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La Quinta Inn Minneapolis Airport Bloomington
7815 Nicollet Avenue South
Bloomington, MN, 55420

Holiday Inn Minneapolis / St. Paul Airport
2700 Pilot Knob Rd
Eagan, MN, 55121

La Quinta Inn & Suites Minneapolis Bloomington
5151 American Blvd West
Bloomington, MN, 55437

Holiday Inn Downtown St. Paul
175 W 7th St
St. Paul MN, 55102

Crowne Plaza Hotel St. Paul-Riverfront
11 East Kellogg Blvd
St. Paul, MN, 55101

Hyatt Place Minneapolis Airport-south
7800 International Dr
Bloomington, MN, 55425

Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport - Mall Of America
3800 American Blvd. E.
Bloomington, MN, 55425

Embassy Suites Hotel - Minneapolis Airport
7901 34th Ave S
Bloomington, MN, 55425

Cambria Suites
2870 Metro Dr
Bloomington, MN, 5542

Hampton Inn & Suites Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport/Mall Of America
2860 Metro Dr
Bloomington, MN, 55425

Fairfield Inn By Marriott Mall Of America
2401 American Blvd. E.
Bloomington, MN, 55425

Ramada Mall Of America
2300 E American Blvd
Bloomington, MN, 55425

Marriott Bloomington
2020 American Blvd E
Bloomington, MN, 55425

Courtyard Minneapolis Bloomington
7800 Bloomington Ave S
Bloomington, MN, 55425

Radisson - Bloomington By Mall Of America
1700 American Blvd E
Bloomington, MN, 55425

Residence Inn Minneapolis Bloomington
7850 Bloomington Ave S
Bloomington, MN, 55425

Homewood Suites Mall Of America
2261 Killebrew Dr
Bloomington, MN, 55425

Country Inn & Suites At Mall Of America
2221 Killebrew Dr
Bloomington, MN, 55425

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About MSP Airport

Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in the five-state upper Midwestern region of Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.

In terms of passengers, Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is the twelfth busiest airport in the United States (2006), and twenty-sixth busiest airport in the world in 2007. Airlines out of Minneapolis/St. Paul International airport serve 131 nonstop markets from MSP, including 116 domestic and 14 international markets. Compared to other metropolitan areas in the United States, only Denver serves slightly more non-stop markets per capita.

The airport, including both passenger terminal buildings, is mostly located in the Census-designated place of Fort Snelling in unincorporated Hennepin County. Small sections of the airport are within the city limits of Minneapolis and Richfield. The airport is across the Mississippi River from St. Paul. The terminal exits of the airport are minutes away from the Mall of America; careful flight pattern planning ensures that aircraft never fly over the mall at low altitude. It is the largest 'origin and destination' (O&D) airport for Northwest Airlines, Northwest Airlink partners Compass Airlines, Mesaba Airlines, and Pinnacle Airlines, in terms of passengers carried and revenues (all but Compass and Pinnacle having headquarters nearby), the airport is Northwest Airlines busiest hub overall. It also serves as the hub for Sun Country Airlines as well as Champion Air. Northwest Airlines accounts for more than 80% of the airport's passenger traffic. It is operated by the Metropolitan Airports Commission, which also handles operation of six smaller airports in the region.

The airport first came into being when several local groups came together to take control of the former bankrupt Twin City Speedway race track, giving the airport its original name, Speedway Field. Soon after, in 1921, the airport was renamed Wold-Chamberlain Field for the World War I pilots Ernest Groves Wold and Cyrus Foss Chamberlain. In 1944, the site was renamed to Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airport/Wold-Chamberlain Field, with "International" replacing "Metropolitan" four years later. Today, it is very rare to see the Wold-Chamberlain portion of the name used anywhere. In 1938 Howard Hughes briefly stopped at Wold-Chamberlain Field on his round the world flight.

Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport has two terminals, both of which are named for famous Minnesotans: the Lindbergh Terminal (named for aviator Charles Lindbergh) and the much smaller Humphrey Terminal (named for former US Vice President Hubert Humphrey). Lindbergh Terminal officially has seven concourses, lettered A-G, with the Humphrey terminal labeled as Concourse H. However, this may change in the future, since future expansion plans call for the adding of a Concourse H to the Lindbergh Terminal.

Like many other airports, MSP interconnects with several other forms of transportation. Several large parking ramps are available for cars. Most other connections are made at the Hub Building and adjacent Transit Center, which has city and shuttle bus, taxi, light-rail, and rental car service. Two trams (people movers) are at the airport. One carries passengers from the main section of Lindbergh Terminal to the Hub Building, and another runs along the long Concourse C in that terminal.

The airport is near Fort Snelling, the site of one of the earliest white settlements in the area. Both the Mississippi and Minnesota rivers flow nearby. Minnesota State Highway 5 provides the closest entrance to the Lindbergh Terminal, just a short distance from Interstate 494. The Humphrey Terminal is accessed via the 34th Avenue exit from I-494, which runs past Fort Snelling National Cemetery. Northwest Airlines has hangars arranged along I-494 and 34th Avenue, so it's possible to see airliners undergoing maintenance while driving past.

The Hiawatha Line light-rail has stops at both the Hub Building (Lindbergh Station) and Humphrey Terminal (Humphrey Station). It connects the airport with downtown Minneapolis as well as with the Mall of America in nearby Bloomington, and operates as a shuttle service between the two airport terminals. Travelers can use the rail line to go between the two sites at all times of day-- it is the only part of the line that operates continuously through the night (the rest shuts down for about four hours early in the morning). Passengers going between the two terminals may ride free of charge, but those riding beyond the airport grounds must pay a standard fare.