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Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (IATA: MSP, ICAO: KMSP) is the
largest and busiest airport in the five-state upper Midwestern region of
Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.
In terms of passengers, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is the
twelfth busiest airport in the United States (2006), and twenty-sixth busiest
airport in the world in 2007. Airlines out of Minneapolis/St. Paul International
airport serve 131 nonstop markets from MSP, including 116 domestic and 14
international markets. Compared to other metropolitan areas in the United
States, only Denver serves slightly more non-stop markets per capita.
The airport, including both passenger terminal buildings, is mostly located in
the Census-designated place of Fort Snelling in unincorporated Hennepin County.
Small sections of the airport are within the city limits of Minneapolis and
Richfield. The airport is across the Mississippi River from St. Paul. The
terminal exits of the airport are minutes away from the Mall of America; careful
flight pattern planning ensures that aircraft never fly over the mall at low
altitude. It is the largest 'origin and destination' (O&D) airport for Northwest
Airlines, Northwest Airlink partners Compass Airlines, Mesaba Airlines, and
Pinnacle Airlines, in terms of passengers carried and revenues (all but Compass
and Pinnacle having headquarters nearby), although it ranks second to Detroit
Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in terms of Northwest's busiest hubs overall.
It also serves as the hub for Sun Country Airlines as well as Champion Air.
Northwest Airlines accounts for more than 80% of the airport's passenger
traffic. It is operated by the Metropolitan Airports Commission, which also
handles operation of six smaller airports in the region.
The airport first 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. 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 very rare to see the
Wold-Chamberlain portion of the name used anywhere.
Description
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport has two terminals, both of which
are named for famous Minnesotans: the Lindbergh Terminal (named for aviator
Charles Lindbergh) and the much smaller Humphrey Terminal (named for former US
Vice President Hubert Humphrey). Lindbergh Terminal officially has seven
concourses, lettered A-G, with the Humphrey terminal labeled as Concourse H.
However, this may change in the future, since future expansion plans call for
the adding of a Concourse H to the Lindbergh Terminal.
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 to the Hub Building, and another runs along the long
Concourse C in that terminal.
The airport is near Fort Snelling, the site of one of the earliest white
settlements in the area. Both the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers flow nearby.
Minnesota State Highway 5 provides the closest entrance to the Lindbergh
Terminal, just a short distance from Interstate 494. The Humphrey Terminal is
accessed via the 34th Avenue exit from I-494, which runs past Fort Snelling
National Cemetery. Northwest Airlines has hangars arranged along I-494 and 34th
Avenue, so it's possible to see airliners undergoing maintenance while driving
past.
The Hiawatha Line light-rail has stops at both the Hub Building (Lindbergh
Station) and 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 of day— 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). Passengers going between
the two terminals may ride free of charge, but those riding beyond the airport
grounds must pay a standard fare. Two parallel tunnels for the line run roughly
70 feet (20 meters) below the airport, and at 1.7 miles (2.7 km) in length are
the longest tunnels on the route. The Lindbergh Terminal station is the only one
underground on the line, as the rails return to the surface near Humphrey
Terminal. 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 rail project.
Northwest Airlines has expanded operations at the airport over the years. In the
past, Northwest and others have proposed moving out of MSP airport and building
a new airport on the fringes of the Twin Cities metro area to handle large jets
and 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, 2001 attacks. Minneapolis Mayor R.T.
Rybak, who had been a founding member of ROAR, promised that the city would
challenge the funding changes.
The 1970 disaster film Airport was partially filmed at MSP, filling in for a
fictional Chicago airport. It was followed by several sequels and was a
prototype for many disaster films that followed. The airport used colors as the
method for naming different concourses for many years, a convention that was
duplicated in the movie. Starting in 2000, MSP switched to lettered concourses,
which has become standard practice at airports around the world.
Aero Mexico has been granted by the United States Department of Transportation
to start non-stop Mexico City-Minneapolis service. The city of Minneapolis would
like to give an incentives to Lufthansa to start Frankfurt, Germany-Minneapolis
service non-stop. British Airways could also start service to Minneapolis from
it's London Heathrow or London Gatwick hub in 2008 or 2009. Northwest Airlines
has considered starting non-stop Minneapolis-Shanghai service using new Boeing
787-8 aircraft in 2009.
MSP 2020 Vision
In 2004, Northwest Airlines proposed expanding the Lindbergh Terminal to
accommodate growing flight operations in a plan now known as MSP 2020 Vision.
The proposed expansion included moving all airlines other than Northwest and its
SkyTeam alliance airline partners to the Humphrey Terminal. This reignited
concerns about Northwest Airlines' control of the Minneapolis-St. Paul
commercial air service market with some claiming that Northwest uses 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. In May 2005, the MAC
approved the plan with the following conditions:
* The Humphrey Terminal will be expanded to 22 gates, over double its current
size
* Another parking ramp will be constructed at Humphrey
* Northwest and other SkyTeam airlines will have exclusive rights to the entire
Lindbergh Terminal
* Non-SkyTeam airlines will use the Humphrey Terminal
* Concourse C will be converted into a regional jet terminal
* A new Concourse H will be built on the site of the current NWA Building B
The move was planned to take place in 2007, but with the bankruptcy of Northwest
and Mesaba, the expansion plan has been delayed by at least a year, and
potentially longer. However, certain aspects of the plan have been implemented
or are currently in progress, such as the moving of Midwest Airlines, AirTran
Airways, and Icelandair to the Humphrey Terminal, and the construction of an
additional parking ramp at the Humphrey Terminal.
Terminals, airlines, and destinations
Lindbergh Terminal
Concourse A
* Northwest Airlines
o Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Aberdeen (SD), Appleton,
Bemidji, Brainerd, Casper, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, Chicago-Midway,
Chisholm-Hibbing, Des Moines, Dubuque [begins June 20], Duluth, Eau Claire,
Grand Forks, Hancock, Houston-Intercontinental, International Falls, Iron
Mountain [begins June 5], La Crosse, Marquette, Mason City, New Orleans
[seasonal], Peoria, Rhinelander, Rochester (MN), Sioux City, Sioux Falls, St.
Cloud, Thunder Bay, Waterloo, Watertown (SD), Wausau)
o Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Albany, Appleton, Asheville,
Bismarck, Casper, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, Charleston (SC) [seasonal],
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Cleveland, Columbus (OH), Dayton, Des Moines,
Duluth, Eau Claire, Fargo, Fort Wayne [begins June 5], Grand Forks, Grand
Rapids, Green Bay, Greensboro, Greenville/Spartanburg [begins May 2] Hancock,
Harrisburg, Helena, Idaho Falls, Kalamazoo, Kansas City, Knoxville, La Crosse,
Lexington [seasonal; begins June 5], Lincoln, Little Rock, Louisville, Madison,
Moline/Quad Cities, Montréal, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, Norfolk, Northwest
Arkansas/Fayetteville, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Ottawa [begins May 2], Pittsburgh,
Rapid City, Regina, Richmond, Rochester (MN), Rochester (NY), Salt Lake City,
Savannah [seasonal], Sioux City, Sioux Falls, South Bend, Springfield (MO), St.
Louis, Toronto-Pearson, Tulsa, Washington-Dulles, Waterloo, Wausau, White
Plains, Wichita, Winnipeg)
Concourse B
* Northwest Airlines
o Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (See Concourse A)
o Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (See Concourse A)
Concourse C
* Northwest Airlines (Acapulco [seasonal], Albuquerque, Amsterdam, Anchorage,
Atlanta, Baltimore/Washington, Bangor [seasonal], Billings, Bismarck, Boise,
Boston, Bozeman, Cabo San Lucas, Calgary, Cancún, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City,
Charlotte, Chicago-Midway, Chicago-O'Hare, Cleveland, Colorado Springs, Columbus
(OH), Cozumel [seasonal], Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit,
Duluth, Eagle/Vail [seasonal], Edmonton, Fairbanks [seasonal], Fargo, Fort
Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Grand Cayman [seasonal], Grand Forks, Grand Rapids,
Great Falls, Green Bay, Hartford/Springfield, Hayden/Steamboat [seasonal],
Honolulu, Houston-Intercontinental, Indianapolis, Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo [seasonal],
Jackson Hole [seasonal], Jacksonville, Kalispell, Kansas City, Lansing, La
Crosse, Las Vegas, Liberia (CR) [seasonal], London-Gatwick [ends March 28],
London-Heathrow [begins March 29], Los Angeles, Louisville, Madison, Manzanillo
[seasonal], Mazatlan [seasonal], Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minot, Missoula,
Montego Bay [seasonal], Myrtle Beach [seasonal], Nashville, New Orleans
[seasonal], New York-JFK, New York-LaGuardia, Newark, Omaha, Orlando, Palm
Springs [seasonal], Paris-Charles de Gaulle [begins April 8], Philadelphia,
Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Providence, Puerto Vallarta [seasonal],
Punta Cana [seasonal], Raleigh/Durham, Rapid City, Rochester (MN), Sacramento,
Saginaw, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Juan
[seasonal], San Jose (CA), Santa Ana/Orange County, Seattle/Tacoma, Sioux Falls,
Spokane, St. Louis, Tampa, Tokyo-Narita, Toronto-Pearson, Traverse City, Tucson,
Vancouver , Washington-Dulles, Washington-Reagan, Winnipeg)
o Northwest Airlink operated by Compass Airlines (Austin, Boston, Charlotte,
Chicago-Midway, Cleveland, Dallas/Fort Worth, Green Bay,
Houston-Intercontinental, Fargo, La Crosse, Madison, Manchester (NH), Missoula,
Nashville, Omaha, Pittsburgh, Regina, Salt Lake City, Saskatoon, Vancouver)
o Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (See Concourse A)
o Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (See Concourse A)
Concourse D
* Northwest Airlines (See Concourse C)
Concourse E
* Air Canada
o Air Canada Jazz (Toronto-Pearson)
* American Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, New
York-LaGuardia)
o AmericanConnection operated by Chautauqua Airlines (St. Louis)
o AmericanConnection operated by Trans States Airlines (St. Louis)
* Continental Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
o Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Houston-Intercontinental)
o Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Cleveland, Newark)
* Delta Air Lines (Atlanta, Salt Lake City)
o Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
o Delta Connection operated by Comair (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-JFK
[begins June 6])
o Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Atlanta, Salt Lake City)
* Frontier Airlines (Denver)
* United Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Denver)
o United Express operated by Shuttle America (Denver)
o United Express operated by SkyWest (Denver)
* US Airways (Charlotte, Las Vegas, Phoenix)
o US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Charlotte, Philadelphia)
o US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines (Philadelphia)
Concourse F
* Northwest Airlines (See Concourse C)
Concourse G
* Northwest Airlines (See Concourse C)
o Northwest Airlink operated by Compass Airlines (See Concourse C)
Humphrey Terminal
Scheduled
* AirTran Airways (Atlanta, Chicago-Midway [ends May 5], Orlando, Tampa)
* Icelandair (Reykjavík-Keflavik)
* Midwest Airlines (Milwaukee)
o Midwest Connect operated by SkyWest (Milwaukee)
* Sun Country Airlines (Anchorage [seasonal], Cabo San Lucas [seasonal], Cancún,
Cozumel [seasonal], Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver [charter], Fort Myers, Harlingen
[seasonal], Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo [seasonal], Las Vegas, Laughlin/Bullhead City,
Los Angeles, Manzanillo [seasonal], Mazatlan [seasonal], Miami [seasonal],
Montego Bay [seasonal], New York-JFK, Orlando, Palm Springs [seasonal], Phoenix,
Puerto Vallarta [seasonal], Punta Cana [seasonal], San Diego, San Francisco,
Seattle/Tacoma, San Juan [seasonal], St. Maarten [seasonal], St.
Petersburg/Clearwater [seasonal], St. Thomas [seasonal], Tucson [seasonal],
Washington-Dulles, West Palm Beach [seasonal])
Charter
* Champion Air
* Omni Air International
* Ryan International Airlines
* Xtra Airways
Cargo carriers
* Bemidji Airlines (Alexandria (MN), Bemidji, Brainerd, Duluth, Eveleth, Fergus
Falls, Grand Rapids, La Crosse, Marshall, Rice Lake, Thief River Falls, Winona)
* Capital Cargo International Airlines (Calgary, Toledo)
* DHL (Chicago-O'Hare, Wilmington (OH), San Francisco)
* FedEx Express (Chicago-O'Hare, Columbus-Rickenbacker, Duluth, Fort Worth,
Grand Forks, Indianapolis, Memphis, Milwaukee, Oakland, Sioux Falls, Venice)
* Kitty Hawk Aircargo (Denver, Fort Wayne, Portland (OR), Seattle/Tacoma)
* UPS (Louisville, Peoria, Philadelphia, Rockford, Winnipeg)
Runways
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport has four runways:
* Runway 4/22: 11,000 x 150 ft. (3,354 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
* Runway 12R/30L: 10,000 x 200 ft. (3,048 x 61 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete
* Runway 12L/30R: 8,200 x 150 ft. (2,499 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete
* Runway 17/35: 8,000 x 150 ft. (2,438 x 46 m), Surface: Concrete
A number of buildings (including hangars) were demolished to make way for the
runway protection zone of the new 17/35 landing strip, and plans for expansion
at the Mall of America have been hampered by its construction. The new runway
17/35 opened in October, 2005. Aircraft using runway 35 fly slightly east of the
Mall of America, overfly Interstate 494, and land only seconds later. Due to
noise concerns from South Minneapolis residents, runway 17 was originally
designated for use in emergency situations only. However, between 13 August 2007
and 18 October 2007 it was used regularly due to construction on runway 12R/30L.
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