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Minot International Airport
USGS 2006 orthophoto
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Minot
ServesMinot, North Dakota
Elevation AMSL1,716 ft / 523 m
Websitewww.WhyFlyMinot.com
Map
MOT is located in North Dakota
MOT
MOT
Location of airport in North Dakota
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 7,700 2,347 Concrete
8/26 6,351 1,936 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations49,156
Based aircraft127

Minot International Airport (IATA: MOT[2], ICAO: KMOT, FAA LID: MOT) is a public use airport serving Minot, a city in Ward County, North Dakota, United States.[1] Owned by the City of Minot,[1] the airport is located two nautical miles (4 km) north of Downtown Minot,[1] on North Hill. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.[3]

Delta Air Lines currently operates five daily flights to and from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. Some of these flights are Delta Connection flights, but Delta also, as of 2013, provides mainline service between Minneapolis-St. Paul and Minot,[4] something that is unusual for a city as small as Minot. Some of these flights are on larger two-class aircraft. The recent increase in flights and larger aircraft mean that Delta alone will be providing 528 seats per day to Minot.[4] Central and western North Dakota's booming oil industry has helped spur the demand for larger aircraft.

United Airlines became the airport's second airline beginning in June 2010, with service to Denver International Airport. Originally starting with two daily flights, United currently offers four round trip flights departing from Minot to and from Denver. The airline also flies three times-weekly charters to Houston, Texas.

Allegiant became the airport's third airline, providing twice-weekly direct air service to Las Vegas on October 22, 2010. Allegiant then added twice-weekly service to Phoenix-Mesa as well. The number of round-trip flights to both destinations fluctuates depending on demand, and can sometimes be has high as five flights per week. Passenger loads on these flights have stayed high, suggesting the possibility of additional destinations or frequency.

Frontier Airlines, with an announcement on August 15, 2012, became the airport's fourth airline and started service November 5, 2012 with one flight four days per week to Denver, Colorado. The original Frontier Airlines served Minot, on a route that connected it with Saskatoon, Regina and Denver, prior to that airline's bankruptcy and halting of operations in 1986.

Customs service is available for aircraft arriving from Canada and other countries. Minot 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 TSA fully searches all passengers and carry-on luggage prior to boarding, rather than using a selective process as is the case at major airports.

The airport offers pay parking and car rental services. Concessions are located past security and the "Hangar Grill" recently opened on the second floor.[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Minot International Airport covers an area of 1,430 acres (579 ha) at an elevation of 1,716 feet (523 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 13/31 is 7,700 by 150 feet (2,347 x 46 m) with a concrete surface and 8/26 is 6,351 by 100 feet (1,936 x 30 m) with an asphalt surface.[1] There are two jetway served gates at the terminal.

Pietsch Aviation and Bessette Aviation are based at the airport, both offer flight training and general aircraft services. There is a BP-branded fueling station. The City of Minot operates a general aviation terminal with flight service operations.

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2012, the airport had 49,156 aircraft operations, an average of 134 per day: 62% general aviation, 14% scheduled commercial, 13% military, and 10% air taxi. At that time there were 127 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single-engine, 5% multi-engine, 2% jet, and 1% helicopter.[1]

In 2013, the number of aircraft operations dropped substantially to 32,023 for the fiscal year. Itinerant general aviation operations still remains to be the highest percentage of operations with a total of 10,429. Air carrier is at 6,825 and air taxi is at 5,201. Finally, for itinerant operations, military made up 283. Local operations include 6,898 civil and 2,387 military operations. Based aircraft has dropped to 112 housed aircraft.</ref name="http://aspm.faa.gov/opsnet/sys/Airport.asp" />

Airlines and destinations

Airlines with scheduled passenger service to non-stop destinations:

AirlinesDestinations
Allegiant Air Las Vegas, Phoenix/Mesa
Delta Air Lines Minneapolis/St. Paul
Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines Minneapolis/St. Paul
Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines Minneapolis/St. Paul
Frontier Airlines Denver
United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines Denver

Statistics

Top domestic destinations: November 2012 - October 2013[6]
Rank Airport Passengers Airline
1 Minneapolis-St. Paul International (MSP) 104,000 Delta, Delta Connection
2 Denver International (DEN) 68,000 Frontier, United Express
3 McCarran International (LAS) 26,000 Allegiant
4 Phoenix-Mesa Gateway (AZA) 18,000 Allegiant

Growth and future

Usage statistics[7]
Year Total
passengers		 Percentage
change
2009 66,771
2010 90,823 Increase36.0%
2011 150,450 Increase65.7%
2012 [8] 224,400 Increase49.2%
2012 [9] 222,083 Decrease1.03%

Minot's growth in population and economy, along with the enormous influx of workers and residents due to the oil boom in western North Dakota, have increased passenger numbers at Minot International Airport tremendously. Though Minot is the fourth largest city in North Dakota, it is now the third-busiest.[10] While the airport is only twenty years old, it was designed for roughly 100,000 passengers.[4] This has put strain on airport infrastructure and resulted in makeshift changes such as temporary long term parking, additional hold-room areas, and other similar measures.

Minot International's current situation and forecasted growth over the next twenty years warranted a study to identify alternatives to deal with that growth. Ultimately it was decided that the best option was a new terminal to be built directly east of the current terminal. Design of the new terminal building was completed in May 2013. The new terminal design will include four to six gates, room for up to four car rental companies, additional restaurant space, additional check in areas for future new airlines, and greatly expanded parking facilities for short term, long term, and rental car parking.

Growing passenger numbers, parking issues, and the possibilities of new airlines and destinations make a new terminal at Minot International Airport a top priority. The projected $40 million terminal joins a list of other major improvements over the next three years which include additional apron, a new taxiway, a new Snow Removal Equipment building, additional parking and a new access road, with total investment around $98 million to cope with increased traffic.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f FAA Airport Form 5010 for MOT PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (MOT: Minot International)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d "Minot airport gets even busier". Minot Daily News. February 18, 2012. Cite error: The named reference "Minot Daily News" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  5. ^ "About the Airport". Minot International Airport.
  6. ^ "Minot, ND: Minot International (MOT)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics. December 2012. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
  7. ^ "About the Airport: Fast Facts". Minot International Airport.
  8. ^ "N.D. airport boardings soar along with needs". Grand Forks Herald. July 22, 2012.
  9. ^ "DECEMBER AND TOTAL 2013 AIRPORT BOARDINGS-ND RECORDS SET". Northern Plains Stats. January 17, 2014.
  10. ^ "New Minot Airport Terminal Survey Complete". KFYR-TV. May 18, 2012. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012.
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