Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport
| Continent: North America | Country: United States | Region: Minnesota |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport | |
| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| IATA code | MSP |
| ICAO code | KMSP |
| Airport type | Commercial |
| Website | [www.mspairport.com www.mspairport.com] |
| Overview map | [maps.google.com/maps?q=MSP&spn=0.051828,0.118721&t=h&hl=en Google Maps] |
| Communications | |
| Tower | 123.675(Rwy 17/35) 123.95(Rwy 12L/30R) 126.7(Rwys 12R/30L & 04/22) |
| Ground | 121.8(North) 121.9(South) |
| Clearance | 133.2 |
| Approach | 118.72(Rwy 35) 119.3(N or E of arrival Rwys & Rwy 17) 126.95(S or W of arrival Rwys & Rwys 04 and 11) |
| Departure | 124.7(S or E of arrival Rwys) 125.75(N or W of arrival Rwys) |
| ATIS | 120.8(Dep) 135.35(Arr) |
| Departure | 122.95 |
Official Spotting Locations
Concourse D Observation Deck
The observation deck at MSP is located just prior to the Concourse D departure lounge, and is up a flight of stairs marked "Observation Deck", but the stairway and sign are somewhat concealed (it's immediately to your left as you transition from the hallway outside Quizno's to the departure lounge). The deck offers good views of Concourse C, Concourse E, and on Runway 12L/30R, as well as traffic to and from Concourses A, B, and C on the taxiway paralleling Runway 12L/30R. A lens of about 200mm on a 1.6 DSLR should be plenty for just about all operations visible from this location.
Other Spotting Locations
Gate F10
There are a number of gates at MSP that are generally more photo-friendly than most, due to a number of factors (direction the windows face, availability of windows at certain points in relation to the gate, no adjacent gate, etc..), and Gate F10 is one of these. Generally, photography is good earlier in the day, and a standard zoom is more than enough coverage for stuff at the gate, although a long telephoto could be used to shoot ops on Rwy 30L/12R, and also Taxiways A and A7.