Hector International Airport
| Hector International Airport | |
|---|---|
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| Characteristics | |
| ICAO code | KFAR |
| IATA code | FAR |
| Coordinates | |
| Height above MSL | 273 m (896 ft ) |
| Transport links | |
| Distance from the city center | 6 km northeast of Fargo |
| Street | US 81 |
| Basic data | |
| opening | 1927 |
| operator | City of Fargo |
| surface | 1000 ha |
| Terminals | 1 |
| Passengers | 939,720 (2019) |
| Flight movements |
82,501 (2019) |
| Employees | 3,353 (2015) |
| Runways | |
| 18/36 | 2744 m × 46 m concrete |
| 9/27 | 1921 m × 30 m concrete |
| 13/31 | 1159 m × 23 m concrete |
The Hector International Airport ( IATA airport code : FAR , ICAO code : Kfar ) is the airport of the city of Fargo in Cass County in the eastern part of the US -amerikanischen state of North Dakota . Hector International Airport is the largest airport in North Dakota and the most important air traffic hub in the metropolitan area of Fargo – Moorhead and the adjacent areas in eastern North Dakota and northwestern Minnesota .
Part of the airport is the base of the 119th Wing , a unit of the North Dakota Air National Guard . Here are Learjets the military version C-21 stationed; also be here with operations Predator - drones operated.
The airport was the target of the plane that crashed in 1959 with musicians Buddy Holly , Ritchie Valens and J. P. Richardson .
location
The 1000 hectare area is located within the urban area of Fargo, around six kilometers north of the center. A few hundred meters east of the airport flows the Red River of North , which forms the border with the neighboring state of Minnesota.
The airport is connected via University Drive to North Dakota State University, which is immediately south of it, as well as downtown Fargo, which is further along. West of the airport is Interstate 29 , which is the shortest connection from Kansas City in Missouri and Winnipeg in the Canadian province of Manitoba .
Airport facilities
The airport has three runways that are paved with concrete. There is a passenger terminal with a baggage handling system and five passenger boarding bridges . Several rental car companies have bases in the reception building.
Airlines and destinations
- Allegiant Air - Las Vegas , Los Angeles , Orlando-Sanford , Phoenix-Mesa
- American Eagle - Chicago O'Hare , Dallas / Fort Worth
- Delta Air Lines - Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Delta Connection - operated by Compass Airlines - Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Salt Lake City
- Delta Connection - operated by Pinnacle Airlines - Minneapolis-Saint Paul
- Delta Connection - operated by SkyWest Airlines - Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Salt Lake City
- Frontier Airlines - Denver
- United Express - operated by ExpressJet - Chicago O'Hare, Denver
- United Express - operated by SkyWest Airlines - Chicago O'Hare, Denver
In addition, a number of charter flights are also operated to international destinations during peak travel times.
Freight companies
Traffic figures
| year | Passenger volume | Flight movements |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 939.720 | 82.501 |
| 2018 | 843,582 | 80.206 |
| 2017 | 787.927 | 85.135 |
| 2016 | 789.182 | 74,276 |
| 2015 | 858.982 | 74,654 |
| 2014 | 894.426 | 76.209 |
| 2013 | 797.125 | 80,438 |
| 2012 | 728.799 | 78.186 |
| 2011 | 699,549 | - |
| 2010 | 724.941 | - |
| 2009 | 697.810 | - |
| 2008 | 648.137 | - |
| 2007 | 599.168 | - |
| 2006 | 609.731 | - |
| 2005 | 549.209 | - |
| 2004 | 506,650 | - |
| 2003 | 508,534 | - |
| 2002 | 484.068 | - |
| 2001 | 434,332 | - |
| 2000 | 465.636 | - |
| 1999 | 445.744 | - |
| 1998 | 384.205 | - |
| 1997 | 406.912 | - |
Busiest routes
| rank | city | Passengers | airline |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minneapolis / Saint Paul , Minnesota | 172.710 | delta |
| 2 | Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois | 88,000 | American , United |
| 3 | Denver , Colorado | 83,540 | Frontier , United |
| 4th | Phoenix-Mesa , Arizona | 44,480 | Allegiant |
| 5 | Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas | 40,540 | American |
| 6th | Las Vegas , Nevada | 23,240 | Allegiant |
| 7th | Orlando – Sanford , Florida | 11,160 | Allegiant |
| 8th | Phoenix – Sky Harbor , Arizona | 3,430 | American, Frontier |
| 9 | Los Angeles , California | 3,030 | Allegiant |
| 10 | Atlanta , Georgia | 1,920 | delta |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ History of Hector International Airport. FargoAirport.com, accessed August 17, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c d e News & Statistics. FargoAirport.com, accessed May 2, 2020 .
- ^ Hector Airport Makes A Significant Contribution To The Regional Economy. FargoAirport.com, February 16, 2016, accessed October 1, 2018 .
- ↑ 119th Wing Happy Hooligans. Retrieved May 30, 2013
- ^ Civil Aeronautics Board - Aircraft Accident Report, February 3, 1959 (PDF; 5.7 MB) Retrieved May 30, 2013
- ↑ Hector International Airport - Airline Schedule ( Memento of the original dated July 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 30, 2013
- ↑ Hector International Airport - Charter Airline Schedule ( Memento of the original dated July 2, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 30, 2013
- ^ Fargo, ND: Hector International (FAR). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed May 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Airlines. FargoAirport.com, accessed May 2, 2020 .
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