Aircraft noise in Kansas towns
NoiseAbove scores aircraft noise from 1 (minimal) to 10 (extreme) for 196 Kansas towns and cities with 1,000 or more people, from a year of recorded flight tracks. The typical (median) town scores 1; 11 score 6 or higher (major aircraft noise or worse).
- 1 Minimal: 103
- 2–3 Minor: 54
- 4–5 Moderate: 28
- 6–7 Major: 10
- 8–9 Severe: 1
- 10 Extreme: 0
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Largest cities
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichita | 5 | 12 | 396,119 |
| Overland Park | 4 | 6.8 | 197,089 |
| Kansas City | 7 | 33 | 152,933 |
| Olathe | 4 | 5.0 | 147,461 |
| Topeka | 3 | 2.2 | 125,475 |
| Lawrence | 3 | 3.3 | 96,207 |
| Shawnee | 4 | 4.8 | 69,417 |
| Lenexa | 4 | 4.6 | 58,536 |
| Manhattan | 2 | 0.4 | 53,682 |
| Salina | 5 | 13 | 45,792 |
| Hutchinson | 2 | 0.9 | 39,662 |
| Leavenworth | 5 | 9.4 | 37,034 |
Quietest towns
Lowest scores among towns where receivers track low aircraft well (high confidence).
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Riley | 1 | 0.1 | 7,761 |
| Satanta | 1 | 0.2 | 1,055 |
| Winfield | 1 | 0.3 | 11,669 |
| Moundridge | 1 | 0.3 | 1,955 |
| Minneapolis | 1 | 0.3 | 1,936 |
| Hugoton | 1 | 0.4 | 3,613 |
| Osage City | 1 | 0.4 | 2,814 |
| Victoria | 1 | 0.4 | 1,112 |
| Great Bend | 2 | 0.3 | 14,372 |
| Ulysses | 2 | 0.5 | 5,616 |
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Noisiest towns
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| McConnell AFB | 8 | 14 | 1,777 |
| Kansas City | 7 | 33 | 152,933 |
| Westwood | 6 | 27 | 1,721 |
| Fairway | 6 | 26 | 4,158 |
| Bel Aire | 6 | 25 | 9,537 |
| Roeland Park | 6 | 21 | 6,712 |
| Mission | 6 | 21 | 10,014 |
| Mission Hills | 6 | 21 | 3,525 |
| Gardner | 6 | 20 | 25,378 |
| Lansing | 6 | 19 | 11,221 |
All Kansas towns
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y
| Town | Score | Loud / day | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | |||
| Abilene | 5 | 18 | 6,443 |
| Altamont | 1 | 0 | 1,047 |
| Andover | 5 | 9.9 | 15,814 |
| Anthony | 1 | 0.3 | 2,069 |
| Arkansas City | 1 | 0.4 | 11,765 |
| Arma | 1 | 0.1 | 1,384 |
| Atchison | 1 | 0.1 | 10,670 |
| Atwood | 1 | 0 | 1,242 |
| Auburn | 2 | 1.2 | 1,261 |
| Augusta | 3 | 2.6 | 9,245 |
| B | |||
| Baldwin City | 2 | 1.8 | 4,929 |
| Basehor | 3 | 1.8 | 7,719 |
| Baxter Springs | 1 | 0 | 3,830 |
| Bel Aire | 6 | 25 | 9,537 |
| Belle Plaine | 2 | 1.4 | 1,452 |
| Belleville | 1 | 0 | 1,987 |
| Beloit | 1 | 0.1 | 3,358 |
| Bonner Springs | 5 | 14 | 7,621 |
| Buhler | 2 | 1.1 | 1,315 |
| Burlington | 1 | 0 | 2,593 |
| C | |||
| Caldwell | 1 | 0.1 | 1,008 |
| Caney | 1 | 0 | 1,732 |
| Carbondale | 2 | 1.4 | 1,318 |
| Chanute | 1 | 0 | 8,468 |
| Chapman | 2 | 0.6 | 1,372 |
| Cheney | 2 | 1.6 | 2,160 |
| Cherryvale | 1 | 0 | 2,128 |
| Cimarron | 1 | 0 | 1,994 |
| Clay Center | 1 | 0 | 4,094 |
| Clearwater | 5 | 12 | 2,642 |
| Coffeyville | 1 | 0 | 8,570 |
| Colby | 1 | 0 | 5,589 |
| Columbus | 1 | 0 | 2,870 |
| Colwich | 4 | 5.6 | 1,453 |
| Concordia | 1 | 0 | 5,004 |
| Conway Springs | 2 | 0.9 | 1,117 |
| Council Grove | 1 | 0.1 | 2,125 |
| D | |||
| De Soto | 3 | 2.9 | 6,539 |
| Derby | 5 | 10 | 26,233 |
| Dodge City | 1 | 0 | 27,514 |
| Douglass | 3 | 1.0 | 1,542 |
| E | |||
| Edgerton | 5 | 15 | 1,718 |
| Edwardsville | 5 | 9.4 | 4,641 |
| El Dorado | 2 | 1.1 | 12,919 |
| Elkhart | 1 | 0 | 1,800 |
| Ellinwood | 1 | 0 | 1,960 |
| Ellis | 1 | 0.2 | 1,921 |
| Ellsworth | 3 | 1.9 | 3,133 |
| Elwood | 1 | 0.1 | 1,122 |
| Emporia | 3 | 0.4 | 24,105 |
| Erie | 1 | 0 | 1,019 |
| Eudora | 3 | 2.5 | 6,466 |
| Eureka | 1 | 0 | 2,264 |
| F | |||
| Fairway | 6 | 26 | 4,158 |
| Fort Riley | 1 | 0.1 | 7,761 |
| Fort Scott | 1 | 0 | 7,565 |
| Fredonia | 1 | 0 | 2,073 |
| Frontenac | 1 | 0.1 | 3,372 |
| G | |||
| Galena | 1 | 0.1 | 2,752 |
| Garden City | 1 | 0.1 | 27,371 |
| Gardner | 6 | 20 | 25,378 |
| Garnett | 1 | 0.2 | 3,197 |
| Girard | 1 | 0.1 | 2,465 |
| Goddard | 5 | 8.3 | 5,708 |
| Goodland | 1 | 0 | 4,403 |
| Grandview Plaza | 4 | 3.9 | 1,630 |
| Great Bend | 2 | 0.3 | 14,372 |
| H | |||
| Halstead | 2 | 0.6 | 2,138 |
| Harper | 1 | 0.3 | 1,304 |
| Haven | 2 | 1.7 | 1,168 |
| Hays | 3 | 1.0 | 21,040 |
| Haysville | 5 | 9.3 | 11,268 |
| Herington | 2 | 0.7 | 2,098 |
| Hesston | 2 | 0.6 | 3,473 |
| Hiawatha | 3 | 0.3 | 3,190 |
| Hill City | 1 | 0 | 1,385 |
| Hillsboro | 1 | 0.2 | 2,688 |
| Hoisington | 1 | 0 | 2,617 |
| Holcomb | 1 | 0.1 | 2,190 |
| Holton | 1 | 0.2 | 3,382 |
| Horton | 1 | 0 | 1,480 |
| Hoxie | 1 | 0 | 1,198 |
| Hugoton | 1 | 0.4 | 3,613 |
| Humboldt | 1 | 0 | 1,816 |
| Hutchinson | 2 | 0.9 | 39,662 |
| I | |||
| Independence | 1 | 0 | 8,315 |
| Inman | 2 | 0.7 | 1,320 |
| Iola | 1 | 0 | 5,318 |
| J | |||
| Johnson City | 1 | 0.3 | 1,334 |
| Junction City | 4 | 4.7 | 21,856 |
| K | |||
| Kansas City | 7 | 33 | 152,933 |
| Kechi | 5 | 12 | 2,380 |
| Kingman | 1 | 0.4 | 2,890 |
| Kinsley | 1 | 0 | 1,370 |
| L | |||
| La Crosse | 1 | 0 | 1,209 |
| La Cygne | 1 | 0.2 | 1,035 |
| Lake Quivira | 4 | 6.6 | 1,014 |
| Lakin | 1 | 0 | 2,121 |
| Lansing | 6 | 19 | 11,221 |
| Larned | 1 | 0 | 3,675 |
| Lawrence | 3 | 3.3 | 96,207 |
| Leavenworth | 5 | 9.4 | 37,034 |
| Leawood | 3 | 3.5 | 33,980 |
| Lenexa | 4 | 4.6 | 58,536 |
| Leoti | 1 | 0 | 1,432 |
| Liberal | 2 | 1.4 | 18,999 |
| Lincoln Center | 1 | 0.2 | 1,155 |
| Lindsborg | 3 | 1.0 | 3,811 |
| Linn Valley | 2 | 0.3 | 1,098 |
| Louisburg | 2 | 1.1 | 5,170 |
| Lyndon | 2 | 0.5 | 1,039 |
| Lyons | 1 | 0.2 | 3,498 |
| M | |||
| Maize | 4 | 5.8 | 6,802 |
| Manhattan | 2 | 0.4 | 53,682 |
| Marion | 1 | 0.1 | 1,898 |
| Marysville | 1 | 0 | 3,405 |
| McConnell AFB | 8 | 14 | 1,777 |
| McPherson | 2 | 0.7 | 13,906 |
| Meade | 1 | 0 | 1,442 |
| Medicine Lodge | 1 | 0 | 1,707 |
| Merriam | 5 | 14 | 10,875 |
| Minneapolis | 1 | 0.3 | 1,936 |
| Mission | 6 | 21 | 10,014 |
| Mission Hills | 6 | 21 | 3,525 |
| Moundridge | 1 | 0.3 | 1,955 |
| Mulvane | 3 | 2.9 | 6,936 |
| N | |||
| Neodesha | 1 | 0 | 2,196 |
| Ness City | 1 | 0 | 1,311 |
| Newton | 3 | 1.6 | 18,251 |
| Nickerson | 2 | 0.6 | 1,053 |
| North Newton | 2 | 1.6 | 1,787 |
| Norton | 1 | 0 | 2,676 |
| O | |||
| Oaklawn-Sunview | 5 | 13 | 3,276 |
| Oakley | 1 | 0 | 1,982 |
| Oberlin | 1 | 0 | 1,605 |
| Ogden | 2 | 0.5 | 1,628 |
| Olathe | 4 | 5.0 | 147,461 |
| Osage City | 1 | 0.4 | 2,814 |
| Osawatomie | 2 | 1.2 | 4,241 |
| Osborne | 1 | 0 | 1,303 |
| Oskaloosa | 2 | 0.6 | 1,080 |
| Oswego | 1 | 0 | 1,637 |
| Ottawa | 3 | 3.1 | 12,686 |
| Overland Park | 4 | 6.8 | 197,089 |
| Oxford | 2 | 0.5 | 1,042 |
| P | |||
| Paola | 2 | 1.6 | 5,780 |
| Park City | 5 | 14 | 8,808 |
| Parsons | 1 | 0 | 9,362 |
| Phillipsburg | 1 | 0 | 2,244 |
| Pittsburg | 1 | 0.1 | 20,504 |
| Plains | 1 | 0 | 1,017 |
| Plainville | 1 | 0.2 | 1,698 |
| Pleasanton | 1 | 0.1 | 1,199 |
| Prairie Village | 5 | 11 | 22,900 |
| Pratt | 1 | 0 | 6,546 |
| R | |||
| Roeland Park | 6 | 21 | 6,712 |
| Rose Hill | 4 | 4.2 | 4,332 |
| Rossville | 1 | 0.4 | 1,090 |
| Russell | 1 | 0.1 | 4,400 |
| S | |||
| Sabetha | 1 | 0 | 2,493 |
| Salina | 5 | 13 | 45,792 |
| Satanta | 1 | 0.2 | 1,055 |
| Scott City | 1 | 0 | 3,931 |
| Sedgwick | 3 | 1.8 | 1,581 |
| Seneca | 1 | 0 | 2,142 |
| Shawnee | 4 | 4.8 | 69,417 |
| Silver Lake | 2 | 1.5 | 1,315 |
| Smith Center | 1 | 0 | 1,585 |
| Solomon | 2 | 1.1 | 1,000 |
| South Hutchinson | 2 | 1.3 | 2,506 |
| Spring Hill | 4 | 6.9 | 9,689 |
| St. Francis | 1 | 0 | 1,276 |
| St. George | 1 | 0.3 | 1,122 |
| St. John | 1 | 0 | 1,171 |
| St. Marys | 1 | 0.1 | 2,748 |
| Sterling | 1 | 0.2 | 2,275 |
| Stockton | 1 | 0.1 | 1,438 |
| Sublette | 1 | 0.2 | 1,352 |
| Syracuse | 1 | 0 | 1,767 |
| T | |||
| Tonganoxie | 2 | 1.1 | 6,102 |
| Topeka | 3 | 2.2 | 125,475 |
| Towanda | 3 | 2.5 | 1,439 |
| U | |||
| Ulysses | 2 | 0.5 | 5,616 |
| V | |||
| Valley Center | 6 | 16 | 7,347 |
| Valley Falls | 1 | 0.3 | 1,075 |
| Victoria | 1 | 0.4 | 1,112 |
| W | |||
| WaKeeney | 1 | 0 | 1,745 |
| Wamego | 1 | 0.2 | 4,846 |
| Washington | 1 | 0 | 1,065 |
| Wathena | 1 | 0.1 | 1,249 |
| Wellington | 2 | 0.8 | 7,568 |
| Wellsville | 3 | 1.9 | 1,930 |
| Westwood | 6 | 27 | 1,721 |
| Wichita | 5 | 12 | 396,119 |
| Winfield | 1 | 0.3 | 11,669 |
| Y | |||
| Yates Center | 1 | 0 | 1,327 |