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MSP Meaning

MSP Airport Meaning

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MSP Meaning:

MSP stands for Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport (Wold–Chamberlain Field)


Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, MSP (Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport (Wold–Chamberlain Field)) is classified as a large hub airport by the FAA. You can check out more of MSP's characteristics and attributes below, including its airport code, location indicator and location identifier.


Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport (Wold–Chamberlain Field) (MSP) Characteristics:

      City: Minneapolis
      State: Minnesota
      FAA: Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport (Wold–Chamberlain Field)
      IATA: MSP
      ICAO: KMSP
      Role: P-L

The city and state are where the airport is located, although an airport is sometimes outside of the boundaries city in which it's listed.

The "FAA" refers to the airport's location identifier, which is assigned by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

The "IATA" refers to the airport code, which is assigned by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). Airports usually share the same FAA and IATA, though some do not.

The "ICAO" refers to the airport's location indicator, which assigned by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).


MSP is a commercial airport, and as such, is designated as a primary (P) airport by the FAA. All primary airports, inlcuding MSP, are grouped into four categories (hubs) by the FAA:

      P-N: Nonhub airport (has more than 10,000 annual enplanements, but less than 0.05% of total U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-S: Small hub airport (between 0.05% and 0.25% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-M: Medium hub airport (between 0.25 and 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-L: Large hub airport (at least 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)

MSP meaning is Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport (Wold–Chamberlain Field).

Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport (Wold–Chamberlain Field) can be abbreviated as MSP.

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