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Airport · ICAO · US

Class B

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field

ID KMSP FAA MSP Elev 841 ft Lat 44° 52.80' N Lon 93° 13.30' W Zulu

Live conditions at KMSP

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FAA Airport Diagram · KMSP

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Runways at KMSP

8 runway ends on file. Longest: 11,006 ft. Max gradient: 0.27%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 045° 11,006 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.03%
22 225° 11,006 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.03%
12R 121.3° 10,000 ft 200 ft PEM Yes
30L 301.3° 10,000 ft 200 ft PEM Yes
12L 121.3° 8,200 ft 150 ft PEM Yes
30R 301.3° 8,200 ft 150 ft PEM Yes
17 169.5° 8,000 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.09%
35 349.5° 8,000 ft 150 ft Concrete Yes 0.09%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

12 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 120.800
  • CLD CLNC DEL 133.200
  • GND GND 121.800
  • TWR TWR 123.675
  • APP APP 118.720
  • DEP DEP 132.975
  • MISC 934 AW BASE OPS 128.267
  • OPS 133 AW COMD POST 131.120
  • POST 934 AW COMD POST 125.210
  • PTD PTD 128.267
  • RDO PRINCETON RDO 122.300
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Navaids associated with KMSP

  • NDB AP

    Vagey

    0.34 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • NDB MS

    Narco

    0.27 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VOR-DME MSP

    Minneapolis

    115.30 MHz · DME 115.30 · BOTH · HIGH

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KMSP, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

2 matched · 72 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (72 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·MINNESOTA 189 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – MINNEAPOLIS–ST PAUL INTL/WOLD–CHAMBERLAIN (MSP)(KMSP) P (AFRC ANG N) 6 S UTC–6(–5DT) N44º52.92´ W93º13.31´ 842 B LRA Class I, ARFF Index E NOTAM FILE MSP RWY 04–22: H11006X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–100, D–200, 2S–175, 2D–400, 2D/2D2–850 PCR 1350 R/D/W/T HIRL RWY 04: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 76´.
  • ·RVR–TR Thld dsplcd 1550´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 61´.
  • ·RVR–TR Thld dsplcd 1000´.
  • ·RWY 12R–30L: H10000X200 (CONC–GRVD) S–100, D–200, 2S–175, 2D–400, 2D/2D2–850 PCR 2010 R/D/W/T HIRL CL RWY 12R: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 66´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 78´.
  • ·RWY 12L–30R: H8200X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–100, D–200, 2S–175, 2D–400, 2D/2D2–850 PCR 2160 R/D/W/T HIRL CL RWY 12L: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 79´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 71´.
  • ·RVR–TMR Thld dsplcd 200´.
  • ·RWY 17–35: H8000X150 (CONC–GRVD) S–100, D–200, 2S–175, 2D–400, 2D/2D2–850 PCR 1840 R/D/W/T HIRL CL RWY 17: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 60´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 71´.
  • ·RVR–TMR LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 22 TWY K 8550 RWY 30L TWY A9–W9 8150
  • ·RWY 04: TORA–11006 TODA–11006 ASDA–11006 LDA–9456 RWY 12L:TORA–8200 TODA–8200 ASDA–7620 LDA–7620 RWY 12R:TORA–10000TODA–10000 ASDA–10000 LDA–10000 RWY 17: TORA–8000 TODA–8000 ASDA–8000 LDA–8000 RWY 22: TORA–11006 TODA–11006 ASDA–11006 LDA–10006 RWY 30L:TORA–10000 TODA–10000 ASDA–10000 LDA–10000 RWY 30R:TORA–8200 TODA–8200 ASDA–8200 LDA–8000 RWY 35: TORA–8000 TODA–8000 ASDA–8000 LDA–8000 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 12R: EMAS
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A, A++ OX 1, 3 MILITARY— FUEL Mil ramp: (MILOPS), Civ ramp: A+, NC–100LL (phone 612–726–5700).
  • ·For noise abatement procedures C612–726–9411.
  • ·No stage 1 cat civil acft.
  • ·Training flights prohibited.
  • ·General aviation flights must terminate at the FBO or US Customs unless approved by Airport Manager.
  • ·All GA acft with less than 20 pax that need to clear U.S.
  • ·Customs should ctc 128.95 or 612–726–5700 prior to arr.
  • ·Unsked acft at Trml 2–Humphrey req to ctc Trml 2 gate control on 122.95 or call 612–726–5742 prior to arr.
  • ·All Group IV and lrgr acft oprg on the ptn of Twy S adj to Delta bldg C rqr the use of wingwalkers and that the vehicle svc road be clear of vehicles.
  • ·All Group VI acft with wingspan greater than 214´ PPR req prior to arr–ctc airside ops 612–726–5111.
  • ·Operate transponders with altitude reporting mode and ADS–B (if equipped) enabled on all airport surfaces.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) avbl.
  • ·: ARFC 934 AW ops 1300–0400Z‡ Mon–Thur, 1300–2200Z‡ Fri, clsd wkend and federal hol.

+ 42 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KMSP — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KMSP

112 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 54 most recent.

Total events

47

since 1982

Fatal

1

2.1% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 543,784 ops in 2005

2024 total

338,943

10-yr total

3,585,065

2024 mix

AC/AT 97% · GA 2% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

1.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.02

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=111

  • Other 87
  • Gear-up landing 8
  • Stall / spin 5
  • Ground collision 5
  • Birdstrike / wildlife 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 3

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2011-11-10 AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A320 211 · Birdstrike · day
2011-02-09 Boeing 757-2Q8 · Stall / spin · night
2010-11-15 Embraer ERJ 170-200 LR · Birdstrike · day
2010-06-14 Douglas DC9 · Stall / spin · day
2025-01-20 RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY HAWKER 800XP · Gear-up · day
2018-02-24 Airbus A330 323 · Weather · day
2014-10-22 EMBRAER-EMPRESA BRASILEIRA DE,Boeing ERJ 170 200 LR,757 232 · Other · IMC · night
2012-11-09 Fairchild SA227-AC · Gear-up · night
2010-12-10 Beech 300 · Other · dusk
2010-02-24 Hawker Beechcraft Corp.,Hawker Beechcraft Corp. 65-B80,65-A80 · Other · VMC · day
2009-10-21 Airbus A320 · Other
2008-04-24 BOMBARDIER INC CL600-2D24 · Other · IMC · day
2005-05-10 McDonnell Douglas,Airbus Industrie DC-9-51,A-319-114 · Gear-up · day
2003-11-12 Saab-Scania Saab 340B · Birdstrike · VMC · night-moonlit
2002-09-22 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 · Gear-up · day
2002-09-05 Fokker 100 · Stall / spin · VMC · dawn
2002-06-03 Douglas DC-9-31 · Gear-up · dusk
2001-05-01 Douglas DC-9-31 · Ground collision · day
2000-09-10 Boeing 727-224 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1999-07-23 Beech G18S · Weather · day
1995-06-03 Airbus Industrie A-320-211 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1995-03-05 Beech 1900 · Ground collision · night
1995-02-15 Piper PA-23-250 · Weather · IMC · night
1994-11-06 Boeing 757-231 · Ground collision · VMC · day
1991-01-20 Boeing 727-251 · Other · VMC · night-moonlit
1990-10-05 Beech E-18 · Gear-up · VMC · night
1989-05-02 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 · Other · day
1988-11-15 McDonnell Douglas DC9-31 · Other · IMC · night
1988-09-09 Boeing 727-200 · Other · VMC · day
1988-07-11 Boeing 727 · Ground collision · day
1986-11-12 Piper PA-30 · Gear-up · VMC · night-moonlit
1986-09-17 Piper PA-31-310 · Gear-up · IMC · night
1986-04-03 Boeing 757-251 · Other · day
1985-12-29 Beech G18S · Other · VMC · night-moonlit
1985-01-26 Boeing 727-51 · Stall / spin · IMC · day
1983-04-10 Douglas DC-8-71 · Other · night
1981-11-17 Douglas DC-10 · Other
1981-07-28 Cessna 152 · Other
1981-07-09 Boeing 747 · Other
1981-06-28 Rockwell 680V · Other
1980-05-18 Cessna 210 · Other
1980-05-10 Cessna 152 · Other
1980-04-08 Cessna 340A · Other
1979-11-24 Cessna 152 · Other
1979-10-24 Beech 99 · Other
1979-09-21 Pietenpol AIRCMP · Other
1979-08-18 Piper PA-32 · Other
1979-03-02 Boeing B727 · Other
1978-12-20 LEAR JET 25 · Other
1978-06-15 Stinson 108-2 · Other
1977-12-11 Cessna 172L · Other
1977-07-31 Piper PA-22 · Other
1976-06-12 Boeing 727 · Other
1976-02-10 VOLPAR D18C-T · Other

+ 58 more on file

NASA ASRS near-miss reports at KMSP

1 de-identified report references this airfield in the public ASRS Database Report Sets. Voluntary, first-person pilot/controller accounts of safety-relevant events that didn't reach the NTSB. Reports represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

DPEs near KMSP

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Mary Kristen Alverson Minneapolis MN 5 nm
Matthew Allen Bradway Minneapolis MN 5 nm
Jacob William Fielstra Eden Prairie MN 10 nm
Sanjay Sundar Sujanani Lakeville MN 12 nm
Barbara Ann Mack Blaine MN 17 nm
Thomas Paul Burns Stanton MN 29 nm
James Nobel Shadduck Maple Lake MN 40 nm
Catherine Bonnie Plasschaert Mankato MN 53 nm
Jason Russell Ceminsky Mankato MN 53 nm
Paul Skjeveland Mankato MN 53 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KMSP

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Duane John Kallis Richfield MN 3 nm
Greg Allen Parent Richfield MN 3 nm
Mark Thomas Mccarthy Richfield MN 3 nm
Jeremy John Vecoli Richfield MN 3 nm
Ryan Patrick Durgan Richfield MN 3 nm
Mark Daniel Peterson Richfield MN 3 nm
Karl Gilbert Syverson Richfield MN 3 nm
Alex Joel Deutz Richfield MN 3 nm
Zachary Paul Zyla Richfield MN 3 nm
Jack Thomas Dugan Richfield MN 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KMSP

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Terry John Strain Mendota MN 3 nm
Duane John Kallis Richfield MN 3 nm
Michael James Brouillette Richfield MN 3 nm
Clifford Weldon Banks Richfield MN 3 nm
Gerald Leslie Buffington Richfield MN 3 nm
Peter Edwin Dietzler Richfield MN 3 nm
Steven Paul Lind Richfield MN 3 nm
Dale Alan Olson Richfield MN 3 nm
Robert Alan Poore Richfield MN 3 nm
Wesley Mark Troedson Richfield MN 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KMSP

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
15 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
15 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
33 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
65 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
65 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
132 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
134 nm
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
144 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
154 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
170 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.