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.

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

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.

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.

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.

The newest aircraft in the UPS 747 fleet, but not the most recent delivery.

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.

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

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The 150th UPS 747 operation to MSP.

"Giant 8543" touching down on runway 12R.

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

Arriving just before sunrise.

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.