Minneapolis Airport

The twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota are served by Minneapolis St. Paul International Airport, which is on the Mississippi River about 10 miles (16 km) from the centers of both cities. The airport was opened in 1921 on the site of a defunct motor speedway and was first called Speedway Field; it was later renamed Wold-Chamberlain Field after two World War I aviators, and became the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Airport in 1944 and International Airport in 1948.

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