POSITIONED TO THRIVE
Lakeville is home to Airlake Airport , a public use airport owned by the Metropolitan Airports Commission . It serves recreational fliers but is also ideally suited for business aviation . The airport currently has a 4,099-foot runway and fulllength parallel taxiway . Several improvements are ongoing at Airlake Airport to better meet the needs of recreational and business aircraft , including adding additional hanger space and plans for the future expansion of the primary runway to 4,085 . Aloft Aviation , the fixed base operator at Airlake Airport , is the official flight training center .
The City of Lakeville experienced a high level of development activity in 2022 , with an annual building permit valuation totaling $ 321,060,165 .
Lakeville ’ s population is 72,812 according to the U . S . Census Bureau . This equates to a 30.1 % population increase since 2010 . Lakeville is the largest city in Dakota County and the ninth largest in the state of Minnesota .
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