St. Paul DowntownAirport – STP
St. Paul Downtown Airport is one of several reliever airports in the Twin Cities. It is located across the Mississippi River, St. Paul, Minnesota and serves Mississippi, Minnesota, and St. Croix area. Its airport code, STP, stands for Minnesota capital city’s name St. Paul. The airport was also known as Holman Field after a stunt pilot and the first pilot hired by Northwest Airlines in 1926. During 1970’s, 1980’s and 1990’s the airport was used as a public transport by known airlines. As of the year 2014, the airport has handled 66,475 aircraft operations.
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STP-St. Paul Downtown Airport has three runways with asphalt surfaces. The airport is the metro area’s private business aviation’s primary facility. It is equipped with precision instrument approaches to Runways 14 and 32, non-precision instrument approaches to Runways 14, 31, and 32, and precision instrument approach procedure for helicopters. Spring Lake Park, Savage, and South St. Paul are some of the best cities to go from St. Paul Downtown Airport.
What to Do & Area Attractions
The St. Paul Downtown Airport (STP) has excellent hotels and accommodations located nearby. The Fairfield Inn & Suites Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport, the posh InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront, and the trust-worthy Holiday Inn St. Paul Downtown are the top rated hotel near the airport and just 5-minute away from the airport.
Another airport which also serves the St. Paul area is the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP). This airport caters both international and domestic flights from Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA.