Metropolitan Airports Commission

Type: Government Agency
On the web: http://www.mspairport.com/MAC

When you fly to the Twin Cities, you'll most likely fly into a facility operated by the Metropolitan Airports Commission. The agency operates Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP), along with six smaller, reliever airports in the Twin Cities area. The smaller airports handle general aviation traffic and support military aircraft operations, thus reducing potential congestion at MSP. The Metropolitan Airports Commission is considering other non-aeronautical uses for areas of the reliever airports such as business or commercial land development. The agency was created in 1943 by the Minnesota Legislature.

Officers:
Chairman: John (Jack) Lanners
Executive Director: Jeffrey W. (Jeff) Hamiel
Deputy Executive Director Operations: Tim Anderson

The Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) is the owner and operator of Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in Minnesota as well as six other reliever airports in the Twin Cities region, which primarily provide service to private individuals and businesses, but also have regional transportation service.

The MAC is a governmental agency of the State of Minnesota. Its commissioners are appointed by the governor. The mayors of the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul or their designees are also members of the commission. Four of the commissioners must be residents of outstate Minnesota (outside the Twin Cities metropolitan area).

MAC-operated airports

Airport	IATA	ICAO	FAA	Location
Airlake Airport	—	KLVN	LVN	Lakeville, Minnesota
Anoka County-Blaine Airport	—	KANE	ANE	Blaine, Minnesota
Crystal Airport	MIC	KMIC	MIC	Crystal, Minnesota
Flying Cloud Airport	FCM	KFCM	FCM	Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Lake Elmo Airport	—	—	21D	Lake Elmo, Minnesota
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport	MSP	KMSP	MSP	Minneapolis
St. Paul Downtown Airport	STP	KSTP	STP	Saint Paul, Minnesota

External links

• Metropolitan Airports Commission

Coordinates: 44°53′35″N 93°13′59″W / 44.8930°N 93.2331°W / 44.8930; -93.2331

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