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==Other Spotting Locations==
==Other Spotting Locations==


===Terminal 1 Parking Ramps ($$$)===
===Terminal 1 Parking Ramps ($)===
This location gives you a great view of both the 12/30 runways and runway 4/22 as well. Drive up to the 8th or 9th floor, and you can walk (or drive) between the different ramps for different views.
This location gives you a great view of both the 12/30 runways and runway 4/22 as well. Drive up to the 8th or 9th floor, and you can walk (or drive) between the different ramps for different views.


===Terminal 2 Parking Ramps ($$$)===
===Terminal 2 Parking Ramps ($)===
This location gives you a pretty good view of most of the airfield. Terminal 2 gates, runways 17/35, 4/22, 12L/35R and the cargo area.
This location gives you a pretty good view of most of the airfield. Terminal 2 gates, runways 17/35, 4/22, 12L/35R and the cargo area.


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==Spotting Locations Map==
==Spotting Locations Map==


<display_map>
{{#display_map:
44.882102, -93.228851~ ~ ~ ~ ~Cargo Rd Spotting Lot
44.882102, -93.228851~Cargo Rd Spotting Lot;
44.890910, -93.234528~ ~ ~ ~ ~Dog Park
44.890910, -93.234528~Dog Park;
44.875493, -93.212192~ ~ ~ ~ ~Post Rd Cell Phone Lot
44.875493, -93.212192~Post Rd Cell Phone Lot;
44.855763, -93.238354~ ~ ~ ~ ~Mall of America East Parking Ramp
44.855763, -93.238354~Mall of America East Parking Ramp;
44.881985, -93.209801~ ~ ~ ~ ~Terminal 1 Parking Ramps
44.881985, -93.209801~Terminal 1 Parking Ramps;
44.873309, -93.227565~ ~ ~ ~ ~Terminal 2 Parking Ramps
44.873309, -93.227565~Terminal 2 Parking Ramps;
44.884905, -93.210299~ ~ ~ ~ ~Terminal 1 Observation Deck
44.884905, -93.210299~Terminal 1 Observation Deck;
44.874893, -93.211792~ ~ ~ ~ ~Fort Snelling National Cemetery
44.874893, -93.211792~Fort Snelling National Cemetery
</display_map>
}}


==Regular Traffic==
==Regular Traffic==
Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport (a former Northwest Airlines hub and a current hub for Delta Air Lines) doesn't get many year-round passenger heavies (with Delta and KLM as the two exceptions), but regional jets definitely frequent MSP 24/7. Seeing the heavies from other foreign airlines (Condor and Air France) is one of the big highlights during the summer months. KLM has year-round flights, currently switching back and forth from the A330-200 (during the summer months) to the 787-9 (during the winter months)
Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport (a former Northwest Airlines hub and a current hub for Delta Air Lines and Sun Country Airlines) doesn't get many year-round passenger heavies (with Delta and KLM as the two exceptions), but regional jets frequent MSP 24/7. Seeing the heavies from other foreign airlines (Condor and Air France) is one of the big highlights during the summer months. KLM has year-round flights, switching back and forth from the A330-200 and the A330-300 (during the summer months) to the 787-9 Dreamliner (during the winter months).


Heavies  and regional jets will mainly use 12R/30L and 12L/30R, respectively. This shortens the length of their taxi routes to their assigned gates. Additionally,  heavies will usually be assigned gates on Concourse G. Charters (usually about the size of a 737 or a 757) will park near Signature Flight Support, directly across from concourses G and F.  
Heavies  and regional jets will mainly use 12R/30L and 12L/30R, respectively. This shortens the length of their taxi routes to their assigned gates. Additionally,  heavies will usually be assigned gates on Concourse G. Charters (usually about the size of a 737 or a 757) will park near Signature Flight Support, directly across from concourses G and F.  


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===Service Announcements===
*Icelandair will replace the 757-200 on flights to Reykjavik with the 737 MAX 8, beginning October 31st, 2018.
*Southwest Airlines announced service to Oakland, beginning July 15, 2018.
*KLM service will increase from 3x weekly to the following:
*JetBlue announced service to Boston, beginning May 3, 2018.
*KLM started 787-9 Dreamliner service to MSP. A330-200 service will resume again on Tuesday, March 27, 2018, operating on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. KLM service will increase from 3x weekly to the following:
**5x weekly; 21MAY18 – 01JUL18
**4x weekly; 02JUL18 – 24OCT18


===Commercial Airlines, Aircraft, and Concourses-Terminals===
===Commercial Airlines, Aircraft, and Concourses-Terminals===
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|'''Terminal-Concourse'''
|'''Terminal-Concourse'''
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|-
|Air Canada Express (operated by Sky Regional Airlines/"Maple")
|Aer Lingus
|Embraer E175
|A330-300, A321XLR
|1-C
|-
|Air Canada Express  
|CRJ-900, E175 (Jazz Aviation)
|1-E
|1-E
|-
|-
|Air Choice One
|Air France  
|Cessna Grand Caravan 208 (single turboprop)
|777-200ER, 787-9
|1-B
|-
|Air France '''(early May - mid Sept)'''
|'''777-200ER (begins May 1, 2018)'''
|1-G
|1-G
|-
|-
|Alaska Airlines
|Alaska Airlines
|737-700, 737-800, 737-900, Embraer E175 (operated by SkyWest and Horizon Air)
|737-700, 737-800, 737-900, E175 (SkyWest and Horizon Air)
|1-E
|1-E
|-
|Allegiant Airlines
|A320
|2-H
|-
|-
|American Airlines
|American Airlines
|A319, A320, A321, 737-800, Embraer E190, MD-80
|A319, A320, A321, 737-800, E190
|1-E
|1-E
|-
|-
|American Eagle
|American Eagle
|CRJ-700 (operated by PSA Airlines), Embraer ERJ-170 (operated by Republic Airlines)
|CRJ-700 (PSA Airlines), E170 (Republic Airlines)
|1-E
|1-E
|-
|-
|Boutique Air
|Condor Flugdienst
|Pilatus PC-12 (single turboprop)
|A330-900
|1-B
|-
|Condor Flugdienst '''(early May - late Aug on Mon, Tue, Thu, and Sat)'''
|767-300
|2-H
|2-H
|-
|-
|Delta Air Lines
|Delta Air Lines
|A319, A320, A321, A330-200, A330-300, 717-200, 737-800, 737-900ER, 757-200, 757-300, 767-300ER, 777-200ER/LR, MD-88, MD-90
|A220-100, A220-300, A319, A320, A321, A321NEO, A330-200, A330-300, A330-900, A350-900XWB, 737-800, 737-900ER, 757-200, 757-300, 767-300ER, 767-400ER
|1-C, 1-D, 1-F, 1-G
|1-C, 1-D, 1-F, 1-G
|-
|-
|Delta Connection
|Delta Connection
|CRJ-100 (SkyWest), CRJ-200 (SkyWest and Endeavor Air), CRJ-700 (ExpressJet), CRJ-900 (ExpressJet, SkyWest, and Endeavor Air), Embraer ERJ-145, Embraer E170 (Compass Airlines), Embraer E175 (SkyWest)
|CRJ-100 (SkyWest), CRJ-200 (SkyWest and Endeavor Air), CRJ-700 (ExpressJet), CRJ-900 (ExpressJet, SkyWest, and Endeavor Air), E170, E175 (SkyWest)
|1-A, 1-B, 1-C, 1-D, 1-F, 1-G
|1-A, 1-B, 1-C, 1-D, 1-F, 1-G
|-
|Denver Air Connection
| Dornier 328 Jet, ERJ 145
|
|-
|-
|Frontier Airlines
|Frontier Airlines
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|-
|-
|Icelandair
|Icelandair
|757-200, 757-300, 767-300 (seasonal), '''737 MAX 8 (begins October 18, 2018)'''
|737 MAX 8, 757-300
|2-H
|2-H
|-
|-
|JetBlue '''(begins May 3, 2018)'''
|JetBlue
|A320
|A320, E190
|2-H
|2-H
|-
|-
|KLM '''(Sun, Tues, Fri; schedules and aircraft change during summer and winter months)'''
|KLM  
|'''787-9'''
|777-200ER, 787-9
|1-G
|1-G
|-
|-
|Southwest Airlines
|Southwest Airlines
|737-700, 737-800, 737 MAX 8
|737-700, 737-800, 737 MAX 8
|2-H
|-
|Sun Country Airlines
|737-700, 737-800
|2-H
|2-H
|-
|-
|Spirit Airlines
|Spirit Airlines
|A319, A320, A321
|A319, A320, A321
|1-E
|-
|Sun Country Airlines
|737-800
|2-H
|2-H
|-
|-
|United Airlines
|United Airlines
|A320, 737-400, 737-700, 737-800, 737-900
|A319, A320, 737-700, 737-800, 737-900
|1-E
|1-E
|-
|-
|United Express
|United Express
|CRJ-700 (operated by GoJet and Mesa "Air Shuttle"), Embraer E170 (operated by SkyWest, Shuttle America, and Republic Airlines), Embraer E175 (operated by SkyWest)
|CRJ-700 (GoJet and Mesa), E170 (SkyWest, Shuttle America and Republic Airlines), E175 (SkyWest)
|1-E
|1-E
|-
|WestJet
|737-700, 737-800
|1-G
|}
|}


===Cargo Airlines & Plane Type===
===Cargo Airlines & Plane Type===
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|Amazon Prime Air (operated by Sun Country Airlines)
|737-8F
|-
|DHL (operated by Encore Air Cargo)
|SW4
|-
|-
|DHL (operated by Atlas Air)
|DHL (operated by iAero Airways)
|767-200
|737-4F
|-
|-
|DHL (operated by Suburban Air Freight)
|DHL (operated by Suburban Air Freight)
|Beechcraft 1900 (twin-turboprop)
|Beechcraft 1900 (twin-turboprop)
|-
|Encore Air Cargo (DHL)
|SW4
|-
|-
|FedEx Express
|FedEx Express
|A300-600, 757-200, DC-10, MD-11
|A300-600, 757-200, 767-300, MD-11
|-
|-
|FedEx Feeder (operated by Corporate Air)
|FedEx Feeder (operated by Corporate Air)
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|Cessna Grand Caravan 208 (single turboprop)
|Cessna Grand Caravan 208 (single turboprop)
|-
|-
|FedEx Feeder (operated by IFL Group Air Cargo)
|FedEx Feeder (operated by IFL Group)
|Dassault Falcon 20
|CRJ-200SF, Dassault Falcon 20
|-
|-
|FedEx Feeder (operated by Mountain Air Cargo)
|FedEx Feeder (operated by Mountain Air Cargo)
|ATR-42 (twin-turboprop)
|ATR-42 (twin-turboprop)
|-
|Suburban Air Freight (DHL)
|B1900 (twin-turboprop)
|-
|-
|UPS
|UPS
|A300-600, 757-200, DC-10, MD-11
|A300-600, 747-400F, 747-8F, 757-200, 767-300, MD-11F
|-
|-
|UPS '''(seasonal)'''
|UPS '''(seasonal)'''
|747-400F (operated by Atlas Air) '''or'''
|747-400 (operated by Kalitta Air), 747-400 (operated by Polar Air Cargo), MD-11F (operated by Western Global Airlines)
MD-11F (operated by Western Global Airlines)
|-
|-
|UPS (operated by Bemidji Air)
|UPS (operated by Bemidji Air)
|BE65 Queen Air, BE80 Queen Air, BE99, SW4
|BE65 Queen Air, BE80 Queen Air, BE99, SW4
|-
|-
|UPS (operated by IFL Group Air Cargo)
|UPS (operated by IFL Group)
|Dassault Falcon 20
|Dassault Falcon 20
|-
|-
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===Military Plane Types===
===Military Plane Types===
*C-5 Galaxy ('''VERY''' rare)
*C-5 Galaxy/Airbus A400M Atlas
*C-130 Hercules
*C-130 Hercules
*RAF and USAF C-17 Globemasters (rare)
*RAF and USAF C-17 Globemasters  
*KC-10 Refuelers
*KC-10 Refuelers


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===Hotel (on-site)===
===Hotel (on-site)===


InterContinental Hotels has signed on to be the first full service on-site hotel at the airport with 300 rooms on 12 floors. It will open during the winter of 2017-2018. The new hotel will be skyway connected to the airport with its own security checkpoint. The hotel will also have an "observation bar" on the top floor. It will have floor to ceiling windows with views of both downtowns of Minneapolis and St Paul.
The InterContinental Hotel is the first full service on-site hotel at the airport with 300 rooms on 12 floors. It opened in the summer of 2018. The hotel is skyway connected to the airport with its own security checkpoint. The hotel also has an "observation bar" on the top floor. It has floor-to-ceiling windows with views of both downtown Minneapolis and St Paul.


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