Park Rapids Municipal Airport is known for being the fifth busiest jet airport in Minnesota. Located on the southern edge of Park Rapids on Highway 71, the airport offers services such as tie-downs, refueling, hangar storage, aircraft painting, and avionics installations.
Founded in 1944, the airport was named after 85-year-old Dave Konshok, who has fostered a fervent passion for aviation his entire life and is still on the board of the Minnesota Council of Airports. The current airport manager, Scott Burlingame, has been manager for the past 10 years and says he thoroughly enjoys his job.
The airport has 44 T-hangars, with one main runway stretching 5500 feet north or south. The hangars are available for rent with monthly rates depending on the size and age of the hangar.
The Park Rapids Municipal Airport serves mostly aviators and aviation traffic. Although the airport currently holds no events, it previously hosted a fly-in for the community and plans to do so again soon.
Known as the Upper Midwest and Central Canada distributor for Aerocet Floats, Park Rapids Airnomics, located at the Park Municipal Airport, offers aircraft sales and different types of aircraft services. Park Rapids Airnomics has been known for the past 10 years as a leader in the float plane industry.
The airport is also home to Park Rapids Avionics, which provides the latest in aviation products and technology with services that include the installation and maintenance of communication systems, custom instrumentation panels, navigation systems, instrumentation, flight control systems, and weather systems.
Recent additions to the airport include a municipal sewer and water with fire hydrants. The crosswind runway was paved in 2011, making Park Rapids well-known for being the smallest town with a paved crosswind runway at its local airport.
