Hector International Airport

Hector International Airport
Hector International Airport
IATA: FAR – ICAO: KFAR – FAA LID: FAR FAR Location of the Airport in North Dakota
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	City of Fargo 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
Website	www.FargoAirport.com
Runways
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations	74,209
Based aircraft	210
	Source: FAA and airport web site

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Hector International Airport (IATA: FAR, ICAO: KFAR, FAA LID: FAR) is a joint civil-military public airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district of Fargo, a city in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. It is owned by the City of Fargo Municipal Airport Authority.^[1]

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

The airport is also home to 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.

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Hector International Airport covers an area of 2,500 acres (1,000 ha) which contains three runways: 18/36 measuring 9,000 x 150 ft (2,743 x 46 m), 9/27 measuring 6,300 x 100 ft (1,920 x 30 m), and 13/31 measuring 3,800 x 150 ft (1,158 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 December 31, 2009, the airport had 84,694 aircraft operations, an average of 230 per day: 57% general aviation, 22% air taxi, 11% air carrier and 10% military.^[1]

In 2008 the airport completed the passenger terminal expansion and update project that started in October 2006. The project updated the existing terminal building and added an additional gate, an additional baggage claim and expanded the security checkpoint area.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Allegiant Air	Las Vegas, Los Angeles,^[4] Orlando-Sanford, Phoenix/Mesa
American Eagle	Chicago-O'Hare
Delta Air Lines	Minneapolis/St. Paul
Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines	Minneapolis/St. Paul
Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines	Minneapolis/St. Paul
Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines	Minneapolis/St. Paul, Salt Lake City
United Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines	Chicago-O'Hare, Denver
United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines	Chicago-O'Hare, Denver

[edit] Top Destinations

**Busiest domestic routes out of FAR**
(July 2010 - June 2011) ^[5]
Rank	City	Passengers	Carriers
1	Minneapolis, MN	133,000	Delta
2	Chicago O’Hare, IL	63,000	American, United
3	Denver, CO	50,000	United
4	Salt Lake City, UT	28,000	Delta
5	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ	25,000	Allegiant
6	Las Vegas, NV	20,000	Allegiant
7	Orlando-Sanford, FL	13,000	Allegiant
8	Los Angeles, CA	12,000	Allegiant
9	Laughlin, NV	1,000	-