Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport

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Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Logo.svg
MSP-airport-aerial-2006-11-08.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code KMSP
IATA code MSP
Coordinates

44 ° 52 '55 "  N , 93 ° 13' 18"  W Coordinates: 44 ° 52 '55 "  N , 93 ° 13' 18"  W.
Height above MSL 256.34 m (841  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 7 miles south of Minneapolis ,
7 miles southwest of Saint Paul
Street I-494 / MN 5 / MN 62 / MN 77
Local transport Bus :
Metro Transit Route 54 Light
Rail:
Metro Blue Line
Basic data
opening 1920
operator Metropolitan Airports Commission
surface 1186 ha
Terminals 2
Passengers 38,037,381 (2018)
Air freight 239,273 t (2018)
Flight
movements 		407,476 (2018)
Employees 18,700 (2016)
Runways
04/22 3355 m × 46 m concrete
12R / 30L 3048 m × 61 m concrete
12L / 30R 2499 m × 46 m concrete
17/35 2438 m × 46 m concrete

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The Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport ( IATA : MSP , ICAO : KMSP , MSP for short ) is an airport in the metropolitan area of ​​the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul in the US state of Minnesota . The terminals are in close proximity to the Mall of America .

The airport is also used as a Minneapolis – Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station by the Minnesota Air National Guard and the United States Air Force .

Location and transport links

Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is seven miles south of downtown Minneapolis and seven miles southwest of downtown Saint Paul. Geographically, most of the airport is in the Fort Snelling census district and a small part of it is in southern Minneapolis.

The Lindbergh Terminal has its own interchange on Minnesota State Route 5 , which is east of the airport. The smaller Humphrey Terminal has a junction south of the airport on Interstate 494 , which at this point shares the route with Minnesota State Route 5. Minnesota State Route 62 runs north of the airport and Minnesota State Route 77 runs west .

Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport will be integrated into local public transport by buses and a light rail . Metro Transit's 54 bus route regularly connects it to Saint Paul city center. The airport is connected to downtown Minneapolis by the Metro Blue Line , also operated by Metro Transit.

history

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The origins of Minneapolis-St. Paul is lying in a racetrack that has been converted into an airfield. This was named Speedway Field . In 1923 it was renamed Wold-Chamberlain Field in memory of the two World War I pilots, Ernest Groves Wold and Cyrus Foss Chamberlain . In 1944 he was first named Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airport / Wold-Chamberlain Field , shortly afterwards the "Metropolitan" was replaced by "International".

Airport facilities

Airport diagram

Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport covers an area of ​​1,186 hectares.

Runways

Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport has four runways , two of which run parallel. The runway 12R / 30L is 3,048 meters long and 61 meters wide, while the runway 12L / 30R is 2,499 meters long and 46 meters wide. The longest, however, is the runway 04/22 with a length of 3355 meters and a width of 46 meters. The shortest runway is marked 17/35, is 2438 meters long and 46 meters wide. It was only put into operation in 2005. All runways are covered with concrete.

Terminals

Minneapolis-St. Paul has two terminals: on the one hand Terminal 1-Lindbergh (formerly Lindbergh Terminal, after Charles Lindbergh ) and the much smaller Terminal 2-Humphrey (formerly Humphrey Terminal, after Hubert H. Humphrey ). Two people movers are in operation to transport passengers within the airport .

Terminal 1-Lindbergh

Terminal 1-Lindbergh consists of Concourses A to G with a total of 104 or 114 piers. Around 88 percent of departing passengers were handled here in 2018. The first groundbreaking took place on October 26, 1958, the opening of the original terminal took place on January 13, 1962. Terminal 1 is used by Aer Lingus , Air Canada , Air Choice One , Air France , Alaska Airlines , American Airlines , Boutique Air , Delta Air Lines , Frontier Airlines , KLM Royal Dutch Airlines , Spirit Airlines and United Airlines .

Terminal 2-Humphrey

Terminal 2-Humphrey consists exclusively of Concourse H with 14 gates. Since it is significantly smaller than Terminal 1, it only had a share of twelve percent of departing passengers in 2018. A Hubert H. Humphrey International Charter Terminal already existed from 1986. This has meanwhile been replaced by a new Humphrey Terminal, which opened in May 2001 with eight gates. In December 2004 two more gates were opened. The last renovation was completed in October 2016, including the opening of four new gates. Terminal 2 is used by Condor , Icelandair , Jetblue Airways , Southwest Airlines and Sun Country Airlines .

military

To the north of the airport is the Minneapolis – Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station, which is used by both the Air Force Reserve Command of the United States Air Force and the Minnesota Air National Guard . The Air Force Reserve Command uses the apron west of runway 04/22, while the Minnesota Air National Guard apron is east of runway 04/22. The 934th Airlift Wing, which is equipped with Lockheed C-130H Hercules , is stationed on the premises of the Air Force Reserve Command . The Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing also uses the Lockheed C-130H Hercules.

Expansion of the airport

In the last few years (as of 2007) the airport has been massively expanded. The terminals were enlarged in order to cope with the increased number of passengers. Above all, the then Northwest Airlines , which had its headquarters not far from the airport in Eagan and Minneapolis-St. Paul used it as an international hub , pushed for an expansion. A suggestion by the airline to relocate the airport out of the city to the surrounding region was rejected. Instead, the airport should be further expanded under the MSP 2020 Vision program . These measures included (as of 2007):

  • to expand the Humphrey Terminal to 22 gates,
  • a new car park at the Humphrey Terminal,
  • exclusive use of the Lindbergh Terminal by Northwest (now Delta) and other SkyTeam airlines and
  • the extension of the Lindbergh Terminal by another terminal hall.

Airlines and Destinations

Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is one of Delta Air Lines' hubs . It is the home airport of the low-cost airline Sun Country Airlines , and until it ceased operations as a result of the merger with Delta Air Lines, it also held this position for Northwest Airlines . In total, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is used by 17 airlines . Delta Air Lines, including Delta Connection, has the largest share of the passenger market with 71.65 percent, followed by Sun Country Airlines with 6.29 percent, American Airlines including American Eagle with 5.77 percent, Southwest Airlines with 5.22 percent, United Airlines including United Express with 4.31 percent and Spirit Airlines with 3.04 percent.

Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport has direct flights to 136 domestic and 27 international destinations. The only destination in the German-speaking area is Frankfurt am Main , but Condor only flies to it seasonally .

Traffic figures

Sources: Airports Council International , Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport traffic figures 1998-2018
year Passenger volume Air freight ( tons ) Airmail (tons) Aircraft movements
(with military)
2018 38,037,381 213.910 25,362 407.476
2017 38,034,341 203,857 25,584 416.213
2016 37,505,521 190,409 16,533 413.279
2015 36,582,851 182,846 16,494 404.612
2014 35.163.190 185.424 13,149 412,586
2013 33,897,335 183,539 13,845 431,418
2012 33.170.960 183.507 15,177 425,332
2011 33.118.499 197,072 11,565 436.506
2010 32,565,763 203,472 8,999 437.075
2009 32.379.195 182,298 7,392 432.704
2008 34.056.443 224,691 8,561 450.044
2007 34,712,387 243.057 6,715 448.005
2006 35.165.063 281,298 8,272 469.402
2005 37,604,373 282,422 532.240
2004 36.713.173 299,683 541.093
2003 33.201.860 315.987 510.382
2002 32,628,331 319,455 507,669
2001 34,308,389 339,676 501.465
2000 36,688,159 369,888 523.014
1999 34,721,879 366.465 510.421
1998 28,532,487 365.680 482.776
  1. ↑ Until 2005

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Minneapolis-Saint Paul (2018)
rank city Passengers airline
01 Denver , Colorado 821.130 Delta , Frontier , Southwest , Spirit , Sun Country , United
02 Atlanta , Georgia 762.920 Delta, Spirit
03 Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois 751.910 American , Delta, Sun Country, United
04th Phoenix , Arizona 674.990 American, Delta, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country
05 Los Angeles , California 579.710 Delta, Spirit, Sun Country
06th Seattle-Tacoma , Washington 563.010 Alaska , Delta, Spirit, Sun Country
07th Las Vegas , Nevada 538,570 Delta, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country
08th Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas 469.990 American, Delta, Spirit, Sun Country
09 Orlando , Florida 454.130 Delta, Frontier, Southwest, Spirit, Sun Country
10 San Francisco , California 442.990 Delta, Southwest, United

See also

Web links

Commons : Minneapolis – Saint Paul International Airport  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c History. MSPAirport.com, accessed July 19, 2018 .
  2. ↑ a b c AirportIQ 5010: Minneapolis-Saint Paul International / Wold-Chamberlain. GCR1.com, accessed July 24, 2019 .
  3. ↑ a b c d e About MSP. MSPAirport.com, accessed July 24, 2019 .
  4. ↑ a b c d e f g h Operations and Passenger Reports. MetroAirports.org , accessed July 24, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport - Economic Impact of Its Operations 2016. MSPAirport.com, September 14, 2017, accessed July 19, 2018 .
  6. ^ Ground Transportation. MSPAirport.com, accessed March 13, 2019 .
  7. ^ Metro Blue Line. MetroTransit.org , accessed March 13, 2019 .
  8. ↑ a b MSP 2010: Building a Better Airport. MSPAirport.com, April 2009, accessed July 22, 2019 .
  9. ↑ a b Terminal Maps. Maps.MSPAirport.com, accessed July 23, 2019 .
  10. ↑ a b fun facts. MSPAirport.com, accessed July 24, 2019 .
  11. ↑ a b Terminal Information. MSPAirport.com, accessed July 22, 2019 .
  12. ^ Year 2001 News Releases. MSPAirport.com, accessed July 24, 2019 .
  13. ^ Four New Aircraft Gates Open at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. MSPAirport.com, October 19, 2016, accessed July 22, 2019 .
  14. ↑ 934th Airlift Wing. Minneapolis. AFRC . AF .mil, accessed July 24, 2019 .
  15. ↑ Air Expo Ready for the Public! 133AW . ANG . AF .mil, July 14, 2011, accessed July 24, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Airlines. MSPAirport.com, accessed March 13, 2019 .
  17. ↑ flight plan. Condor .com, accessed on March 13, 2019 (German).
  18. ↑ a b North America Airport Rankings. ACI-NA.org , accessed on March 13, 2019 .
  19. ^ Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis-St Paul International (MSP). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed July 24, 2019 .
  20. ↑ Flights. MSPAirport.com, accessed July 24, 2019 .