| Crystal Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: MIC – ICAO: KMIC – FAA LID: MIC | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Metropolitan Airports Commission | ||
| Serves | Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||
| Location | Crystal, Minnesota | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 869 ft / 265 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 14L/32R | 3,263 | 995 | Asphalt |
| 14R/32L | 3,266 | 995 | Asphalt |
| 6L/24R | 2,499 | 762 | Asphalt |
| 6R/24L | 2,122 | 647 | Turf |
| Statistics (2004) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 187,859 | ||
| Based aircraft | 263 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Crystal Airport (IATA: MIC, ICAO: KMIC, FAA LID: MIC) is a public airport named after the city of Crystal in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. Most of the airport is in the city of Crystal. Portions north of 62nd Avenue are in Brooklyn Park, and the north east corner of the airport is in Brooklyn Center. It is eight miles (13 km) northwest of the central business district of Minneapolis and is owned by the Metropolitan Airports Commission.[1]
The airport opened in 1946 as a privately owned public use airport. In 1948 the Metropolitan Airports Commission purchased the airport. Additional land purchases were made in 1951 and 1954.
Crystal Airport covers an area of 436 acres (176 ha) which contains four runways:[1]
For the 12-month period ending August 31, 2004, the airport had 187,859 aircraft operations, an average of 514 per day: 95% general aviation, 4% air taxi and <1% military. There are 263 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single engine, 6% multi-engine, 2% helicopter and 1% jet.[1]