Rochester International Airport

Rochester International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OperatorCity of Rochester
LocationRochester, Minnesota
Hub forMayo Clinic MedAir
Elevation AMSL1,317 ft / 401.4 m
Coordinates43°54′30″N 92°30′00″W / 43.90833°N 92.50000°W / 43.90833; -92.50000
Websitewww.flyrst.com
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RST is located in Minnesota
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RST is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 9,034 2,754 Concrete
3/21[1] 7,301 2,225 Concrete
Statistics (2021)
Passengers (2019)359,470
Aircraft operations (2021)56,105
Based aircraft (2021)70

Rochester International Airport (IATA: RST, ICAO: KRST, FAA LID: RST) is an international airport located seven miles (11 km) south of downtown Rochester in Olmsted County, Minnesota. It is the second-busiest airport in Minnesota. Its name used to be "Rochester Municipal Airport", before adding customs and immigration facilities specifically for Mayo Clinic purposes in 1995.[4]

The airport covers 2,400 acres (9.7 km2) and has two concrete runways: 9,034 ft × 150 ft (2,754 m × 46 m) runway 13/31 and 7,301 ft × 150 ft (2,225 m × 46 m) runway 3/21.[3][5]

Airline service is currently provided by American Airlines and Delta Air Lines. The airport has a large FedEx Express freight terminal and a general aviation terminal.

  1. ^ Kiger, Jeff (May 4, 2023). "Change in direction lands a name change for a Rochester runway". Rochester Post Bulletin. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Rochester, MN: Rochester International (RST)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. December 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  3. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for RST PDF, effective July 13, 2023.
  4. ^ "Airport History - Rochester International Airport". Retrieved March 15, 2019.
  5. ^ "RST airport data at skyvector.com". skyvector.com. Retrieved September 22, 2022.

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