Thief River Falls Regional Airport


Thief River Falls Regional Airport is a public use airport located three nautical miles south of the central business district of Thief River Falls, a city in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The airport is owned by the Thief River Falls Regional Airport Authority. It is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by one commercial airline subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2018.

Facilities and aircraft

Thief River Falls Regional Airport covers an area of 916 acres at an elevation of 1,119 feet above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 is 6,504 by 150 feet and 4/22 is 4,997 by 75 feet.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2018, the airport had 32,268 aircraft operations, an average of 88 per day: 93% general aviation, 6% air taxi and 1% scheduled commercial. In January 2020, 23 aircraft were based at this airport: 18 single-engine, 2 multi-engine and 3 jet.

Airline and Destination

The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:

Cargo

Statistics

Year20082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
Enplanements3,0922,7212,4792,4182,8192,0793631,0293,5245,7354,805
Change8.33%12.00%8.89%2.46%16.58%26.25%82.54%183.47%242.47%62.74%16.22%
AirlineMesaba Airlines dba Northwest AirlinkMesaba Airlines dba Delta ConnectionMesaba Airlines dba Delta ConnectionMesaba Airlines dba Delta ConnectionGreat Lakes AirlinesGreat Lakes AirlinesGreat Lakes AirlinesGreat Lakes AirlinesBoutique AirBoutique AirBoutique Air
DestinationBemidji
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----Minneapolis		Minneapolis
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