St. Thomas Municipal
4S5 · St Thomas, North Dakota · Pembina County · map
St. Thomas Municipal is a public-use airport owned by St. Thomas Airport Authority, 1 mile northeast of St Thomas, North Dakota, 839 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,600 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for St. Thomas Municipal?
Its FAA code is 4S5.
Where is St. Thomas Municipal?
It is 1 mile northeast of St Thomas, North Dakota, 839 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at St. Thomas Municipal?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,600 feet long, asphalt.
Does St. Thomas Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to St. Thomas Municipal?
3 pilot examiners and 3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for St. Thomas Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 4S5
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- St. Thomas Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 839 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- May to September, every day, daylight hours; October to April, Monday to Friday, on call
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1971
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,600 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 17: threshold displaced 280 ft
- Runway 35: threshold displaced 70 ft
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Cavalier Municipal (12 nm northwest), Hutson Field (14 nm south), Park River - W C Skjerven Field (19 nm southwest), Hallock Municipal (21 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Cavalier Municipal (12 nm northwest), Hutson Field (14 nm south), Park River - W C Skjerven Field (19 nm southwest), Hallock Municipal (21 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in North Dakota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - 122.9.
- Non-standard low-intensity runway lights due to fixtures and located 25 feet from runway edge.
- 18 feet road 100 feet from thld.
- 16 feet road 20 feet from thld.
- Displaced thld marked with green lights - night operations only.
- Displaced thld marked with green lights - night operations only.
- 60 feet tree line 340 feet L and R of centerline at runway 17 end penetrates 7:1 trnsl surface with a 3:1 slope.
- 50 feet tree line 160 feet R of centerline at runway 35 end penetrates 7:1 trnsl surface with a 1:1 slope.
- 18 feet road 380 feet from displaced thld.
- 16 feet road 90 feet from displaced thld.
- Runway 17/35; expect turbulence when executing CROSS-WIND landings due to tree lines.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of aprt
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in St Thomas from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in St Thomas, North Dakota: 1 piston single. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in North Dakota.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 4 administrative pilot examiners.
- Robert Alan Clausen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Argyle, ND (30 nm) · (218) 791-4997 · [email protected]
- Frederick Jon Kitko private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · University of North Dakota-Flight Operations · Grand Forks, ND (42 nm) · (218) 779-2965 · [email protected]
- Wesley Ross Van Dell private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND (42 nm) · (512) 771-2136 · [email protected]
All 10 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in St Thomas 1 aircraft · 1 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in North Dakota 581 since 1982 · 59 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in North Dakota 89 landing places
- North Dakota 2,489 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/4S5.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.