ROCHESTER, Minn. – The Rochester airport, which handles seven scheduled airline arrivals a day, has been awarded a $15.8 million federal grant for infrastructure improvements. The grant is for a new runway safety area, the extension of an existing runway, the reconstruction of another existing runway, and 15,000 feet of wildlife perimeter fencing. About 189,000 people fly through RST a year on four American flights to Chicago and three Delta flights to Minneapolis. The airport is a regional destination for FedEx and other cargo and mail carriers.
Airport runways. How pilots see their options at Rochester’s 2,400-acre airport.