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 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.

The airport was named after Martin Hector, who donated the land the airport is situated on. 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.

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). 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.

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.

Airlines and destinations

Cargo

• DHL Express
• FedEx Express
• UPS Airlines

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Location & QuickFacts

Owner & Manager

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Communications

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 09/27

Runway 13/31

Runway 18/36

Radio Navigation Aids

Remarks

• EAST TWY PARALLELING RY 18/36 CLSD TO ACFT OVR 130000 LBS.
• ANG: TRAN ACFT MAY NOT BE SVC WHEN WIND CHILL EXCEEDS OR IS FCST TO EXCEED -25 DEGREES F.
• BIRD HAZ PHASE II 01 MAR THRU 31 MAY; AND 01 AUG THRU 30 NOV, CTC BASE OPS FOR INFO.
• FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SERVICE (ADCUS) AVAILABLE MON-FRI 0830-1700.
• RY 13/31 NOT AVBL FOR ACR OPNS WITH 10 OR MORE PSGR SEATS.
• ANG OFFL BUS ONLY CTC COMMAND POST DSN 362-8508, C701-451-2508 OPR 1300-2230Z++; OTHER TRAN ACFT CTC JET CENTER C701-235-3600; CUSTOMS AVBL 24 HRS. RCR AVBL FR ANG OPS 262.0. CONVL TFC PAT 1600'; JET TFC PAT 2500'. OBO AVBL 1500-2130Z++ WKD, CLSD WDEND
• BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT.
• MILITARY REMARKS: OFFL BUS ONLY CTC COMD POST DSN 362-8511, C701-451-2511. COMD POST HRS 1200-2359Z++.
• ANG: MAINT OR SVC ON OFFL BUS ONLY ACFT OTHER THAN C-21A ACFT LTD TO ASST ACFT CREW.

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General Info
Country	United States
State	NORTH DAKOTA
FAA ID	FAR
Latitude	46-55-12.324N
Longitude	096-48-56.883W
Elevation	900 feet
Near City	FARGO

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