Rochester International Airport (Rochester, Rochester International Airport)
Rochester International Airport 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. It used to be "Rochester Municipal Airport", its name before adding customs and immigration facilities specifically for Mayo Clinic purposes in 1995.
The airport covers 2,400 acre and has two concrete runways: 9,034 x runway 13/31 and 7,301 x runway 2/20.
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.
The original Rochester airport was founded in 1928 by the Mayo Foundation to bring patients to Mayo Clinic. It was in what is now southeast Rochester and occupied 285 acres (1.2 km2). The following year "Rochester Airport" was dedicated, and the Rochester Airport Company was founded as a subsidiary of the Mayo Foundation. Northwest Airlines began running Ford Trimotors to Rochester from St. Paul. Rochester was one of the first destinations from the Twin Cities in Northwest Airlines history, behind Chicago, Winnipeg, Green Bay, and Fargo.
In 1940, the runways were paved and more land was acquired, bringing the airport's area to 370 acres (1.5 km2). During World War II, the Army Air Corps conducted training operations from the airport. In 1945, the Mayo Foundation gave the airport to the city of Rochester, but the Rochester Airport Company continued to operate the field under an agreement with the city. The airport was renamed Lobb Field in 1952. In 1960, it was decided to replace Lobb Field with a new airport southwest of town because it could not be expanded to allow larger airliners and was too close to the urban area of Rochester. The original Rochester Airport closed in 1961.
In 1960, Rochester Municipal Airport opened at its current location 7 mi south of downtown Rochester; in 1965, runway 13 was 6400 feet and runway 2 was 4000 feet. Northwest and Braniff moved to the new airport in 1960, but Ozark's DC-3s stayed at Lobb until 1961; North Central Airlines arrived in 1968, and Braniff left around the same time. The first jets were Northwest 727s in 1965.
American Airlines began service to O'Hare International Airport in 1988. 1995 saw the addition of a United States Customs Service post and it became the Rochester International Airport. Trans World Airlines operated flights to St. Louis in early-2001, but these routes were dropped very soon due to the merger with American Airlines. On September 15, 2005, the primary runway was lengthened from 7,533' to 9,034 following a three-month closure for renovations; runway centerline and touchdown zone lighting were added. The change was made to allow large wide body aircraft, which had been weight-restricted upon departure.
In 1970, Imperial Airways offered scheduled helicopter service to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. On December 4, 1970, Imperial Airways announced it was canceling its scheduled helicopter flights in Minnesota, including from Minneapolis–St Paul to Rochester.
In 2020, the airport received a $2,479,991 CARES Act award.
The airport covers 2,400 acre and has two concrete runways: 9,034 x runway 13/31 and 7,301 x runway 2/20.
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.
The original Rochester airport was founded in 1928 by the Mayo Foundation to bring patients to Mayo Clinic. It was in what is now southeast Rochester and occupied 285 acres (1.2 km2). The following year "Rochester Airport" was dedicated, and the Rochester Airport Company was founded as a subsidiary of the Mayo Foundation. Northwest Airlines began running Ford Trimotors to Rochester from St. Paul. Rochester was one of the first destinations from the Twin Cities in Northwest Airlines history, behind Chicago, Winnipeg, Green Bay, and Fargo.
In 1940, the runways were paved and more land was acquired, bringing the airport's area to 370 acres (1.5 km2). During World War II, the Army Air Corps conducted training operations from the airport. In 1945, the Mayo Foundation gave the airport to the city of Rochester, but the Rochester Airport Company continued to operate the field under an agreement with the city. The airport was renamed Lobb Field in 1952. In 1960, it was decided to replace Lobb Field with a new airport southwest of town because it could not be expanded to allow larger airliners and was too close to the urban area of Rochester. The original Rochester Airport closed in 1961.
In 1960, Rochester Municipal Airport opened at its current location 7 mi south of downtown Rochester; in 1965, runway 13 was 6400 feet and runway 2 was 4000 feet. Northwest and Braniff moved to the new airport in 1960, but Ozark's DC-3s stayed at Lobb until 1961; North Central Airlines arrived in 1968, and Braniff left around the same time. The first jets were Northwest 727s in 1965.
American Airlines began service to O'Hare International Airport in 1988. 1995 saw the addition of a United States Customs Service post and it became the Rochester International Airport. Trans World Airlines operated flights to St. Louis in early-2001, but these routes were dropped very soon due to the merger with American Airlines. On September 15, 2005, the primary runway was lengthened from 7,533' to 9,034 following a three-month closure for renovations; runway centerline and touchdown zone lighting were added. The change was made to allow large wide body aircraft, which had been weight-restricted upon departure.
In 1970, Imperial Airways offered scheduled helicopter service to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. On December 4, 1970, Imperial Airways announced it was canceling its scheduled helicopter flights in Minnesota, including from Minneapolis–St Paul to Rochester.
In 2020, the airport received a $2,479,991 CARES Act award.
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