Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport
MSP · KMSP · Minneapolis, Minnesota · Hennepin County · map
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport is a public-use airport, 6 miles south of Minneapolis, Minnesota, 842 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 04/22, is 11,006 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives).
Weather right now KMSP · observed 2:53 pm CDT (19:53 UTC), 43 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (260°) at 11 knots, gusting to 16
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- Temperature 79°F (26°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter 29.76 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 3:32 pm CDT (20:32 UTC), good until Wed 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the west at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMSP 061953Z 26011G16KT 10SM FEW250 26/11 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP073 T02610111
TAF KMSP 062032Z 0621/0724 28010KT P6SM FEW250 FM070300 31006KT P6SM SKC FM071700 28012G22KT P6SM FEW250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MSP · ICAO KMSP
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 842 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 11,006 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 12R/30L | 10,000 × 200 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 12L/30R | 8,200 × 150 ft | Concrete, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 8,000 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 04: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 1,550 ft, 9,456 ft available for landing, tree 101 ft high 2,906 ft from the end
- Runway 22: LOCALIZER, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 1,000 ft, 10,006 ft available for landing, tree 66 ft high 1,350 ft from the end
- Runway 12R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 30L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), tree 36 ft high 1,477 ft from the end
- Runway 12L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), 7,620 ft available for landing, tree 61 ft high 3,011 ft from the end
- Runway 30R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), threshold displaced 200 ft, 8,000 ft available for landing, tree 13 ft high 808 ft from the end
- Runway 17: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, tree 52 ft high 1,990 ft from the end
- Runway 35: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS Departure | 120.8 | Minneapolis |
| Digital ATIS Arrival | 135.35 | Minneapolis |
| Clearance delivery Pre Taxi Clearance | 133.2 | Minneapolis |
| Ground North | 121.8 | Minneapolis |
| Ground South | 121.9 | Minneapolis |
| Ground West | 127.925 | Minneapolis |
| Ground and metering | 133.575 | Minneapolis |
| Tower Runway 17/35 | 123.675 | Minneapolis |
| Tower Runway 12L/30R | 123.95 | Minneapolis |
| Tower Runway 04/22, 12R/30L | 126.7 | Minneapolis |
| Approach Runway 35 | 118.725 | Minneapolis |
| Approach Runway 04/22, 12L/30R, 17 | 119.3 | Minneapolis |
| Approach Runway 12R/30L | 126.95 | Minneapolis |
| Departure procedure (COULT) · Departure · Departure procedure (HESTIN) South/east; South or east of arrival runway | 124.7 | Minneapolis |
| Departure procedure (COULT) · Departure · Departure procedure (HESTIN) North/west; North or west of arrival runway | 125.75 | Minneapolis |
| Departure East of departure runway 17 | 132.975 | Minneapolis |
| Class B airspace Northeast | 121.2 | Minneapolis |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Minneapolis |
| Class B airspace Northwest | 126.5 | Minneapolis |
| Class B airspace South | 134.7 | Minneapolis |
| Msp and vot | 111.0 | |
| Bainy and star · Gopher and star · Kkilr and star | 126.35 | Minneapolis |
| Bluem and star · Kaspr and star · Nitzr and star Runway 12L/30R, 12R/30L, 4/22, 17 | 135.475 | Minneapolis |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 218-203-0160.
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Aircraft registered in Minneapolis from the FAA register
171 aircraft are registered to owners in Minneapolis, Minnesota: 87 piston singles, 38 airliners and large jets, 15 business jets, 10 piston twins, 7 gliders. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 36 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Training flights prohibited. General aviation flights must trmt at the the FBO (fixed-base operator) or U.S. customs unless apvd by amgr.
- Engineered materials arresting system (emas) 160 feet in length by 216 feet in width located at der 12R.
- Fuel military ramp - milops.
- 8 feet fence, 500 feet R.
- Approach ratio 43:1 to dthr ovr 102 feet tree, 4456 feet dist, 834 feet L.
- Approach ratio 34:1 to dthr ovr 70 feet tree, 2337 feet dist, 439 feet R.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Signature flight support 128.95
- Military restricted: no haz CL/DIV1.1 or 1.2 explosives permitted. Loading or unloading of haz CL/div 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 0R 1.6 must be apv by airport drct prior to flight.
- Remarks: all aircraft must contact northstar on frequency 252.1 20 minimum prior arrival.
- Runway status lights in oprn.
- All group IV and lrgr aircraft operating on the ptn of taxiway south adjacent to delta building C rqr the use of wingwalkers and that the vehicle service road be clear of vehicles.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.