UPS 560 surfs the fog bank over the Minnesota River Valley, spewing a shroud of vapors while on short final for runway 30L this morning.

Deicing during the polar vortex of 2019 with an air temperature of -22°F(-30°C).

Off to Palmdale after a stop at Minneapolis from Stuttgart.

"Lake Virginia", from the Hometown Lakes Project that existed on Sun Country aircraft between 2017 and 2019.

UPS 2557 with a nice wing-wave from the captain on departure!

Taxiing out on its sixth day of revenue service.

Cleveland Browns NFL team charter departs after they defeated the Minnesota Vikings, 14 - 7.

Delta 1714 off for Orlando.

Dallas Cowboys NFL team charter arriving in wonderful light conditions.

Probably the best light I will catch this bird in while it has been parked at MSP since 15 MAY 2021.

"Giant 654" touches down on runway 30L after diverting enroute ANC-ORD due to thunderstorms at the destination.

Main gears off the ground in well under 4,000 feet of roll with this obviously lightly-loaded Western Global 747 that was brought in to augment UPS' peak-season workload for the 2018 holidays.

Delta 42 rotates off runway 30L, bound for Paris (CDG/LFPG) as an MSP airport snow thrower makes room for more of the record-breaking February snow to come.

"Freedom One" departs MSP for the first time in the reddish smoky haze from wildfires out west.

After a 30-day stay in Minnesota, the Bahrain Royal Flight departs MSP.

One of my favorites in all its detail.

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Early morning flap-edge vortices.

FedEx 1156 off for ORD which looks to be a new leg for this flight.

First delivery of new Sun Country livery. Former AeroMexico. The registration will be reassigned to N830SY.

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"Giant 8543" touching down on runway 12R.

Arriving just before sunrise.

Departure ready to taxi MSP.

N441UP, equipped with Rolls-Royce RB211 engines, landing on runway 12R as N409UP, equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW2040 engines, holds short in the background.

Another unusual visitor to MSP due to another unfortunate medical emergency. Cathay Pacific 806 departs runway 17 to resume her journey from Hong Kong to Chicago O'Hare.

This airframe started life as a passenger mover for American in 1991 before becoming a freight dog for FedEx in 1996.