2018 Super Bowl Flight Operations to Minneapolis: Super Bowl LII, the 52nd Super Bowl to decide the league champion for the 2017 NFL season, will take place on February 4, 2018, at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Here’s the information you need to plan successful operations to Minneapolis.
Minneapolis St. Paul International / Wol-Chamberlain Airport
IATA Code: MSP
ICAO Code: KMSP
Coordinates: N44-56.1/W093-03.6
Elevation: 705 ft.
Magnetic variation: 00E
Fuel types: Jet A1/Avgas
St. Paul Downtown Holman Field
This is not an airport of entry
IATA Code: STP
ICAO Code: KSTP
Coordinates: N44-52.9/W093-13.3
Elevation: 842 ft.
Magnetic variation: 00E
Fuel types: Jet A1/Avgas
Operational Information
TSA WAIVER may be required for private and non-scheduled flights
There are no parking restrictions or NOTAMs at this time, but check the UAS Blog closer to the event for updates
Accommodation
Hotels near MSP airport:
Hilton Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport Mall of Americas
Hyatt Place Minneapolis Airport South
Minneapolis Airport Marriott
Residence Inn Bloomington by Mall of Americas
Embassy Suites by Hilton Minneapolis Airport
Hotels near STP airport:
Hyatt Place St. Paul/Downtown
Intercontinental Saint Paul Riverfront
Holiday Inn St. Paul Downtown
Hampton Inn and Suites St. Paul Downtown
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel St. Paul Downtown
Hotels near event (downtown Minneapolis):
Minneapolis Marriott City Center
AC Hotel by Marriott Minneapolis Downtown
The Westin Minneapolis
Loews Minneapolis Hotel
Crowne Plaza Minneapolis Northstar Downtown
Ground Transport
All major rental car companies are available at the airport
There is a light rail service between the airport/Mall of the Americas/Downtown
There is public bus service around town
For support with your operations to Minneapolis, contact UAS Americas
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Mitch Launius
Instructor Pilot for 30 West IP
Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
Dudley King
President and Founder, FlightBridge
Dudley is the Founder and President of FlightBridge, which he established in 2011 and has been focused on technology solutions for the private aviation industry since 2006. Since he graduated from Dartmouth in 1988, he has worked with an array of companies listed anywhere from VentureWire to the Fortune 100. A rare blend of executive, entrepreneur, and consultant, Dudley’s executive roles have included acting CIO positions for several companies and tech advisory services to CEOs trying to rebuild their technology organizations or looking for an external, professional point of view. Highly skilled at deeply understanding his customer’s business challenges and drawing from a long and varied experience in information technology services, Dudley excels at designing technology solutions to solve their problems.
Dr. Paulo Alves
Global Medical Director, Aviation Health, Medaire
Paulo has extensive experience in medical advisory in the aviation industry. As a cardiologist, he provides technical guidance and analysis for MedAire’s MedLink medical advisory service and is MedAire’s liaison with civil aviation regulators and industry associations. Paulo worked with Varig Brazilian Airlines for 23 years, 10 of which were spent as General Medical Manager. A member of the MedAire Medical Advisory Board, Paulo is also President of the Ibero-American Aerospace Medical Association, a member of the International Academy of Aerospace Medicine, a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee, a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), and a Fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. Throughout his illustrious career, Paulo has held industry leadership roles including Chairperson of the AsMA’s Air Transport Medicine Committee, President of the Airlines Medical Directors Association, President of the Brazilian Society of Aerospace Medicine and was a member of the IATA Medical Advisory Group from 2002 to 2006.
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