Flights from Minneapolis

Airport Minneapolis - St. Paul International Airport, MN MSP

Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is most important and biggest airport in Minnesota/USA. Along with the airports, Chicago and Detroit, Minneapolis is also one of the three most important airports in the Midwest of the United States. According to annual passenger numbers and aircraft traffic, Minneapolis airport is one of the top thirty largest airports worldwide. The busiest international route from Minneapolis goes to Amsterdam, followed by Tokyo. Top national flights go from Minneapolis to Denver and to Atlanta.

• URL: Official website
• Parking: Yes, paid short-term and long-term parking - about 22 900 spaces.
• Nearby cities: Minneapolis (11 km), Saint Paul (12 km)
• Directions by car: Minnesota State Highway 5, Interstate 494 and Highway 55 (Lindbergh Terminal), I-494 and 34th Avenue (Humphrey Terminal)
• Stations: Midway Amtrak Station in St. Paul is served on a regular basis by the Amtrak-Route "Empire Builder" (Chicago-Portland).

Location

Opened in 1923, the airport is about 8 miles south of downtown Minneapolis and about 7 miles southwest of St. Paul. The Lindbergh Terminal is accessible using the Minnesota State Highway 5 and the Humphrey Terminal on the Interstate I-494 leaving at the exit for 34th Avenue / Humphrey Terminal.

Between the airport and downtown Minneapolis and the Mall of America further south, the "Hiawatha Line" (route # 55) operates a regular service; the route between the airport and downtown St. Paul and the Mall of America is served by the local bus number 54.

Passengers heading for the Amtrak station please first take route 55 to the Transit Center downtown and then change for bus number 16 or 50, taking these to "University Avenue / Farview Avenue. All current timetable details are available locally. Alternatively, please take a taxi, limousines or rent a car.