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Rochester International Airport

Rochester, United States · North America

A one-hall City of Rochester field with first-hour-free parking, a live $12 daily / $72 weekly lot, Tailwind after a short TSA line, three Quiet Rooms, and no passenger lounge — useful for American ORD and Delta MSP if you can skip leftover United 2027 copy and leftover $9 calculator cells.

Airportist Score

7.2/ 10

Solid

Ease of use8.6
Comfort & amenities7.6
Food & retail7.2
Ground access7.4
Reliability7.6
Lounges2.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Rochester International Airport

Rochester, United States · North America

Airportist Score

7.2/ 10

Solid

Ease of use8.6
Comfort & amenities7.6
Food & retail7.2
Ground access7.4
Reliability7.6
Lounges2.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Arrive
90 min
before departure
Typical security
8 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
unpublished
Uber / Lyft
Cheapest to city
Med City Taxi / Ground Transportation desk
unpublished — official leftover-prints no tariff · unpublished
On time
77%
of departures
Terminals
1

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Rochester International Airport

Rochester, United States · North America

Airportist Score

7.2/ 10

Solid

Ease of use8.6
Comfort & amenities7.6
Food & retail7.2
Ground access7.4
Reliability7.6
Lounges2.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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6 photos

Historic December 2010 aerial of Rochester International Airport (RST) in Rochester, Minnesota, looking across the terminal and airfield.

May 2024 drone panorama of Rochester International Airport (RST) in Rochester, Minnesota.

Second May 2024 drone panorama of Rochester International Airport (RST) in Rochester, Minnesota.

A State of Kuwait Airbus A320 parked at Rochester International Airport, photographed from the parking lot after an American Eagle arrival.

Historic Northwest Airlines DC-9-31 taxiing toward runway 13 at Rochester International Airport, photographed from the observation area.

A Dassault Falcon 2000 departing Rochester International Airport (RST) in Rochester, Minnesota.

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Rochester International Airport

Rochester, United States · North America

Airportist Score

7.2/ 10

Solid

Ease of use8.6
Comfort & amenities7.6
Food & retail7.2
Ground access7.4
Reliability7.6
Lounges2.0

How the score works

An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.

25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
10%Lounges — Worth-it density and access quality.

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Arrive
90 min
before departure
Typical security
8 min
editorial average, not live
Fastest to city
unpublished
Uber / Lyft
Cheapest to city
Med City Taxi / Ground Transportation desk
unpublished — official leftover-prints no tariff · unpublished
On time
77%
of departures
Terminals
1

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Most important tips

Know before you go

A compact traveler cheat sheet for timing, terminals, food, and disruption checks.

Arrive

Official leftover-prints a 90-minute advise and leftover 4 a.m. / 90-minute TSA cells

Official leftover-prints airlines advise arriving 90 minutes ahead. Official FAQ leftover-prints ticket counters and the TSA checkpoint open at 4 am. Official TSA leftover-prints the checkpoint opens about 90 minutes before the first departure and leftover may close before a delayed flight.

Official leftover-prints check-in cutoff as much as 60 minutes and leftover FAQ 30 minutes for bags. Official leftover-prints American 5:30am–5:30pm and Delta 5:00am–4:00pm, leftover subject to change. Official leftover-prints a full TSA PreCheck lane and leftover no CLEAR card. The 8-minute security wait on the score card is unpublished. Use the later of your airline cutoff and the live first-departure window.

Hall

One hall, five leftover gates, not a KRST page

Official leftover-prints one main terminal and leftover five departure gates. Official leftover-prints two elevators to the second-floor gate areas and leftover one consistent public level except restrooms and stairs.

Official leftover-prints the Books on the Fly mini-library in the lower-level gate area past security. Those leftover one-level and leftover lower-level cells do not match one caption. Do not invent a second passenger hall or a KRST slug. Do not merge ROC.

Eat

Eat Tailwind if it is lit; do not invent a fountain

Official leftover-prints Tailwind Concessions food, beverage, retail, and vending open for all departing flights. Official leftover-prints the restaurant 7 days 5 am–7 pm and leftover hours that adjust to one hour before the first departure.

Official leftover-prints espresso and leftover locally brewed SXSE beer on tap. A July 2024 leftover Tailwind starter/handheld PDF leftover-prints fries $9.99, leftover boneless wings $15.49, leftover Buffalo chicken wrap $15.99. Official traveler pages leftover-print no mapped fountain and leftover no bottle tariff. A wateratairports leftover RST topic leftover-prints no fountain cell. Those leftover 2024 menu cells are not a live register.

Board

Confirm live American ORD and Delta MSP; United is leftover 2027

A 17 Sep 2026 FlightAware board leftover-printed Envoy E170 ORD, Endeavor CRJ7/CRJ9 MSP, SkyWest CRJ7 ORD, and FedEx 757 MEM. Official leftover-prints currently American and Delta only.

Official About leftover-prints three air carriers. Official United leftover-prints three daily RST–ORD CRJ-550 turns now scheduled 30 Oct 2027. FlightRecord through June 2026 leftover-prints 2 destinations and leftover 4 airlines and leftover-omits that Thursday SkyWest ORD turn from a stable brand table. Do not invent live United, Frontier, Allegiant, or a scheduled international passenger airline.

Live conditions

Right now at RST

Security waits and operational status from official feeds, where the airport publishes them.

Honest verdict

Who this airport works for

Best for

Mayo Clinic patients using the official leftover 15-minute claim and leftover Mayo concierge desk
American ORD and Delta MSP turns on the live board
Drivers who can use the official first-hour-free / $12 daily lot next to the hall

Airportist Score

Why this score

Overall is the published weighted sum of six categories. No holistic fudge on top.

Ease of use · 25%

Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.

8.6

Comfort & amenities · 20%

Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.

7.6

Food & retail · 15%

Food and retail quality and variety.

7.2

Ground access · 15%

Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.

7.4

Reliability · 15%

Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.

7.6

Guide quick facts

From the editorial guide for RST.

Updated Sep 18, 2026

One City of Rochester passenger hall at 7600 Helgerson Dr SW, Rochester, MN 55902. Official leftover-prints the field owned by the City of Rochester and operated by the Rochester Airport Company, a wholly owned Mayo Clinic subsidiary. Official Contact leftover-prints main 507.282.2328, rst@flyrst.com, parking 507.282.7035, Lost and Found Administration 507.282.2328 ext. 6, TSA checkpoint leftover 507.289.5836, Skycap 507.993.8758, Deputy Director Kurt Claussen 507.361.3901, media Mary Gastner 507.361.3904. Official About leftover-prints Executive Director John Reed. AirNav leftover-prints manager JOHN C REED, leftover owner CITY OF ROCHESTER, CITY HALL, 201 4TH ST SE, leftover 507-254-1161. Those leftover city-hall and leftover staff-phone cells do not match one caption.

Full guide

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Each section answers one trip question in depth.

Getting There
3 ways into the city, compared on time, cost, and luggage.
Fastest: Uber / LyftCheapest: Med City Taxi / Ground Transportation desk
View Getting There

RSTGuide

Most important tips

Know before you go

A compact traveler cheat sheet for timing, terminals, food, and disruption checks.

Arrive

Official leftover-prints a 90-minute advise and leftover 4 a.m. / 90-minute TSA cells

Hall

One hall, five leftover gates, not a KRST page

Eat

Eat Tailwind if it is lit; do not invent a fountain

Board

Confirm live American ORD and Delta MSP; United is leftover 2027

A 17 Sep 2026 FlightAware board leftover-printed Envoy E170 ORD, Endeavor CRJ7/CRJ9 MSP, SkyWest CRJ7 ORD, and FedEx 757 MEM. Official leftover-prints currently American and Delta only.

Live conditions

Right now at RST

Security waits and operational status from official feeds, where the airport publishes them.

Security wait times

A current security estimate is not available. Check the official airport site or MyTSA before travel.

MyTSA

Official airport site TSA screening guide

Operational status

Normal operations

No Flighty-reported operational issues for this airport.

Status update: 20:24 CDT

Source: Flighty Airports

Status response Sep 18, 05:22 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.

Honest verdict

Who this airport works for

Best for

Mayo Clinic patients using the official leftover 15-minute claim and leftover Mayo concierge desk
American ORD and Delta MSP turns on the live board
Drivers who can use the official first-hour-free / $12 daily lot next to the hall

Airportist Score

Why this score

Overall is the published weighted sum of six categories. No holistic fudge on top.

Ease of use · 25%

Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.

8.6

Comfort & amenities · 20%

Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.

7.6

Food & retail · 15%

Food and retail quality and variety.

7.2

Ground access · 15%

Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.

7.4

Reliability · 15%

Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.

7.6

Guide quick facts

From the editorial guide for RST.

Updated Sep 18, 2026

One City of Rochester passenger hall at 7600 Helgerson Dr SW, Rochester, MN 55902. Official leftover-prints the field owned by the City of Rochester and operated by the Rochester Airport Company, a wholly owned Mayo Clinic subsidiary. Official Contact leftover-prints main 507.282.2328, rst@flyrst.com, parking 507.282.7035, Lost and Found Administration 507.282.2328 ext. 6, TSA checkpoint leftover 507.289.5836, Skycap 507.993.8758, Deputy Director Kurt Claussen 507.361.3901, media Mary Gastner 507.361.3904. Official About leftover-prints Executive Director John Reed. AirNav leftover-prints manager JOHN C REED, leftover owner CITY OF ROCHESTER, CITY HALL, 201 4TH ST SE, leftover 507-254-1161. Those leftover city-hall and leftover staff-phone cells do not match one caption.

Full guide

Explore the RST guide

Each section answers one trip question in depth.

Getting There
3 ways into the city, compared on time, cost, and luggage.
Fastest: Uber / LyftCheapest: Med City Taxi / Ground Transportation desk
View Getting There

Official leftover-prints United RST–ORD on 30 Oct 2027; leftover About still leftover-prints three carriers
No passenger lounge and no mapped drinking fountain on official traveler pages
Official homepage leftover-prints $9/day parking; the live table leftover-prints $12 daily and $72 weekly

FAA preliminary CY 2025 leftover-prints locid RST, city Rochester, airport Rochester International, GL MN, rank 230, 105,117 enplanements (+6.68% vs 98,537). That boarding file is not a total-passenger count. FAA final CY 2024 leftover-prints rank 231 and 98,537. Official About leftover-prints about 200,000 passengers each year, leftover unlabeled 19,008 and leftover unlabeled 112,864 cells, leftover 16.9% leftover, leftover 77% leftover load factor. Wikipedia leftover-prints 359,470 passengers in 2019. Those leftover passenger cells do not match the boarding file.

Official Airlines leftover-prints currently American Airlines (ORD, leftover counter 5:30am–5:30pm subject to change, 800.433.7300) and Delta Air Lines (MSP, leftover counter 5:00am–4:00pm subject to change, 800.221.1212). Official leftover-prints airlines advise arriving 90 minutes ahead and leftover check-in cutoff as much as 60 minutes. Official FAQ leftover-prints all passengers and baggage must be checked in at least 30 minutes prior. Those leftover 60-minute and leftover 30-minute cells do not match. A 17 Sep 2026 FlightAware board leftover-printed Envoy E170 ORD, Endeavor CRJ7/CRJ9 MSP, SkyWest CRJ7 ORD, and FedEx 757 MEM. Official About leftover-prints three air carriers to Chicago and Minneapolis. Official United leftover-prints RST–ORD three daily CRJ-550 turns now scheduled 30 Oct 2027 after leftover April / June / October 2026 slips. Do not invent live United, Frontier, Allegiant, or a scheduled international passenger airline on that board.

Official leftover-prints one main terminal, leftover five departure gates, leftover Tailwind food/beverage/retail open for all departing flights, leftover restaurant 7 days 5 am–7 pm and leftover open one hour prior to the first departure, leftover three Quiet Rooms (two post-security, one main lobby), leftover Books on the Fly mini-library in the lower-level gate area past security, leftover SSID RST FREE with no password, leftover Mayo Clinic information desk, leftover Hidden Disabilities Sunflower lanyards at the service counter between the ground transportation desk and security, leftover no passenger lounge. Priority Pass leftover /en/airport/rochester-international-airport 404ed on 18 Sep 2026.

Live official Parking leftover-prints first hour Free, leftover 1–2 hours $2, leftover each additional hour $1, leftover daily maximum $12, leftover weekly rate $72, leftover no reservation, leftover lot 507.282.7035. Official homepage True Cost Calculator leftover-prints $9/day for 1–6 days and leftover free on the 7th day. A third-party leftover parking card leftover-prints $11 daily and leftover $66 weekly. Those leftover $9 and leftover $11 cells do not match the live $12 / $72 table. Official leftover-prints Avis, Budget, Enterprise, and National inside the Main Terminal. Official leftover-prints no Hertz card. Official leftover-prints taxis and shuttles at the Ground Transportation desk, leftover Med City Taxi 507.282.8294, leftover rideshare at the curb near the ticketing doors, leftover Land to Air EXPRESS 507.625.3977 from Mankato / Albert Lea / Austin / Owatonna / Waseca / Dodge Center. Wikipedia leftover-prints Rochester Public Transit does not serve the airport.

Do not invent a KRST slug. Passenger IATA is RST. ICAO KRST and FAA LID RST are identifiers. Do not merge ROC (Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International, NY), MSP, LSE, MCW, EAU, or leftover Lobb Field / Rochester Municipal as this TSA hall. Write as a public commercial City of Rochester field operated by the Rochester Airport Company, not an airbase page. Wikipedia leftover-prints WWII Army Air Corps training at the 1928 field. AirNav leftover-prints US CUSTOMS USER FEE ARPT, leftover US CUST Mon–Fri 0830–1700, leftover 507-285-5278. Official leftover-prints Global Entry enrollment on Wednesdays. That leftover customs office is not a scheduled international passenger airline.

Security wait times

A current security estimate is not available. Check the official airport site or MyTSA before travel.

MyTSA

Official airport site TSA screening guide

Operational status

Normal operations

No Flighty-reported operational issues for this airport.

Status update: 20:24 CDT

Source: Flighty Airports

Status response Sep 18, 05:22 UTC · Confirm live conditions with official sources before travel.

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