Pit stop at Holman Field

A composite image features the stone exterior of a building identified as St Paul Downtown Airport under a cloudy sky, alongside its interior lobby furnished with a couch and armchair overlooking an airfield.

The objective of today’s adventure with a friend was Holman Field, a general aviation airport across the Mississippi from downtown St. Paul. It’s named after Northwest Airlines’ first pilot, who died performing stunts. The top picture shows the 1939 terminal where we popped in for a cold beer on a steamy hot day; the staff were incredibly welcoming of two grungy cyclists. The lower picture shows a gate area, where the stairs lead up to a U.S. Customs office.

A composite image features the stone exterior of a building identified as St Paul Downtown Airport under a cloudy sky, alongside an interior lobby furnished with a couch and armchair overlooking an airfield.

2 comments

    1. I actually found this flight between the two airports today. At first I thought it was a repositioning flight, but it’s probably training as it was operated by this training company. This flight certainly cost a lot more than $5. I have just learned the landing fee for general aviation at MSP is $5.62 per 1,000 lbs of maximum gross landed weight.

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