Hector International Airport

Hector International Airport

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IATA: FAR – ICAO: KFAR – FAA LID: FAR
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Municipal Airport Authority of the City of Fargo
Operator Municipal Airport Authority
Serves Fargo, North Dakota and Moorhead, Minnesota
Location Fargo, North Dakota
Elevation AMSL 902 ft / 275 m
Coordinates 46°55′14″N 096°48′57″W / 46.92056°N 96.81583°W / 46.92056; -96.81583
Website www.FargoAirport.com
Map
KFAR

Location of Hector International Airport

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 9,001 2,744 Concrete
9/27 6,302 1,921 Concrete
13/31 3,801 1,159 Concrete
Statistics (2014)
Aircraft operations 78,186
Based aircraft 180
Total Passengers 894,426
Source: FAA[1] and airport web site[2]

Hector International Airport (IATA: FAR, ICAO: KFAR, FAA LID: FAR) is a civil-military public airport three miles (5 km) northwest of Fargo, in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. It is owned by the City of Fargo Municipal Airport Authority.[1] Fargo Air National Guard Base is located adjacent to the airport.

The airport was named after Martin Hector, who donated the land for it.[3] Customs service is available for arrivals from Canada and other countries. Hector International has no scheduled passenger airline flights out of the country but has its international title (like many other airports) because of this customs service.

The airport is home to Fargo Air National Guard Base and the Happy Hooligans of the 119th Wing (119 WG), a unit of the North Dakota Air National Guard that operates the C-21A Lear Jet and MQ-1 Predator.

The airport was the intended destination for the airplane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson on February 3, 1959. The airplane crashed shortly after takeoff from Clear Lake, Iowa, killing the 3 musicians and the pilot.

In 2015, passenger counts totaled 858,982. [4]

Facilities and aircraft

Hector International Airport covers 2,500 acres (1,000 ha) and has three runways: 18/36 is 9,001 x 150 ft (2,744 x 46 m), 9/27 is 6,302 x 100 ft (1,921 x 30 m), and 13/31 is 3,801 x 75 ft (1,159 x 46 m).[1] Hector International has the longest public runway in North Dakota and can receive Boeing 747s.

In 2009 the airport had 84,694 aircraft operations, average 230 per day: 57% general aviation, 22% air taxi, 11% air carrier and 10% military.[1]

The terminal was built in 1986 and designed by Foss Associates with Thompson Consultants.[5]

In 2008 the airport completed the passenger terminal expansion and update that started in October 2006. The $15.5 million project designed by TL Stroh Architects updated the terminal and added a gate, an additional baggage claim and expanded the security checkpoint area.

Airlines and destinations

Hector International has 5 gates, numbered 1-5. Gates 1 and 2 are used by Delta. Gate 3 is used by American Airlines and Allegiant Air. Gates 4 and 5 are used by United Airlines.

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Allegiant Air Las Vegas, Phoenix/Mesa
Seasonal: Los Angeles, Orlando/Sanford, St. Petersburg/Clearwater
American Eagle Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth
Delta Air Lines Minneapolis/St. Paul
Delta Connection Minneapolis/St. Paul
Seasonal: Atlanta[6]
United Express Chicago-O'Hare, Denver

Cargo

Airline Destinations
Alpine Air Thief River Falls
Encore Air Cargo Sioux Falls
FedEx Feeder operated by Corporate Air Grand Forks
Martinaire Sioux Falls

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes out of FAR
(Jan 2015 - Dec 2015)[7]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Minneapolis/St Paul, MN 172,000 Delta
2 Chicago O'Hare, IL 88,000 American, United
3 Denver, CO 60,000 United
4 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 29,000 Allegiant
5 Las Vegas, NV 22,000 Allegiant
6 Dallas/Fort Worth, TX 17,000 American
7 Salt Lake City, UT 16,000 Delta
8 Orlando-Sanford, FL 14,000 Allegiant
9 St. Petersburg/Clearwater,FL 4,000 Allegiant
10 Los Angeles, CA 3,000 Allegiant

Annual traffic

Annual passenger traffic (enplaned + deplaned) at Fargo Airport, 1998 thru 2015[8]
Year Passengers Year Passengers Year Passengers
2010724,9412000465,636
2009697,8101999445,744
2008648,1371998384,205
2007599,1681997406,912
2006609,731
2015858,9822005549,209
2014894,4262004506,650
2013797,1252003508,534
2012728,7992002484,068
2011699,5492001434,332

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for FAR (Form 5010 PDF), effective December 20, 2007
  2. ↑ Hector International Airport, official web site
  3. ↑ "Hector Field History". Municipal Airport Authority.
  4. ↑ http://www.fargoairport.com/news/Dec15Stats.html
  5. ↑ Progressive architecture (Berkeley: Reinhold) 68 (1–3). 1987. Missing or empty |title= (help);
  6. ↑ http://www.inforum.com/news/3839658-fargo-seattle-flights-get-500000-push-feds
  7. ↑ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=FAR&Airport_Name=Fargo,%20ND:%20Hector%20Field&carrier=FACTS
  8. ↑ News and Statistics. Retrieved on Apr 3, 2015.

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