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.

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

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

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

Dallas Cowboys NFL team charter arriving in wonderful light conditions.

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

Arriving after its third revenue flight, having completed its first earlier in the morning.

Delta 1714 off for Orlando.

Fresh catch of the day.

Someone didn't do a very good job of getting the 1L door latch in place.

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.

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

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.

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

Spewing an assortment of vapors as it flies through the more saturated air in the Minnesota River valley, UPS 560 approaches runway 30L in the early morning.

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.

UPS 561 off runway 17 for DFW with traffic departing runway 12R in the background.

The 150th UPS 747 operation to MSP.

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.

Departure ready to taxi MSP.

Arriving just before sunrise.

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.

Some nice morning vapors and vortices on the arriving UPS 560 flight.