- The airport is 920 acres in size
- Consists of two runways, 5,400' X 100' and 4,000' X 75'
- Can accommodate aircraft as large as Boeing 727's, 737's and DC9's.
- Accommodates approximately 105,000 take-off and landings per year
- The Mankato Regional Airport attracts 200-250 Mankato State pilots to the training program.
- Mankato State students train 11,500 hours annually equivalent to 57 flights around the world
- On average, 56 aircraft from small single engines to large corporate jets base at the Mankato airport
- The Mankato Regional Airport is home to nearly 85 people who depend on aviation as their livelihood.
- Has hosted political figures including President Carter, Vice-Presidents Mondale and Humphrey, Hillary Clinton and several Minnesota Governors.
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- Approximately 110 corporations from around the world fly into Mankato annually to conduct business.
- DHL utilizes the airport daily for scheduled freight runs
- Hosts the State of Minnesota Civil Air Patrol encampment on an annual basis.
- Received the Governors Award of Excellence for the top rated airport in the state in 1994.
- Has hosted the Navy Blue Angels, Airforce Thunderbirds and most recently the Canadian Snowbirds.
- The Instrument Landing System (ILS) installed in 1991 has landing capabilities in inclement weather equal to that of the Minneapolis International Airport.
- Over 1000 Federal Aviation Pilot licenses have been earned by local pilots for various ratings over the past five years at the Mankato Regional Airport.
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