Thief River Falls Regional Airport
Airport in Minnesota, United States
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Thief River Falls Regional Airport (IATA: TVF, ICAO: KTVF, FAA LID: TVF) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Thief River Falls, a city in Pennington County, Minnesota, United States. The airport is owned by the Thief River Falls Regional Airport Authority.[1] It is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by one commercial airline subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Thief River Falls Regional Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Thief River Falls, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,119 ft (341 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°03′56″N 096°11′06″W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Thief River Falls Regional Airport | ||||||||||||||
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The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport based on enplanements in 2018 (between 2,500 and 10,000 per year).[2]
Facilities and aircraft
Thief River Falls Regional Airport covers an area of 916 acres (371 ha) at an elevation of 1,119 feet (341 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 is 6,504 by 150 feet (1,982 x 46 m) and 4/22 is 4,997 by 75 feet (1,523 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2018, the airport had 32,268 aircraft operations, an average of 88 per day: 93% general aviation, 6% air taxi and 1% scheduled commercial. In January 2020, 23 aircraft were based at this airport: 18 single-engine, 2 multi-engine and 3 jet.[1]
In 2023, airport management announced expansions that would take place over the coming years.[3] In 2025, terminal upgrades including a new TSA checkpoint were completed.[4]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Denver Air Connection | Minneapolis/St. Paul[3] |
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All passenger destinations from Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVR) Red = Year-round destination Green = Seasonal destination Blue = Future destination |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alpine Air | Fargo |
| Freight Runners Express | Fargo |
| DHL operated by Encore Air Cargo operated by Bemidji Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Fargo |
| FedEx Feeder operated by Corporate Air | Fargo |
| FedEx Feeder operated by IFL Group Air Cargo | Memphis, Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| UPS Airlines operated by IFL Group Air Cargo | Louisville |
Statistics
| Rank | Airport | Passengers |
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| 1 | Minneapolis/St Paul | 8,000 |
| Year | 2008 [7] | 2009 [8] | 2010 [9] | 2011 [10] | 2012 [11] | 2013[12] | 2014[13] | 2015[14] | 2016[15] | 2017[16] | 2018[17] |
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| Enplanements | 3,092 | 2,721 | 2,479 | 2,418 | 2,819 | 2,079 | 363 | 1,029 | 3,524 | 5,735 | 4,805 |
| Change |  8.33% |
12.00% |
8.89% |
2.46% |
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26.25% |
82.54% |
183.47% |
242.47% |
62.74% |
16.22% |
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| Destination(s) | Bemidji
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