Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport
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, Wisconsin and North Dakota. In terms of passengers, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is the twelfth largest in the United States (2006),^ and nineteenth largest airport in the world^ (2005). It straddles the southern border of the cities of Saint Paul, Minnesota and Minneapolis, Minnesota, but is mostly located in the Census-designated place of Fort Snelling, Minnesota. 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 a major hub for Northwest Airlines, Champion Air, Sun Country Airlines, and Northwest's Airlink partners Mesaba Airlines and Pinnacle Airlines, all of which except Pinnacle are headquartered nearby. Northwest 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.Nearest places of interest:
| Intercity Bridge Fort Road Bridge Franklin Avenue Bridge Cedar Avenue Bridge | Eagan South St. Paul Municipal Airport Mall of America Southdale Center |
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Los Angeles Philadelphia Dallas Washington |
Minneapolis Detroit St. Louis Saint Paul |
