Heide v. Federal Aviation Administration

Guy Heide, Michael Kosel, and Duane Taylor (“Petitioners”) petition for review of a June 5, 1990, order (“the 1990 order”) of the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) approving revised runway use procedures at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (“MSP”). Petitioners also seek review of an August 27, 2003, order (“the 2003 order”) of the FAA approving departure procedures for a new runway under construction at MSP and scheduled to open in 2005. For each order, the FAA issued a finding of no significant impact (“FONSI”) based on an environmental assessment (“EA”) prepared under…