Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
Wold–Chamberlain Field
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Metropolitan Airports Commission
Serves Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota (Twin Cities)
Location Hennepin County, Minnesota, U.S.
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 841 ft / 256 m
Coordinates 44°52′55″N 093°13′18″W / 44.88194°N 93.22167°W / 44.88194; -93.22167Coordinates: 44°52′55″N 093°13′18″W / 44.88194°N 93.22167°W / 44.88194; -93.22167
Website www.mspairport.com
Maps

FAA airport diagram
MSP
Location within Minnesota
MSP
MSP (the US)
MSP
MSP (North America)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 11,006 3,355 Concrete
12R/30L 10,000 3,048 Concrete
12L/30R 8,200 2,499 Concrete
17/35 8,000 2,438 Concrete
Statistics (2017)
Passengers 38,034,341
Traffic Movements 416,213
Based Aircraft (2018) 179
Source: Passenger & Traffic Movements from MSP Airport.;[1] Runways and Based Aircraft from FAA[2]

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (IATA: MSP, ICAO: KMSP, FAA LID: MSP), also less commonly known as Wold–Chamberlain Field, is a joint civil-military public use international airport. It is located in a portion of Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, within 10 miles (16 kilometers) of both downtown Minneapolis and Saint Paul. MSP is the largest and busiest airport in the six-state Upper Midwest region of Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.[3] The airport is mostly located in the census-designated place of Fort Snelling in an unincorporated portion of Hennepin County.[4] Small sections of the airport are within the city limits of Minneapolis and Richfield. However, per Minnesota state law, the land on which the airport sits is not part of any city or school district.[5]

The airport was named Best Airport in North America among air terminals that serve 25 to 40 million passengers annually, the second largest category, in 2016 and 2017 by The Airports Council International. The airport generates an estimated $15.9 billion a year for the Twin Cities' economy and supports 87,000 workers.[6]

MSP airport in 2009 looking towards the northeast.

In terms of passengers, Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport was the 17th busiest airport in the United States and the 49th busiest in the world as of 2016. A joint civil-military airport, MSP is also home to the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Joint Air Reserve Station, supporting both Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard flight operations.

Of all the passengers that fly through MSP, about 40% of them are connecting from other cities with a layover at MSP and about 60% originate at the airport. Sixteen airlines operate out of MSP, serving 163 nonstop destinations from the airport, including 136 domestic and 27 international markets. Internationally, Delta Air Lines flies to five trans-oceanic destinations with year-round service to Amsterdam, London-Heathrow, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, and Tokyo–Haneda, and seasonal service to Reykjavík–Keflavík. Beginning on April 1, 2019, Delta will bring the airport its first nonstop flight to Seoul, South Korea[7] accompanying service from Atlanta, Detroit, and Seattle. In addition, Air France has seasonal service to Paris, Condor Airlines has seasonal service to Frankfurt, Icelandair has year-round service to Reykjavík, and KLM resumed year-round service to Amsterdam in March 2017, subsequently beginning MSP's first Boeing 787 service in October 2017. Also, Aer Lingus will begin year-round service to Dublin beginning on July 8, 2019. With the addition of Aer Lingus, MSP will have nonstop service to eight overseas destinations.[8] Delta and Sun Country Airlines both serve many cities throughout the Caribbean, Central America, Canada, and Mexico with seasonal or year-round service. In the coming years, Delta is expected to launch a direct route to Mexico City via their partner, AeroMéxico. Compared to other large metropolitan areas in the United States, only Atlanta and Denver serve more non-stop markets per capita.[9]

MSP is the second largest hub airport for Delta Air Lines and its Delta Connection partners.[10] Compass Airlines and Endeavor Air have their official headquarters nearby. It also serves as the home airport for Minnesota-based Sun Country Airlines. Northwest had a hub at the airport until its 2010 merger with Delta Air Lines. The Delta Connection partner Mesaba Airlines was also headquartered nearby until December 2011 as it completed its merger with Pinnacle Airlines. Delta Air Lines accounts for more than 70% of the airport's passenger traffic. The airport is operated by the Metropolitan Airports Commission, which also handles the operation of six smaller airports in the region.

History

The airport came into being when several local groups came together to take control of the former bankrupt Twin City Speedway race track, giving the airport its original name, Speedway Field. Soon after, in 1921, the airport was renamed "Wold–Chamberlain Field" for the World War I pilots Ernest Groves Wold and Cyrus Foss Chamberlain. Howard Hughes briefly stopped at Wold–Chamberlain Field on his round the world flight in 1938. In 1944 the site was renamed to "Minneapolis–St. Paul Metropolitan Airport/Wold-Chamberlain Field", with "International" replacing "Metropolitan" four years later. Today it is rare to see the Wold–Chamberlain portion of the name used anywhere.

MSP was the main base for Northwest Airlines starting in 1926 and became the main base of regional carrier North Central Airlines in 1952. North Central merged with Southern Airways to form Republic Airlines in 1979; Republic then merged with Northwest in 1986. The combined carrier came to control 79% of traffic at the airport, and merged into Delta Air Lines in 2010.

Ground was broken for the current Charles Lindbergh terminal building on October 26, 1958.[11] The US $8.5 million, 600,000 square foot (56,000 m2) terminal with 24 gates on two concourses was designed by Lyle George Landstrom[12] who worked for Cerny Associates and completed on January 13, 1962 and operations began on January 21, 1962.[11][13] Pier D (formerly the Gold Concourse, now Concourse C) was completed in 1971 and Pier A (formerly the Green Concourse, now Concourse G) was completed in 1972 as part of an expansion of the terminal designed by Cerny Associates.[13][14] This project also involved rebuilding the existing concourses into bi-level structures equipped with holding rooms and jet bridges.[13] It handles airlines such as Delta, United and others. The Gold Concourse was expanded in 1986 and included the airport's first moving walkway.[11]

In 1970, MSP served as the primary filming location for the film Airport, though the film presented the airport as a fictional Chicago-based Lincoln International. Ironically, MSP was selected in part for notorious winter climate, yet the filming period remained stubbornly fair-weathered, forcing film crews to employ copious amounts of fake snow. As filming had to take place during normal airport operations, several features of the airport itself, such as the color-based labeling of different concourses, were present in the movie. This labeling system was replaced beginning in 2000 with the more familiar system of lettered concourses.

Due in part to the impact of aircraft noise on south Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs, Northwest Airlines and others had proposed moving out of MSP and building a new airport on the fringes of the Twin Cities metro area to handle more large jets and more international traffic. Minneapolis and other neighboring cities were concerned that such a move would have a negative economic impact, so an arrangement was made where the Metropolitan Airports Commission would outfit many homes in the vicinity of the airport with sound insulation and air conditioning so that indoor noise could be reduced. A citizen group named ROAR (Residents Opposed to Airport Racket) was created in 1998 and helped push the MAC to make these concessions. Later, in 2004, the MAC voted to reduce funding for the soundproofing projects, stating in part that the economic climate had turned in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak, who had been a founding member of ROAR, promised that the city would challenge the funding changes.

The Hubert H. Humphrey Terminal was built in 2001. It is used mostly for charter and low cost airlines, including Minnesota based Sun Country and Southwest, but is also used for Condor and Icelandair. The Terminal has since been expanded and has a total of 14 gates.

Concourses A and B opened on June 1, 2002 as part of a $250 million terminal expansion designed by Minneapolis-based Architectural Alliance.[15] The final component of the project included a $17.5 million extension of Concourse C consisting of six additional gates, which opened on October 31, 2002.[16]

Icelandair started service to Minneapolis–St. Paul from Reykjavik in 1998. Northwest operated flights from Minneapolis–St. Paul to Hong Kong and Osaka in 1998 using 747-400 aircraft, but were dropped in the same year. Northwest also operated Minneapolis–St. Paul to Oslo and Frankfurt service using DC-10 aircraft, but they too were dropped. From the early 1990s and to 2000s (decade), KLM operated 747 and MD-11 service from Amsterdam to Minneapolis–St. Paul. In part because of the Delta/KLM joint venture, KLM has not served Minneapolis–St. Paul with its own aircraft since 2004, but reintroduced the service in March 2017. Beginning in the summer of 2013 Air France commenced non-stop seasonal flights from Paris–Charles de Gaulle Airport to Minneapolis–St. Paul using Airbus A340-300 aircraft. Condor Airlines also began non-stop seasonal service to Minneapolis–St. Paul from Frankfurt in the summer of 2014 using 767-300's.

By May 2012, Great Lakes Airlines was adding services to small communities that had been ended by the legacy carriers earlier in the airport's history. Hub status was removed February 1, 2014 due to the lack of qualified pilots.

The TSA typically screens about 34,000 people at MSP daily and screens about 18,000 checked bags. The airport's current record for passengers and bags was set on February 5, 2018, which was the day after Super Bowl LII. That record is 60,883 passengers screened at TSA checkpoints and 34,368 checked bags screened.[17] For the event, the TSA brought in more than 100 additional agents and 20 canines to MSP for the expected number of passengers.

Terminals

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport has two terminals with a total of 131 gates, both of which were named for famous Minnesotans: the Lindbergh Terminal 1 (named after the aviator Charles Lindbergh) and the smaller Humphrey Terminal 2 (named for former US Vice President Hubert Humphrey). Both terminals are on different sides of the airfield and not interconnected; one who wishes to transfer between terminals must take the free Light Rail.

Terminal 1 - Lindbergh

MSP Entrance

The larger of the two terminals, Terminal 1, officially has seven concourses, lettered A–G, although they are all interconnected and can be accessed by either the north or south security checkpoints. Terminal 1 has 104 gates with more gates being constructed in the coming years to accommodate the growing number of passengers. Concourse C has a tram that goes from Gate C1 to gate C27, with a stop in the middle near Gate C11. There is a skyway that connects concourse G with concourse C. All international arrivals at Terminal 1 from airports without border pre-clearance are handled at concourse G.

Terminal 2 - Humphrey

The Humphrey Terminal 2 consists entirely of Concourse H. The old Humphrey Terminal 2, built in 1986, was rebuilt in 2001 to expand capacity and give passengers a more seamless experience.[11] The terminal now has 14 gates and will continue to expand in the coming years. Terminal 2 is Sun Country Airlines' hometown hub.

Delta Air Lines Boeing 747-400 and 757-200 at MSP
Delta Ticketing/Check-In at Terminal 1

Facilities

Like many other airports, MSP interconnects with several other forms of transportation. Several large parking ramps are available for cars. Most other connections are made at the Hub Building and adjacent Transit Center, which has city and shuttle bus, taxi, light-rail and rental car service. Two trams (people movers) are at the airport. One carries passengers from the main section of Lindbergh Terminal 1 to the Hub Building and another runs along Concourse C in that terminal.

The airport is near Fort Snelling, the site of one of the earliest United States government settlements in the area. Both the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers flow nearby. Minnesota State Highway 5 provides the closest entrance to the Lindbergh Terminal 1, just a short distance from Interstate 494. The Humphrey Terminal 2 is accessed via the 34th Avenue exit from I-494, which runs past Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Delta Air Lines has hangars arranged along I-494 and 34th Avenue, so it's possible to see airliners undergoing maintenance while driving past.

Delta Airlines jets parked at Concourse C

The METRO light rail Blue Line[18] has stops at both the Hub Building Terminal 1 (Lindbergh Station) and Terminal 2 Humphrey Terminal (Humphrey Station). It connects the airport with downtown Minneapolis as well as with the Mall of America in nearby Bloomington and operates as a shuttle service between the two airport terminals. Travelers can use the rail line to go between the two sites at all times; it is the only part of the line that operates continuously through the night (the rest shuts down for about four hours early in the morning).[19] Two parallel tunnels for the line run roughly 70 feet (21 meters) below the airport and at 1.7 mi (2.7 km) in length are the longest tunnels on the route. The Lindbergh Terminal 1 station is the only one underground on the line, as the rails return to the surface near Humphrey Terminal 2. Due to current concerns about terrorism, a great deal of effort went into ensuring that the tunnels are highly blast-resistant. The underground portion was the costliest section of the entire rail project.[20]

Runways

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport covers 2,930 acres (1,186 ha) and has four runways, all with high intensity lights.[2]

Number Length Width Condition Surface Frequency
4/22 11,006 feet (3,355 m) 150 feet (46 m) Good Concrete 126.700
12R/30L 10,000 feet (3,048 m) 200 feet (61 m) Excellent Concrete 126.700
12L/30R 8,200 feet (2,499 m) 150 feet (46 m) Good Concrete 123.950
17/35 8,000 feet (2,438 m) 150 feet (46 m) Excellent Concrete 123.675

Runway 17/35 opened in October 2005. Prior to that time, a number of buildings (including several hangars and the City of Richfield's Rich Acres Golf Course) were demolished to make way for the runway protection zone of the new runway. Aircraft approaching Runway 35 fly slightly east of the Mall of America, overfly Interstate 494 and land seconds later. Due to noise concerns from south Minneapolis, between August 13, 2007 and October 18, 2007, Runway 17/35 was used regularly during construction on Runway 12R/30L.

Airport lounges

Armed Forces Service Center is an all free lounge for traveling military, which includes Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard personnel and their dependents, as well as Department of Defense and PHS employees (on orders) and other members of the uniformed services on active duty. The center is located in Terminal 1 on the mezzanine level above the main ticket area by checkpoint 1.

Delta Air Lines offers two Sky Clubs. Both are located in Terminal 1. One is located near the entrance to the F and G concourses. The second is located on the C concourse, near Gate C12.

Escape Lounge is a club that is open to all passengers for a fee. It is located in Terminal 1 on the mezzanine level of the Airport Mall.

PGA MSP Lounge is a members only club. It is located in Terminal 1 at the north end of the Airport Mall's mezzanine level at the intersection of concourses C, D & E.

United Airlines has a United Club in Terminal 1 between gates E6 and E8.

InterContinental Hotel (on-site)

InterContinental Hotels operates a full service on-site hotel at the airport with 291 rooms on 12 floors.[21] Originally intended to be open for Super Bowl LII in 2018, the hotel opened officially on July 30, 2018.[21] The new hotel is skyway connected to the airport with its own security checkpoint that connects to Terminal 1 at Concourse C. The hotel has an "observation bar" on the top floor. Also on the top floor is two luxury suites, the larger of the two is more than $3,000 per night with 1800 square feet of space. The hotel has specially designed floor to ceiling windows with views of both downtowns of Minneapolis and St. Paul. It also has sweeping views of the Minnesota River, Mississippi River and the entire airport.[22][23][24]

Other buildings

Delta Air Lines Building C is located on the property of Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport and in Fort Snelling. Delta uses it for northern and regional operations. The building is located along 34th Avenue, which is the main access point to the airport terminals from Interstate 494, and across from the Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Building C is in a public access area of the airport, so visitors are not required to undergo security checks to access it. In 2009, as Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines merged, Delta removed all employees from Building A, the previous headquarters of Northwest in Eagan and all employees who remained in Minneapolis were moved to Building C, which was renovated and Building J. Facilities within the building include the Compass Airlines corporate headquarters, which moved there on December 16, 2009 and Delta SkyBonus offices. Endeavor Air is also headquartered in Building C. In 2013 Delta announced that the former Pinnacle Airlines, which became Endeavor, would move its headquarters from Memphis to MSP Airport and that it would occupy five stories.[25]

Prior to its disestablishment, Republic Airlines (1979–1986) had its headquarters in Building C. The Regional Elite Airline Services headquarters were in Building C.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinationsRefs
Aer Lingus Dublin (begins July 8, 2019)[26] [27]
Air Canada Express Toronto–Pearson [28]
Air Choice One Fort Dodge, Ironwood, Mason City [29]
Air France Seasonal: Paris–Charles de Gaulle [30]
Alaska Airlines Portland (OR), San Diego, Seattle/Tacoma [31]
American Airlines Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Philadelphia, Phoenix–Sky Harbor [32]
American Eagle Chicago–O'Hare, Miami, New York–LaGuardia, Washington–National [32]
Boutique Air Thief River Falls [33]
Condor Seasonal: Frankfurt [34]
Delta Air Lines Amsterdam, Anchorage, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Billings, Bismarck, Boise, Boston, Bozeman, Buffalo, Calgary, Cancún, Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Cincinnati, Columbus–Glenn, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Fargo, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Grand Rapids, Hartford, Houston–Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, London–Heathrow, Los Angeles, Madison, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Missoula, Nashville, Newark, New Orleans, New York–JFK, New York–LaGuardia, Omaha, Orange County, Orlando, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Philadelphia, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Raleigh/Durham, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose (CA), Seattle/Tacoma, Seoul–Incheon (begins April 1, 2019),[35] Sioux Falls, Spokane, St. Louis, Tampa, Tokyo–Haneda, Vancouver, Washington–Dulles, Washington–National, Winnipeg
Seasonal: Albany, Albuquerque, Appleton, Aruba, Cleveland, Cozumel, Edmonton, Fairbanks, Grand Cayman, Green Bay, Hayden/Steamboat Springs, Honolulu, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Jackson Hole, Jacksonville (FL), Kalispell, Liberia (CR), Mazatlán, Montego Bay, Nassau, Palm Springs, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, Rapid City, Reno/Tahoe, Reykjavík–Keflavík, Rochester (NY), Saskatoon, San Antonio, San José del Cabo, San Juan (resumes December 22, 2018), Syracuse, Toronto–Pearson, Traverse City, Tucson, West Palm Beach 		[36]
Delta Connection Aberdeen (SD), Appleton, Baltimore, Bemidji, Billings, Bismarck, Bloomington/Normal, Boise, Bozeman, Brainerd, Buffalo, Calgary, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, Charlotte, Chicago–Midway, Chicago–O'Hare, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus–Glenn, Dallas/Fort Worth, Dayton, Des Moines, Duluth, Edmonton, Fargo, Fayetteville/Bentonville, Flint (ends November 26, 2018),[37] Fort Wayne, Grand Forks, Grand Rapids, Great Falls, Green Bay, Hartford, Helena, Hibbing/Chisholm, Houston–Intercontinental, International Falls, Iron Mountain, Kalamazoo, Kalispell, Kansas City, Knoxville, La Crosse, Lansing, Lexington, Lincoln, Louisville, Madison, Marquette, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minot, Missoula, Moline/Quad Cities, Montréal–Trudeau, Nashville, Newark, New York–JFK, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Peoria, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Rapid City, Rhinelander, Richmond, Rochester (MN), Rochester (NY), Saginaw, San Antonio, Saskatoon, Sault Ste. Marie (MI), Sioux Falls, South Bend, St. Louis, Syracuse, Toronto–Pearson, Tri-Cities (WA), Tulsa, Washington–Dulles, Wausau, Wichita, Williston, Winnipeg
Seasonal: Albany, Aspen, Austin, Harlingen, Idaho Falls, Indianapolis, Raleigh/Durham, Savannah, Traverse City, Vancouver, Washington–National 		[36]
Frontier Airlines Denver
Seasonal: Austin, Charleston (SC), Cincinnati, Cleveland, Colorado Springs, Fort Myers, Jacksonville (FL), Orlando, Raleigh/Durham, Tampa, Trenton 		[38]
Icelandair Reykjavík–Keflavík [39]
JetBlue Airways Boston [40]
KLM Amsterdam [41]
Southwest Airlines Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago–Midway, Dallas–Love (resumes January 7, 2019),[42] Denver, Kansas City, Nashville, Oakland, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, St. Louis
Seasonal: Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Las Vegas, Orlando, Tampa 		[43]
Spirit Airlines Atlanta, Baltimore, Dallas/Fort Worth, Detroit, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Orlando
Seasonal: Boston, Denver, Fort Myers, Houston–Intercontinental, Myrtle Beach, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Seattle/Tacoma, Tampa 		[44]
Sun Country Airlines Boston, Cancún, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Fort Myers, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York–JFK, Orlando, Portland (OR), San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle/Tacoma
Seasonal: Anchorage, Aruba, Austin, Belize City (begins December 22, 2018),[45] Cozumel, Gulfport/Biloxi, Harlingen, Huatulco, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo, Liberia (CR), Manzanillo, Mazatlán, Miami, Montego Bay, Myrtle Beach, Nashville (begins November 1, 2018),[46] New Orleans, Palm Springs, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Cana, San José del Cabo, San Juan, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Savannah, St. Kitts (begins December 22, 2018), [47] St. Thomas, Tampa, Tucson, West Palm Beach
Charter: Daytona Beach (FL), Laughlin/Bullhead City 		[48]
United Airlines Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Houston–Intercontinental, Newark, San Francisco [49]
United Express Chicago–O'Hare, Denver, Houston–Intercontinental, Newark, San Francisco, Washington–Dulles [49]

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Amazon Air Cincinnati
DHL Aviation Cincinnati, Detroit, Omaha, Thief River Falls, Winnipeg
FedEx Express Appleton, Chicago–O'Hare, Fort Worth/Alliance, Greensboro, Indianapolis, Memphis, Milwaukee
Seasonal: Columbus–Rickenbacker, Grand Forks, Los Angeles, Newark, Oakland, Rochester (MN), St. Louis
FedEx Feeder Bemidji, Duluth, Memphis, Thief River Falls
UPS Airlines Alexandria, Bemidji, Brainerd, Chicago/Rockford, Detroit Lakes, Duluth, Fergus Falls, Grand Rapids, International Falls, La Crosse, Louisville, Marshall, Philadelphia, Rice Lake, Thief River Falls, Wadena, Winnipeg, Winona
Seasonal: Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Milwaukee, Ontario, Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Sioux Falls

Statistics

A Sun Country Boeing 737-700 at MSP. Sun Country is based in nearby Mendota Heights and operates a hub at MSP.

Top domestic destinations

Busiest domestic routes from MSP (July 2017 – June 2018)[50]
Rank Airport Passengers Carriers
1 Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois 849,000 American, Delta, United
2 Denver, Colorado 837,000 Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country, United
3 Atlanta, Georgia 753,000 Delta, Southwest, Spirit
4 Phoenix–Sky Harbor, Arizona 675,000 American, Delta, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country
5 Los Angeles, California 612,000 Delta, Spirit, Sun Country
6 Seattle/Tacoma, Washington 553,000 Alaska, Delta, Spirit, Sun Country
7 Las Vegas, Nevada 530,000 Delta, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country
8 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 499,000 American, Delta, Spirit, Sun Country
9 San Francisco, California 471,000 Alaska, Delta, Sun Country, United
10 Orlando, Florida 445,000 Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country
An Icelandair Boeing 757-200 on approach to MSP. Icelandair serves MSP year round with two flights per day during summer months.

Top international destinations

Busiest international routes from MSP (Jan. 2017 – Dec. 2017)[51]
Rank Airport Passengers Yearly
Change		 Carriers
1 Amsterdam, Netherlands 523,699 Increase Delta, KLM
2 Cancún, Mexico 300,344 Increase Delta, Sun Country
3 Toronto–Pearson, Canada 271,176 Increase Air Canada, Delta
4 Paris–Charles de Gaulle, France 238,039 Increase Air France, Delta
5 Winnipeg, Canada 196,162 Increase Delta
6 Tokyo–Haneda, Japan 169,173 Increase Delta
7 Vancouver, Canada 152,831 Increase Delta
8 Calgary, Canada 143,412 Increase Delta
9 Reykjavík–Keflavík, Iceland 134,453 Increase Delta, Icelandair
10 London–Heathrow, United Kingdom 124,284 Decrease Delta
11 Edmonton, Canada 108,137 Increase Delta
12 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico (winter seasonal) 88,800 Increase Delta, Sun Country
13 Saskatoon, Canada 87,769 Decrease Delta
14 Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (winter seasonal) 73,911 Increase Delta, Sun Country
15 Montréal–Trudeau, Canada 65,628 Increase Delta
16 San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico (winter seasonal) 43,517 Decrease Delta, Sun Country
17 Montego Bay, Jamaica (winter seasonal) 40,242 Increase Delta, Sun Country
18 Frankfurt, Germany (summer seasonal) 28,438 Increase Condor
19 Mazatlán, Mexico (winter seasonal) 27,607 Steady Delta, Sun Country
20 Liberia, Costa Rica (winter seasonal) 24,954 Steady Delta, Sun Country

Airline market share

Largest Airlines at MSP (2017)[52]
Rank Airline Passengers Share
1 Delta Air Lines 25,995,533 70.65%
2 Sun Country Airlines 2,411,903 6.56%
3 American Airlines 2,363,226 6.42%
4 Southwest Airlines 2,058,405 5.59%
5 United Airlines 1,696,922 4.61%
6 Other 2,268,306 6.17%

Annual traffic

Year Passengers Aircraft movements Cargo (Pounds)
2001 33,733,725 Steady 501,522 Steady N/A
2002 32,629,690 Decrease 507,669 Increase N/A
2003 33,201,860 Increase 512,588 Increase N/A
2004 36,713,173 Increase 541,093 Increase N/A
2005 37,663,664 Increase 532,239 Decrease N/A
2006 35,612,133 Decrease 475,668 Decrease N/A
2007 35,157,322 Decrease 452,972 Decrease N/A
2008 34,056,443 Decrease 450,044 Decrease 496,595,947 Steady
2009 32,378,599 Decrease 432,395 Decrease 402,981,750 Decrease
2010 32,839,441 Decrease 437,075 Decrease 448,769,723 Increase
2011 33,118,499 Increase 436,506 Decrease 434,468,322 Decrease
2012 33,170,960 Increase 425,332 Decrease 404,563,347 Decrease
2013 33,897,335 Increase 431,418 Increase 409,255,621 Increase
2014 35,152,460 Increase 412,698 Decrease 414,156,918 Increase
2015 36,582,854 Increase 404,762 Decrease 410,010,641 Decrease
2016 37,517,957 Increase 413,460 Increase 419,780,501 Increase
2017 38,034,431 Increase 416,213 Increase 505,828,614 Increase

Ground transportation

Road

The terminal buildings are directly located off of Minnesota State Highway 5. Several other major highways that border the airport are Minnesota State Highway 62, Minnesota State Highway 77, and Interstate 494.

Rail

The airport is served by the Terminal 1–Lindbergh station and Terminal 2–Humphrey station on the Metro Blue Line. There is free 24-hour service between the stations, while the rest of the line does not operate full-time.

Bus

Metro Transit operates bus route 54 to MSP. The bus stop is located at Terminal 1. Passengers arriving in Terminal 2 must take the light rail to the bus stop location.

Military facilities

The Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Joint Air Reserve Station at MSP is home to the 934th Airlift Wing (934 AW), an Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) unit and the 133d Airlift Wing (133 AW) of the Minnesota Air National Guard. Both units fly the C-130 Hercules and are operationally-gained by the Air Mobility Command (AMC). The 934th consists of over 1,300 military personnel, of which approximately 250 are full-time Active Guard and Reserve (AGR) and Air Reserve Technician (ART) personnel. The 133rd is similarly manned, making for a total military presence of over 2,600 full-time and part-time personnel.

The 934 AW serves as the "host" wing for the installation, which also includes lodging/billeting, officers club, Base Exchange (BX) and other morale, welfare and recreation (MWR) facilities for active, reserve/national guard and retired military personnel and their families.

MSP 2035 long-term comprehensive plan

In 2004, Northwest Airlines (since merged into Delta Air Lines) proposed expanding the Lindbergh Terminal 1 to accommodate growing flight operations in a plan known as the MSP 2020 Vision. The proposed expansion included moving all airlines other than Northwest Airlines and its SkyTeam alliance partners to the Humphrey Terminal 2. This caused increased concern about Northwest Airlines' control of the Minneapolis/St. Paul commercial air service market with some claiming that Northwest was using its market position to inflate airfares. While AirTran Airways voiced opposition to the plan, American Airlines and United Airlines remained neutral on the move since both had exclusive terminals at their own main hubs. Despite the merger between Northwest and Delta Air Lines, there are still plans in place to carry out these expansions. In August 2015, the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) approved a plan that looks out to the year 2035. At the meeting the airlines were split into three groups: All SkyTeam airlines, Southwest Airlines and all other passenger airlines.

The MAC looked at the following requirements for the Lindbergh Terminal and all SkyTeam partners:

  • 119 total gates are required in 2030
  • 13 gates must accommodate wide-body aircraft
  • Delta Air Lines and other SkyTeam airlines will have exclusive rights to the entire Lindbergh Terminal 1
  • 63 gates must accommodate medium and large regional aircraft
  • 20 gates must have access to international arrivals facilities

The MAC also looked into the following requirements for all Non-SkyTeam partners at the Humphrey Terminal 2:

  • 36 total gates are required in 2030
  • 2 gates must accommodate wide-body aircraft
  • 30 gates must accommodate narrow-body jet aircraft
  • 5 gates must have access to international arrivals facilities

The 36 gates required at the Humphrey Terminal in 2030 will serve predominantly narrow-body aircraft operated by airlines with hubs elsewhere and Sun Country Airlines, which operates a fleet of exclusively Boeing 737's. Most air service to MSP on these airlines are anticipated to be operated by common narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320.[53]

Incremental airlines relocate

This plan is what has been chosen to maximize the capacity at MSP through 2035. It includes three phases through 2020, 2030 and 2035. The final product moves some but not all non-Delta airlines from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2, evens out capacity over the two terminals and will finish with as many as 15 new gates being constructed over both terminals and new parking garages.[54]

By 2020 (38 million annual passengers)

  • Improve Terminal 1-Lindbergh terminal/land-side ~$728 million
  • Milestone subtotal ~$728 million

By 2030 (48 million annual passengers)

  • Add gates/parking @ Terminal 2-Humphrey ~$374 million
  • Improve Terminal 1-Lindbergh terminal ~$292 million
  • Improve area roadways ~$84 million
  • Milestone subtotal ~$750 million

By 2035 (54 million annual passengers)

  • Add gates/parking @ Terminal 1-Lindbergh ~$847 million
  • Add gates/parking @ Terminal 2-Humphrey ~215 million
  • Milestone subtotal ~$1.06 billion

Total 2035 LTCP Recommended Development Cost ~$2.54 billion

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Passenger and Traffic Statistics for 2016". Metropolitan Airports Commission. 2016. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  2. 1 2 FAA Airport Master Record for MSP (Form 5010 PDF), effective June 21, 2018.
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Media related to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport at Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website
  • "Minnesota Airport Directory: Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport (Wold–Chamberlain Field)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 21, 2003.  (245 KB)
  • MAC Noise Homepage (official—interactive maps of flights and noise data)
  • Live Air Traffic Control streams including MSP
  • Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Minnesota – used for information on former airports
  • FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective October 11, 2018
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