Hector International Airport

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Coordinates: 46°55′14″N 096°48′57″W / 46.92056°N 96.81583°W / 46.92056; -96.81583

Hector International Airport
IATA: FAR – ICAO: KFAR – FAA: FAR
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator City of Fargo Municipal Airport Authority
Serves Fargo, North Dakota
Elevation AMSL 902 ft / 275 m
Website www.FargoAirport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 9,000 2,743 Concrete
9/27 6,300 1,920 Concrete
13/31 3,800 1,158 Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 74,209
Based aircraft 210
Source: FAA[1] and airport web site[2]

Hector International Airport (IATA: FAR, ICAO: KFAR, FAA LID: FAR) is a 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, 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.

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[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Hector International Airport covers an area of 2,500 acres (1,012 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 since it is over 8,000 ft (2,400 m)

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2006, the airport had 74,209 aircraft operations, an average of 203 per day: 60% general aviation, 21% air taxi, 10% military and 9% scheduled commercial.[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
Delta Connection
operated by SkyWest Airlines		 Salt Lake City
Frontier Airlines
operated by Lynx Aviation		 Denver
Northwest Airlines Minneapolis/St. Paul
Northwest Airlink
operated by Compass Airlines		 Minneapolis/St. Paul
Northwest Airlink
operated by Mesaba Airlines		 Minneapolis/St. Paul
Northwest Airlink
operated by Pinnacle Airlines		 Minneapolis/St. Paul
United Express
operated by SkyWest Airlines		 Chicago-O'Hare, Denver

[edit] Cargo

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for FAR (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
  2. ^ Hector International Airport, official web site
  3. ^ "Hector Field History". Municipal Airport Authority. http://www.fargoairport.com/history.html. 
  4. ^ Allegiant Air (2009-02-18). ALLEGIANT AIR ANNOUNCES NEW BASE IN L.A.. Press release. http://www.allegiantair.com/aaNews/aaNews20090218a.php. Retrieved on 2009-02-18. 

[edit] External links

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