Minneapolis Approach M98
Minneapolis Approach (M98) is the approach and departure control facility that public NASR records list as the primary approach control for 19 airports, 5 of them with a control tower. Pilots call it "Minneapolis Approach".
Airports it serves (19)
| Airport | City | Tower |
|---|---|---|
| Anoka County-Blaine (Janes Field) Airport (KANE) | Minneapolis, MN | Tower (page) |
| Crystal Airport (KMIC) | Minneapolis, MN | Tower (page) |
| Flying Cloud Airport (KFCM) | Minneapolis, MN | Tower (page) |
| Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (KMSP) | Minneapolis, MN | Tower (page) |
| Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field (KSTP) | St Paul, MN | Tower (page) |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital (MN10) | Minneapolis, MN | No tower |
| Airlake Airport (KLVN) | Minneapolis, MN | No tower |
| Buffalo Municipal Airport (KCFE) | Buffalo, MN | No tower |
| District One Hospital (MN59) | Faribault, MN | No tower |
| Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field (KFBL) | Faribault, MN | No tower |
| Glencoe Municipal Airport (KGYL) | Glencoe, MN | No tower |
| L O Simenstad Municipal Airport (KOEO) | Osceola, WI | No tower |
| Lake Elmo (21D) | St Paul, MN | No tower |
| Maple Lake Muni-bill Mavencamp Sr Fld (KMGG) | Maple Lake, MN | No tower |
| Mayo Clinic Health System/red Wing (97MN) | Red Wing, MN | No tower |
| New Richmond Regional Airport (KRNH) | New Richmond, WI | No tower |
| Northfield Hospital (48MN) | Northfield, MN | No tower |
| Red Wing Regional Airport (KRGK) | Red Wing, MN | No tower |
| South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field (KSGS) | South St Paul, MN | No tower |
Pay level
The FAA rates this facility level 11 on its scale of 4 to 12. Busier, more complex facilities get higher levels, and higher levels pay more. A fully certified controller at a level 11 facility was paid between $124,007 and $167,412 a year in 2025, before the local cost-of-living addition. Overtime, night and Sunday pay come on top.
Level: National Academies (2025), The Air Traffic Controller Workforce Imperative, Appendix C, Table C-2, which reproduces FAA data with staffing as of September 23, 2023; the FAA may have changed the level since. Pay range: FAA pay band table effective January 12, 2025, as posted by NATCA.
Source
FAA National Airspace System Resource (NASR) data, 28-day cycle effective 2026-10-01 (FAA NASR subscription). Facility data changes every 28 days; check current FAA publications before flight.
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