Thief River Falls Regional Airport

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.

Thief River Falls Regional Airport
IATA: TVF ICAO: KTVF FAA LID: TVF
Summary
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
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 6,504 1,982 Asphalt 4/22 4,997 1,523 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2018) 32,268 Based aircraft (2022) 19
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Denver Air Connection	Minneapolis/St. Paul

Destinations map
Thief River Falls Minneapolis/St. Paul All passenger destinations from Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVR) Red = Year-round destination Green = Seasonal destination Blue = Future destination

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
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

Busiest domestic routes from TVF
(September 2023 - August 2024)^[4]

Rank	Airport	Passengers
1	Minneapolis/St Paul	8,000

Passenger boardings (enplanements) by year, as per the FAA^[5]

Year	2008 [6]	2009 [7]	2010 [8]	2011 [9]	2012 [10]	2013[11]	2014[12]	2015[13]	2016[14]	2017[15]	2018[16]
Enplanements	3,092	2,721	2,479	2,418	2,819	2,079	363	1,029	3,524	5,735	4,805
Change	08.33%	012.00%	08.89%	02.46%	016.58%	026.25%	082.54%	0183.47%	0242.47%	62.74%	16.22%
Airline	Mesaba Airlines dba Northwest Airlink	Mesaba Airlines dba Delta Connection	Mesaba Airlines dba Delta Connection	Mesaba Airlines dba Delta Connection	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Great Lakes Airlines	Boutique Air	Boutique Air	Boutique Air
Destination(s)	Bemidji Minneapolis	Hibbing Minneapolis	Hibbing Minneapolis	Hibbing Minneapolis	Minneapolis Williston	Minneapolis	Minneapolis	Minneapolis	Minneapolis	Minneapolis	Minneapolis

See also

• List of airports in Minnesota