Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport, Minneapolis, Minn.
According to the Regional Airline Association, which considers most local traffic to be regional, approximately 44.5% of departures were on regional carriers.
During June, 2009, a total of 1,621,524 passengers embarked on 18,530 regularly scheduled flights. About 54% of departures (carrying 75% of passengers) were operated by major airlines or other carriers operating large jets, while about 44% of departures (carrying 22% of passengers) were on regional carriers.
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop analysis of Bureau of Transportation Statistics T100 domestic carriers systemwide segment database
Carriers operating at Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport - June, 2009 traffic
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| Operator | Flights | Passengers | Average seats per plane |
Avg. Occupancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Airlines Inc. | 7,324 | 927,962 | 148.8 | 85.1 % |
| Mesaba Airlines | 4,294 | 171,738 | 52.9 | 75.6 % |
| Compass Airlines | 1,175 | 73,034 | 76 | 81.8 % |
| Pinnacle Airlines Inc. | 1,822 | 70,836 | 50 | 77.8 % |
| Delta Air Lines Inc. | 449 | 61,159 | 160.5 | 84.9 % |
| American Airlines Inc. | 442 | 49,373 | 143.7 | 77.7 % |
| United Air Lines Inc. | 461 | 46,256 | 127.4 | 78.8 % |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | 329 | 33,790 | 137 | 75.0 % |
| US Airways Inc. | 294 | 33,368 | 138.6 | 81.9 % |
| AirTran Airways Corporation | 306 | 27,970 | 121.2 | 75.4 % |
| Frontier Airlines Inc. | 176 | 20,704 | 130.4 | 90.2 % |
| Expressjet Airlines Inc. | 290 | 11,925 | 50 | 82.2 % |
| Continental Air Lines Inc. | 126 | 11,556 | 120.5 | 76.1 % |
| Alaska Airlines Inc. | 62 | 8,803 | 156.9 | 90.5 % |
| Chautauqua Airlines Inc. | 216 | 7,526 | 45.9 | 76.0 % |
| Skywest Airlines Inc. | 114 | 5,285 | 56.2 | 82.6 % |
| Shuttle America Corp. | 59 | 3,231 | 70 | 78.2 % |
| Comair Inc. | 59 | 2,866 | 60.3 | 80.6 % |
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop analysis of Bureau of Transportation Statistics T100 domestic carriers systemwide segment database
INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS NEAR MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN AIRPORT
Click on a column header to sort the list; click a second time to reverse the sort order.| Type | Location | Date | Fatalities | Serious injuries | Minor injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | Minneapolis,, Minn. See incident details |
June 3, 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Minneapolis,, Minn. See incident details |
Sept. 22, 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Minneapolis,, Minn. See incident details |
Sept. 5, 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Minneapolis,, Minn. See incident details |
Nov. 12, 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accident | Minneapolis,, Minn. See incident details |
May 10, 2005 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Accident | Minneapolis,, Minn. See incident details |
May 10, 2005 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Incident | Minneapolis,, Minn. See incident details |
April 24, 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incident | Minneapolis,, Minn. See incident details |
Oct. 21, 2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Investigative Reporting Workshop analysis of National Transportation Safety Board accident database system (ADMS2000), last updated Jan 1, 2010
