Crystal Airport (IATA: MIC, ICAO: KMIC, FAA LID: MIC) is a public airport named after the city of Crystal in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States.

It is eight miles (13 km) northwest of the central business district of Minneapolis and is owned by the Metropolitan Airports Commission.

[3] The additional 34 acres of land was purchased for runway expansion and noise relief.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2014, the airport had 42,351 aircraft operations, an average of 116 per day: 1% air taxi and 99% general aviation.

It is free to the public, has a picnic shelter, and offers unobstructed views of the airfield and air traffic control tower.

[5] The airport has a full-service FBO offering flight training, charters, air-taxi, scenic flights, indoor and outdoor aircraft parking, rental cars, aviation fuel, pilot shop, and aircraft service.

[3] The oldest active business at Crystal is Maxwell Aircraft Service, also known as "The Prop Shop".

Wiley Properties started in 1954 owns and rents approximately 100 hangars at the airport.

It was located near the intersection of West Broadway and 49th Avenue N. It closed before the Crystal Airport opened.

[21] By 1954, Ford Aviation was established at the Crystal Airport and was a Mooney Aircraft sales and service center.

The Crystal Airport was the busiest secondary air field in the five state area.

[24] The company painted three of its hangars yellow with green clover leaves due to restrictions on billboard signs near the airport.

[28] The company was located on the west side of the airport in the former Pro Air maintenance hangar.

On June 27, 2013, high winds with peak gusts of 69 miles per hour partially destroyed one of the iconic Crystal Shamrock hangars on the west side of the airport.

In the US Federal Government fiscal year 2013, an FAA Airport Improvement Program grant of $299,942 was award to install airfield guidance signs and to rehabilitate a taxiway.

[38][39] Other former fixed-base operators (FBO) located at the Crystal Airport include Condor Aviation, Northland Aircraft Services,[40] and Pro Air.

[41] In 1957, other businesses based at the airport included Fli-Lite Corporation, which made aircraft skis; and Twin Cities Parachute Company.

[43] Crystal Airport hosts an open house every year on Father's Day weekend.

Events include a free hangar dance with a live band, fireworks, food concessions, airplane rides, helicopter rides, pancake breakfast, craft / vendor fair, and displays including law enforcement, ambulance, and public works.