Hector International Airport

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Hector International Airport
Hector International Airport - North Dakota.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code KFAR
IATA code FAR
Coordinates

46 ° 55 '14 "  N , 96 ° 48' 57"  W Coordinates: 46 ° 55 '14 "  N , 96 ° 48' 57"  W.

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



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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

In addition, a number of charter flights are also operated to international destinations during peak travel times.

Freight companies

Traffic figures

Source: Hector International Airport
Source: Hector International Airport
Traffic figures for Hector International Airport 1997–2019
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

Busiest national routes from Fargo (2019)
rank city Passengers airline
01 Minneapolis / Saint Paul , Minnesota 172.710 delta
02 Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois 88,000 American , United
03 Denver , Colorado 83,540 Frontier , United
04th Phoenix-Mesa , Arizona 44,480 Allegiant
05 Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas 40,540 American
06th Las Vegas , Nevada 23,240 Allegiant
07th Orlando – Sanford , Florida 11,160 Allegiant
08th Phoenix – Sky Harbor , Arizona 3,430 American, Frontier
09 Los Angeles , California 3,030 Allegiant
10 Atlanta , Georgia 1,920 delta

Web links

Commons : Hector International Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ History of Hector International Airport. FargoAirport.com, accessed August 17, 2017 .
  2. a b c d e News & Statistics. FargoAirport.com, accessed May 2, 2020 .
  3. ^ Hector Airport Makes A Significant Contribution To The Regional Economy. FargoAirport.com, February 16, 2016, accessed October 1, 2018 .
  4. 119th Wing Happy Hooligans. Retrieved May 30, 2013
  5. ^ Civil Aeronautics Board - Aircraft Accident Report, February 3, 1959 (PDF; 5.7 MB) Retrieved May 30, 2013
  6. 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  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fargoairport.com
  7. 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  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fargoairport.com
  8. ^ Fargo, ND: Hector International (FAR). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed May 2, 2020 .
  9. Airlines. FargoAirport.com, accessed May 2, 2020 .