Minneapolis-St. Paul Inter-national Airport (KMSP) ranks 16th in the nation for air traffic, a constant mix of airline, business aviation and military airplanes. It’s harried enough to also challenge some general aviation pilots. A great alternative to KMSP sits just five miles northeast, St. Paul’s Downtown Holman Airport. KSTP’s Runway 32 stretches 6,500 feet and is served by the ILS/LOC 32 approach, and offers circling opportunities to the airport’s other two Runways, 27 and 31. Additional approaches are available as well.
Chart Wise: St. Paul Downtown ILS/LOC Runway 32 Approach
Key Takeaways:
- The ILS/LOC 32 approach at St. Paul's Downtown Holman Airport (KSTP) requires pilots to be proficient in VOR intercept and tracking skills for identifying key intersections, and also mandates DME or radar for procedure entry.
- Pilots must recognize the visual descent point (VDP) at D2.3 IBAO, which serves as a critical cue for initiating a normal descent or executing a missed approach if the runway environment is not in sight.
- The approach outlines two distinct missed approach holding patterns, with specific instructions contingent upon the availability of VORs or an IFR-certified GPS.
- It's clarified that 0 DME on the localizer frequency does not indicate the missed approach point (MAP); for localizer-only approaches, the MAP is typically determined by time after the Final Approach Fix (FAF), or 1.1 DME when crossing the runway end.
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