Join this one-of-a-kind opportunity for an airfield tour of MSP Airport to learn about the infrastructure and approaches to MSP management. This tour spotlights MSP’s award-winning airport snow and ice removal, airfield maintenance, and the latest updates to the airfield. Highlight the disruptors and challenges and the planning interventions that will be presented to overcome the challenges. As one of America’s most urban metropolitan airports, MSP is challenged with accommodating passenger growth while meeting customer demands.
This tour will showcase how MSP manages operations to keep the traveling public safe. It will also explore how the airport's vast infrastructure is maintained through harsh environmental challenges. In addition to an airfield tour, attendees will learn about MSP's 2040 Long-Term Plan. This plan aims to create a facility that will meet projected passenger activity levels in a manner that maintains and enhances customer service, while facilitating a seamless, "one-journey" experience.
MSP is challenged with creating accessible facilities for the traveling public. This tour will explore how MSP's 2040 Long-Term Plan plans to accommodate passenger growth while maintaining aging infrastructure. Attendees will see firsthand how airside operations are the unseen foundation that keeps the traveling public safe.
Learning Objectives:
Identify how a land-locked urban airport plans to increase passenger capacity while meeting customer demands.
Discover how MSP Airport handles airside operations in its harsh Minnesota climate.
Recognize how a major metropolitan airport maintains its vast civil infrastructure.
