Mankato Regional Airport
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Mankato Regional Airport (
Facilities and aircraft
Mankato Regional Airport covers an area of 900 acres (360 ha) and contains two runways:[1]
- Runway 4/22: 4,000 x 75 ft (1,219 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 15/33: 6,600 x 100 ft (2,012 x 30 m), Surface: Concrete (Expanded from 5,400 feet (1,600 m) in 2007)
For the 12-month period ending 31 July 2015 the airport had 119,320 aircraft operations, an average of 327 per day: 97% general aviation, 3% air taxi and less than 1% military.[1] In March 2017, there were 74 aircraft based at this airport: 56 single-engine, 13 multi-engine, 2 jet, 2 helicopter and 1 ultralight.[1]
History
By 1960, North Central Airlines provided schedule service to Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport and Sioux Falls, SD with stops at Mankato, Fairmont, and Worthington.[2] North Central Airlines' final scheduled flight using a Douglas DC-3 took place on 7 February 1969 as flight #774. It flew the 30 minute leg from Mankato, Minnesota to Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport.[3]
On December 22, 1969 the Mankato City Council approved Imperial Airways Inc. request to begin commercial helicopter service between Mankato and the Minneapolis/St Paul International Airport. The service started on December 26, 1969 with two daily round trip flights using Bell Jet Rangers.[4] On December 4, 1970 Imperial Airways announced it was canceling its scheduled helicopter service flights in Minnesota. Other routes that where cut its routes from Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport to Rochester, Minnesota and to downtown Minneapolis.[5]
While no airlines serve Mankato Regional Airport as of August 2020,
On August 17, 2020,
See also
References
- ^ PDF, effective 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Airline Timetable Images". Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "North Central Airlines History". Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "Copter Service From Mankota to Cities Cleared". Minneapolis Star Tribune. 24 December 1969.
- ^ "Helicopter Firm Cuts Flights to State Cities". Minneapolis Star Tribune. 5 December 1970.
- ^ "Sun Country reaches out to Duluth, Mankato air travelers, with a coach bus to MSP". Star Tribune. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Mankato, Minneapolis Airport Shuttle to MSP". Landline. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "Trump counters Biden with law and order message in Minnesota". ABC 6 NEWS. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ Mewes, Trey. "Update: Trump offers combative message in Mankato". Mankato Free Press. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for MKT
- AirNav airport information for KMKT
- ASN accident history for MKT
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures