Welcome to Thunderbird Aviation at Crystal Airport!
We have built our reputation on providing exceptional customer service and we truly value your business.
Our company promotes a culture of teamwork and,
as our mission statement suggests, we also "strive to be the most trusted and well respected provider of aviation services in the Upper Midwest."
We sincerely appreciate your business! If there is anything we can do to make your experience with us more enjoyable, please don't hesitate to ask! I look forward to seeing you here at Crystal Airport soon! Safe flying!
William "Willie" Gabbard
Operations Manager
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Thunderbird Aviation strives to be the most trusted and respected provider of aviation services in the upper-Midwest. Through our culture of professionalism and teamwork, we are dedicated to providing safe, reliable, and affordable services to our customers. We aim to increase customer loyalty and grow our business through our core values of honesty, integrity, and commitment to general aviation.
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Crystal Airport
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- Avfuel 100LL (AVTRIP)
- Pilot Lounge/Snooze Room
- Vending Machines
- Meteorlogix Weather
- Largest Flight School in Twin Cities
- High Speed Internet
- Free Soda/Water with fuel purchase
- Heated Hangar Space
- Full Service Maintenance Facility
- Free Tie-Downs
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| Fueling hours: | 7am to 9pm, 24 hours with prior request (no charge) |
| Discounts: | Competitive volume discounts and incentive programs, including free soda/pop. We also offer free tie-downs and affordable heated hangar space with fuel purchase. |
WE GUARANTEE OUR PRICES POSTED ON AIRNAV
Prices include all taxes.
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Comments are submitted by their authors and do not reflect the opinion of AirNav, LLC. All comments must adhere to AirNav's Policy on Comments.
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From Ed Rutherford
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This is a great FBO. The staff and service is top notch! I really appreciate the great care they took to tie down my airplane right in front of the building. Although the Avis rental car wasn't dropped off as planned, the Thunderbird staff helped me make alternate arrangements.
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From John Spitzer
on 09-Oct-2010 |
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FBO staff is very helpful and tiedowns are free and gas is reasonable for metro area, especially when you bring in a copy of their AirNav description with the $0.30 per gal discount.
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From Mike Hamernik
on 02-Sep-2010 |
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Used Thunderbird on a recent trip into Crystal, great customer service, great line service, rental car ready to go, reasonable fuel, I will be back!
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From David Voss
on 08-Jul-2010 |
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Stopped in at Thunderbird on my way to Denver in a Piper Aztec. The facilities are kind of run down. There is no quiet room and the televisions don't work. I do have to say that they have excellent customer service. They will do anything to help you. The line service tech even let me borrow his personal vehicle to get something to eat (no crew cars). Hopefully, they invest into the facilities a little because I will definitely be back if they do.
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From David Schmelzer
on 06-Mar-2010 |
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We arrived at Thunderbird today for a couple of days. The lineman was very helpful and friendly. Receptionist was very helpful and friendly, arranged for a rental car in advance, provided directions for our travel. Fuel prices were good. I highly recommend Thunderbird.
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From Bo Harper
on 04-Mar-2010 |
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I stopped here Tuesday, real nice folks and a helpful mechanic and line guys. I'll definitely be back and hope the city of Crystal puts a bit more into the facilities. The control tower was helpful and set me up with vectors and flight following. Rental car was there and full of fuel. Cheap inside hangar and plug in to warm up.
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From Andrew Aubart
on 11-Sep-2009 |
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I stopped at Thunderbird early on a Saturday morning to pick up passengers. They have easy access, and were more than friendly. The staff was very helpful, they even made coffee for me the way I like it.
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From Ed Rutherford
on 10-Aug-2009 |
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The staff couldn't be nicer. Great service with a smile!
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From Big Jim
on 21-Jul-2009 |
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Great FBO and tower for the area. No ramp, parking or overnight fees. Great fuel price plus an additional AirNav discount. Line guys were absolutely terrific. Second time to the area on business and this time I came to KMIC instead of the St Paul Executive Airport. The cab ride was probably only ten minutes longer to downtown and an extra ten bucks, well worth it for the savings over 3 days. One problem that was no fault of the FBO: if arriving from the Southeast, ATC will take you low and wide around the Class B, even if IFR, with several vectors, very bureaucratic. So, if its just a quick stop and your in from the southeast, St Paul could be better when considering the extra flight time and vectoring. Otherwise, and maybe even then, its KMIC and Thunderbird all the way.
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From Mike Tachick
on 24-Jun-2009 |
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Very good service. They pulled the rental car up to the plane, and the lineman even offered to clean the bugs off of the plane due to it being a slow day.
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From Lew Shepley
on 06-Apr-2009 |
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I arrived on a Friday evening, 4/4/09 in a Bonanza. My flaps wouldn't retract. They found a mechanic to work on them at 7am on Saturday morning (from Flying Scotsman, which also deserves some credit). Very reasonable fuel. Very friendly and helpful. The best FBO I've visited in a long while.
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