Lazy Mountain | 2 | 1.0 | 1,479 |
| M | |||
| Meadow Lakes | 3 | 4.2 | 7,570 |
| Metlakatla | 1 | 0 | 1,405 |
| N | |||
| Nikiski | 3 | 2.4 | 4,493 |
| Nome | 1 | 0 | 3,639 |
| North Pole | 3 | 3.3 | 2,427 |
| P | |||
| Palmer | 6 | 33 | 6,378 |
| Petersburg | 1 | 0 | 2,948 |
| Prudhoe Bay | 1 | 0 | 2,174 |
| R | |||
| Ridgeway | 5 | 11 | 2,022 |
| S | |||
| Salcha | 2 | 0.6 | 1,095 |
| Seward | 4 | 6.3 | 2,735 |
| Sitka | 1 | 0.1 | 8,282 |
| Soldotna | 5 | 10 | 4,577 |
| Steele Creek | 3 | 2.3 | 6,662 |
| Sterling | 3 | 3.0 | 5,617 |
| Susitna North | 1 | 0.2 | 1,260 |
| Sutton-Alpine | 1 | 0.2 | 1,447 |
| T | |||
| Tanaina | 3 | 2.6 | 8,197 |
| Tok | 3 | 0.6 | 1,258 |
| U | |||
| Unalaska | 1 | 0 | 4,214 |
| UtqiagÌvik | 1 | 0 | 4,694 |
| V | |||
| Valdez | 1 | 0.1 | 3,805 |
| W | |||
| Wasilla | 4 | 8.5 | 9,945 |
| Willow | 2 | 0.4 | 2,102 |
| Wrangell | 1 | 0 | 2,064 |