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30-05-2025
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St. Paul Downtown Airport will temporarily close its primary runway
St. Paul Downtown Airport will temporarily close its primary runway originally appeared on Bring Me The News. Big changes are coming to St. Paul Downtown Airport (STP) on Monday. The airport will close its primary runway through Aug. 9 for a $12.5 million improvement project, including pavement reconstruction, lighting upgrades, and surface drainage. In addition to Runway 14-32 , several connected taxiways will experience intermittent closures, the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), which owns and operates STP, said in a statement. 'This is the longest general aviation runway in our reliever system of airports and supports a high volume of business jet activity, including international flights,' Brian Ryks, CEO of the MAC, said in a statement. "We're replacing end-of-life pavement that was originally installed in the 1980s to continue to maintain a high level of safety, operations and efficiency." While MSP is the MAC's largest airport, STP sees lots of business travel. The announcement notes that STP had the highest operational growth among MAC's airports last year, an 11% increase, bringing it to 42,476 takeoffs and landings. Additionally, the MAC will commence work on a new standalone U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility at STP later this story was originally reported by Bring Me The News on May 30, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
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Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport sets international travel record as traffic continues to grow
The number of travelers using Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport grew nearly 7 percent last year, marking the fourth straight year of an increase. More than 37.2 million people flew through the airport in 2024, a 6.9% increase from 2023. The record for most travelers was set in 2019 with 39.5 million airline passengers, according to the Metropolitan Airports Commission. In a press release Tuesday, the commission said the growth was buoyed by international flights. A new MSP record was set for international travel in 2024 with more than 3.6 million travelers using the airport. Airlines at MSP travel to 32 different international destinations. 'In the past year, we celebrated the addition of several nonstop routes to Europe,' said Brian Ryks, CEO of the Metropolitan Airports Commission. 'Aer Lingus resumed service to Dublin, Delta added Dublin to its destinations, and Lufthansa launched year-round service from MSP to Frankfurt. Overall, we had strong performance from our airlines, expanding global connections and adding capacity and destinations across the U.S.' The growth from 2024 was most evident at Terminal 2, which had a nearly 12 percent increase in travelers. Sun Country Airlines, which is the largest carrier in Terminal 2, added 13 new destinations last year. The three most widely used airlines at MSP based on passenger numbers were: Delta (69.5 percent), followed by Sun Country (11.5 percent), and Southwest (4.8 percent). MSP Airport was ranked first for mega airports for the second time last year by the J.D. Power 2024 North America Airport Satisfaction Study. The Airports Council International named MSP as the Best Airport in North America for the 25 million to 40 million passenger category through its global passenger survey program. Travel + Leisure readers ranked MSP as its best U.S. airport in the 2024 World's Best Awards. Travel | Here are winners of Washington County's Name a Snowplow contest. Voting for the Minnesota contest starts next. Travel | St. Paul considers impact of Trump's efforts to unravel green initiatives Travel | St. Paul: Fort Road Federation seeks to block trash truck refueling station near West Seventh Street Travel | St. Paul to test one-side-only winter street parking in Highland Park, Payne-Phalen Feb. 2 to April 12 Travel | MnDOT officially recommends dropping two at-grade options for rethinking I-94
