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 and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KRST · observed 2:54 pm CDT (19:54 UTC), 41 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 13 knots, gusting to 21
- Visibility 8 miles
- Temperature 77°F (25°C), dew point 52°F (11°C)
- Altimeter 29.80 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 18 knots, gusting to 27, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KRST 061954Z 25013G21KT 8SM CLR 25/11 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP087 T02500111
TAF KRST 061720Z 0618/0718 22018G27KT P6SM FEW250 FM062200 24010KT P6SM SKC FM070400 31006KT P6SM FEW250 FM071600 29010KT P6SM SKC
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 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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar
- 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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
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, never named. All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.