Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field safety profile
42 recorded occurrences at or near Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (1988–2026): 13 at the airport, 29 nearby; 1 fatal, 2 fatalities.
What happens most
Runway incursions
The FAA Runway Safety database records 233 runway incursions at this airport, including 1 serious (Category A/B) events. Full runway incursion history.
Notable investigated occurrences
- 2023-11-28 — THUNDERBIRD AIRCRAFT CO — 0.2 km
- 2020-06-25 — 0.2 km
- 2018-08-23 — Pilot — 0.2 km
- 2016-02-14 — Airbus A319, American Airlines — 0.2 km
- 2014-10-23 — ERJ-170, Compass Airlines — 0.6 km
- 2012-11-10 — BEMIDJI AVIATION SERVICES INC — 0.5 km
- 2012-06-11 — DELTA AIR LINES INC — 0.5 km
- 2011-11-10 — A320-211, DELTA AIR LINES INC — 0.2 km
- 2011-06-04 — Malkin SeaRey, MALKIN ROY K — 0.2 km
- 2011-02-12 — METRO AIRCRAFT CO — 0.2 km
- 2011-02-09 — Delta Air Lines — 0.2 km
- 2010-09-16 — US AIRWAYS INC — 0.2 km
Runways
- 04/22: 11,006 ft, CON, lighted
- 12R/30L: 10,000 ft, PEM, lighted
- 12L/30R: 8,200 ft, PEM, lighted
- 17/35: 8,000 ft, CON, lighted
Weather patterns
- Fog: 31.096 days/year
- Thunderstorms: 42.294 days/year
- Snow: 68.091 days/year
- Crosswind >15kt: 0.004% of observations
- Crosswind >25kt: 0% of observations
Counts reflect occurrences geo-attached within 25 km of the airport from our investigation-record corpus; they are not a complete history and are not a safety ranking. A recorded occurrence decades ago says little about operations today.