# Rochester International Airport (RST / KRST)

**Rochester International Airport** (IATA: RST, ICAO: KRST) is a medium airport in Rochester, Minnesota, United States. It opened in 1928. It has 2 runways; the longest is 9,034 ft (2,754 m). In 2025 it handled 215 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/krst

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RST / KRST
- FAA: RST
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Rochester, Minnesota, United States
- Opened: 1928
- Elevation: 1,317 ft / 402 m
- Coordinates: 43.9083, -92.5000
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 9,034 ft / 2,754 m
- Instrument procedures: 9 approaches
- Passengers: 215,256 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.flyrst.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_International_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1432602
- Weather station: KRST · WMO 72644
- Ident: KRST

## Timeline

- 1928: Rochester International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 9,034 ft / 2,754 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 132° / 312° | yes |
| 03/21 | 7,301 ft / 2,225 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 026° / 206° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05041AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 229,677 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 229,101 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 291,150 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 368,094 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 367,187 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 131,645 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 198,135 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 167,716 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 191,008 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 202,891 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 215,256 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (2)

- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 76 mi / 122 km · Delta Connection
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 268 mi / 431 km · American Eagle

### Cargo (1)

- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 627 mi / 1,009 km · FedEx Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from RST, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (2)

- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 215K (2025) | #1,503 of 3,974 | #332 in North America | #220 in US |
| Longest runway | 9,034 ft / 2,754 m | #1,732 of 29,858 | #355 in North America | #260 in US |
| Elevation | 1,317 ft / 402 m | #13,661 of 43,403 | #5,895 in North America | #4,549 in US |
| Age | Opened 1928 | =323 of 15,079 | =58 in North America | =57 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | APP/DEP | 119.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 120.500 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.300 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | PRINCETON RDO | 122.450 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.300 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [CCY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kccy.md) Northeast Iowa Regional Airport · 58 mi / 93 km
- [LSE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klse.md) La Crosse Regional Airport · 62 mi / 100 km
- [MCW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmcw.md) Mason City Municipal Airport · 66 mi / 107 km
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · 76 mi / 122 km
- [STP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kstp.md) Saint Paul Downtown Holman Field · 76 mi / 122 km
- [EAU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keau.md) Chippewa Valley Regional Airport · 83 mi / 134 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Rochester International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rochester_International_Airport&oldid=1376547905), revision of 24 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/krst/data