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. The airport is across the Mississippi River from St. Small sections of the airport are within the city limits of Minneapolis. The airport, including both passenger terminal buildings, is mostly located in the Census-designated place of Fort Snelling in an unincorporated part of Hennepin County. Compared to other metropolitan areas in the United States, only Denver serves more non-stop markets per capita. Paul International airport serve 134 nonstop markets from MSP, including 120 domestic and 14 international markets. A joint civil-military airport, MSP is also home to the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station, supporting both Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard flight operations. In terms of passengers, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is the sixteenth busiest airport in the United States (2008), and thirtieth busiest airport in the world in 2008. Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (IATA: MSP, ICAO: KMSP, FAA LID: MSP) is the largest and busiest airport in the five-state upper Midwest region of Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Source: Passenger & traffic statistics from MSP airport.
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