Hector International Airport

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Coordinates: 46°55′14″N 096°48′57″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
Direction	ft	m	Surface
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.

1 Facilities and aircraft
2 Airlines and destinations
- 2.1 Cargo
3 References
4 External links

[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]

The airport is currently expanding its terminal to accommodate for more passengers. The expansion includes wider escalators, more floor space on the second level, a third baggage claim and a new gate. The project is planned to be completed in 2008.