Rochester International
RST · KRST · Rochester, Minnesota · Olmsted County · map
Rochester International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Rochester, 7 miles southwest of Rochester, Minnesota, 1,317 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 9,034 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 70 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 54,042 takeoffs and landings a year. About 98,602 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Rochester International?
Its FAA code is RST, and its ICAO code is KRST.
Where is Rochester International?
It is 7 miles southwest of Rochester, Minnesota, 1,317 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Rochester International?
The longest of its 2 runways, 13/31, is 9,034 feet long.
Does Rochester International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Rochester International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Rochester International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, Chicago O'Hare International, Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis, Rochester International, Laughlin/Bullhead International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Rochester International?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Southeastern Minnesota Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Rochester International?
3 pilot examiners and 6 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Rochester International…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA RST · ICAO KRST
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Rochester
- Elevation
- 1,317 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · 5:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1961
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 9,034 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 03/21 | 7,301 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 31: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2)
- Runway 03: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 21: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.3 | Rochester |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 120.5 | Rochester |
| Ground | 121.9 | Rochester |
| Approach and departure · Departure procedure (CEBOS) · Departure procedure (CEBOT) | 119.8 | Rochester |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Rochester |
| Rochester and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.35 | Rochester |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 507-216-8425.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Dodge Center Airport (16 nm northwest), Austin Municipal (24 nm southwest), Owatonna Degner Regional (35 nm west).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Minnesota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- When the control tower closed snow removal eqpt personnel mnt the common traffic frequency.
- When the control tower closed activate or incr intst approach lights (MALSR) runway 13; high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31; medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 - the common traffic frequency. High-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 preset low intst. PAPI runway 13, 21, and 31; VASI runway 03 - operates continuously.
- Available 24 hours with credit card.
- Rvr unavailable when the control tower closed.
- Rvr unavailable when the control tower closed.
- Runway 03 end 2075 feet concrete, mid 3777 feet asphalt, runway 21 end 1449 feet concrete.
- Waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 2,376 departures from RST in those twelve months, carrying 111,893 passengers in 151,850 seats (74% filled), to 31 destinations (12 abroad) on 19 airlines.
All 31 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 68 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 54,042, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 3,356 |
| air taxi and commuter | 10,506 |
| general aviation, travelling | 19,513 |
| general aviation, local | 18,272 |
| military | 2,395 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Rochester from the FAA register
78 aircraft are registered to owners in Rochester, Minnesota: 54 piston singles, 13 balloons, 3 drones, 3 business jets, 2 turboprops. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Southeastern Minnesota Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · Rochester
Charter operators and airlines based in Rochester:
- Mayo Clinic 5 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Rochester:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 3 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- George Bolon private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · WIN AIR · Winona, MN (36 nm) · (507) 313-8720 · [email protected]
- Darren Schone private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Albert Lea, MN (40 nm) · (507) 383-9366 · [email protected]
- Thomas Paul Burns private pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Stanton, MN (41 nm) · (563) 299-5942 · [email protected]
All 10 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 13 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Rochester 78 aircraft · 54 piston singles, 13 balloons, 3 drones
- Great Planes Aviation INC 5 aircraft in town
- Southeastern Minnesota Flying Club INC 2 aircraft in town
- Cloud 9 Enterprises INC 2 aircraft in town
- Agridrone Solutions LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Mayo Clinic 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Southeastern Minnesota Flying Club INC 2 aircraft · flying club
- Gpa Aircraft Maintenance, LLC · repair station
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 1,057 flights in twelve months · Endeavor Air Inc., SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 1,008 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis (MEM) 254 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Rochester International (RST) 9 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Laughlin/Bullhead International (IFP) 8 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Toronto (YYZ) 7 flights in twelve months · Chartright Air Inc.
- London (LTN) 3 flights in twelve months · FAI rent-a-jet AG
- Dane County Rgnl/Truax Field (MSN) 3 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 13 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Minnesota 1,542 since 1982 · 207 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Minnesota 146 landing places
- Minnesota 6,936 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/RST.json.
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 27, 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.