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 2/20.[3][5]

Airline service is currently provided by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Sun Country Airlines (seasonally). Charter service is also occasionally offered by Sun Country Airlines on Boeing 737s. 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.