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St. Paul Downtown Airport (IATA: STP, ICAO: KSTP), also known as Holman Field, is an airport just across the Mississippi River from downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. It is one of the Twin Cities "reliever airports" operated by the Metropolitan Airports Commission. The airport has three runways and primarily serves aircraft operated by corporations in the local area.

The airport is home to an installation of the Minnesota Army National Guard. A dike to protect the airport from the nearby river is under consideration and the National Guard has stated that they may leave if the dike is not constructed in a timely manner.

The Holman Field Administration Building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

The airport was used to outfit B-24 bombers during World War II. The terminal at St. Paul Downtown airport was used as a backdrop in scenes from the movie Slaughterhouse-Five.

Recently local debate has ensued over plans to build a floodwall around the airport. Three times in the last thirteen years the airport has been flooded due to its proximity to the Mississippi River. Supporters do not want to deal with the future inconveinence of having to deal with the flood again, while critics say that the proposed wall would ruin views and make the airport "ugly".

External links

MSP Reliever Airports: St. Paul Downtown Airport
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for STP
- AirNav airport information for KSTP
- ASN accident history for STP
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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 '''St. Paul Downtown Airport''' {{airport codes|STP|KSTP}}, also known as '''Holman Field''', is an [[airport]] just across the [[Mississippi River]] from downtown [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]].  It is one of the [[Twin Cities]] "reliever airports" operated by the [[Metropolitan Airports Commission]]. The airport has three [[runways]] and primarily serves [[aircraft]] operated by [[corporation]]s in the local area.