Range Regional Airport – HIB Hibbing
Range Regional Airport is in Hibbing, Minnesota situated five miles southeast of the central business district. Chrisholm – Hibbing Airport or Chrisholm – Hibbing Municipal Airport is its former names. The airport serves one commercial airline and one charter airline and mostly general aviation. The airport is owned by Chrisholm – Hibbing Airport and is classified by the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems as a non-primary commercial service airport for the year 2011-2015 based on the number of enplanements in 2008.
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Range Regional Airport has a land area of 647 hectares with two asphalt runways measuring 2,060 meters by 46 meters and 937 meters by 23 meters respectively. Based on 2014 statistics from the Federal Aviation Administration, the airport handled 30,365 aircraft operations and in 2017, it handled 43 based aircrafts. Delta Connection serves flight in the airport with destinations in Minneapolis and St. Paul. The airport boasts of a full-service amenity for a first-class travel experience. The terminal also provides car rentals, vending machines, Wi-Fi and free coffee every morning. The building for General Aviation offers the same amenity with a courtesy car for general aviation pilots. The airport is close to the cities of Biwabik, Eveleth and Mountain Iron.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Rodeway Inn is a simple and affordable place 3.25 miles from the airport; while the Hampton Inn Hibbing is 4.35 miles from the airport and is near the Mesabi Trail. Meanwhile, the Hibbing Park Hotel & Suites is the only full service hotel in the Iron Ranges and is almost 4 miles away from the airport.
The closest airport to Range Regional Airport is Grand Rapids – Itasca County Airport with a distance of 38.1 miles.
