Hector International Airport

Hector International Airport
2006 USGS Orthophoto
Summary
Airport type Public / Military
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 901 ft / 275 m
Coordinates 46°55′14″N 096°48′56″W / 46.92056°N 96.81556°W / 46.92056; -96.81556
Website www.FargoAirport.com
Map
FAR
Location of airport in North Dakota / United States
FAR
FAR (the US)
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
Aircraft operations (2017) 74,276
Based aircraft (2017) 190
Total Passengers (2017) 787,927
Source: FAA[1] and Hector International Airport[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 first leased, and then donated the original 50 acres of land to the city.[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 MQ-9 Reaper.

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 Mason City, Iowa, killing the 3 musicians and the pilot.

In 2016, 789,182 passengers passed through Hector International Airport, an 8% decrease from 858,982 passengers in 2015. This was the third busiest year on record at Hector International.[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.

For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2016, the airport had 66,516 aircraft operations, average 182 per day: 63% general aviation, 27% air taxi, 6% air carrier and 4% military. In May 2017, there were 190 aircraft based at the airport: 119 single-engine, 42 multi-engine, 20 jet, 5 helicopter and 4 ultralight. [1]

The current 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 began 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. TSA PreCheck was added in 2014.[6]

Airlines and destinations

Hector International has 5 gates, numbered 1-5.

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[7]

(Begins December 22nd, 2018)[8]

Frontier Airlines Denver[9]
United Express Chicago–O'Hare, Denver


Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Alpine Air Express Sioux Falls
Encore Air Cargo Sioux Falls
FedEx Express Appleton, Chicago–O'Hare, Memphis
FedEx Feeder Bemidji, Bismarck, Dickinson, Minot, Thief River Falls, Williston, Winnipeg
Martinaire Sioux Falls
UPS Airlines Louisville (begins November 5, 2018)[10]

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes out of FAR
(Feb 2017 - Jan 2018)[11]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Minneapolis/St Paul, MN 161,000 Delta
2 Chicago O'Hare, IL 74,000 American, United
3 Denver, CO 51,000 United
4 Dallas/Fort Worth, TX 35,000 American
5 Phoenix-Mesa, AZ 30,000 Allegiant
6 Las Vegas, NV 21,000 Allegiant
7 Orlando-Sanford, FL 11,000 Allegiant
8 St. Petersburg/Clearwater,FL 6,000 Allegiant
9 Los Angeles, CA 3,000 Allegiant
10 Atlanta, GA 2,000 Delta

Annual traffic

Annual passenger traffic (enplaned + deplaned) at Fargo Airport, 1998 thru 2017[12]
Year Passengers Year Passengers
1997406,9122008648,137
1998384,2052009697,810
1999445,7442010724,941
2000465,6362011699,549
2001434,3322012728,799
2002484,0682013797,125
2003508,5342014894,426
2004506,6502015858,982
2005549,2092016789,182
2006609,7312017787,927
2007599,168

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for FAR (Form 5010 PDF), effective May 25, 2017
  2. ↑ Hector International Airport, official web site
  3. ↑ "Hector Field History". Municipal Airport Authority. Archived from the original on October 16, 2006.
  4. ↑ "December & Year End 2016 – Monthly Statistics". Hector International Airport. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. ↑ Progressive architecture. Berkeley: Reinhold. 68 (1–3). 1987. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ↑ "TSA Pre✓® expands to Hector International Airport". Transportation Security Administration. 2014-11-05. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  7. ↑ http://www.inforum.com/news/3839658-fargo-seattle-flights-get-500000-push-feds
  8. ↑ https://m.delta.com/?p=flightScheduleResults
  9. ↑ http://fargoairport.com/fly-with-us/airlines/
  10. ↑ http://fargoairport.com/ups-launching-jet-service-to-fargo/
  11. ↑ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=FAR&Airport_Name=Fargo,%20ND:%20Hector%20Field&carrier=FACTS
  12. ↑ "December & Year End 2017 – Monthly Statistics - Hector International Airport". Hector International Airport. 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-07-30.
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