Crystal Airport is a public airport named after the city of Crystal in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. Most of the airport is in the city of Crystal. Portions north of 62nd Avenue are in Brooklyn Park, and the north east corner of the airport is in Brooklyn Center. It is eight miles (13 km) northwest of the central business district of Minneapolis and is owned by the Metropolitan Airports Commission.The airport opened in 1946 as a privately owned public use airport. In 1948 the Metropolitan Airports Commission purchased the airport. Additional land purchases were made in 1951 and 1954.Facilities and aircraftCrystal Airport covers an area of 436acre which contains four runways: Runway 14L/32R: 3,268 x 75 ft (995 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt Runway 14R/32L: 3,267 x 75 ft (995 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt Runway 6L/24R: 2,500 x 75 ft (762 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt Runway 6R/24L: 2,123 x 150 ft (647 x 46 m), Surface: Turf For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2014, the airport had 42,351 aircraft operations, an average of 116 per day: 1% air taxi and 99% general aviation. In January 2017, there were 177 aircraft based at this airport: 159 single-engine, 11 multi-engine and 7 helicopter.
