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Wishek Municipal

6L5 · Wishek, North Dakota · Mc Intosh County · map

Wishek Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Wishek, 1 mile southeast of Wishek, North Dakota, 2,043 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 3,460 feet of asphalt.

The airport

Codes
FAA 6L5
Kind
Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
Owner
City of Wishek
Elevation
2,043 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
unattended
Lights
runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
Parking
tiedown
On the chart
Twin Cities sectional
Magnetic variation
8E
In the FAA's files since
November 1947

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

1432N1,000 ft

Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
14/323,460 × 60 ftAsphalt, fairLow-intensity lights
  • Runway 14: road 15 ft high 500 ft from the end
  • Runway 32: road 10 ft high 370 ft from the end

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF)122.9 · Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency

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Aircraft registered in Wishek from the FAA register

5 aircraft are registered to owners in Wishek, North Dakota: 3 piston singles, 2 drones. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in North Dakota.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 1 fatal

2016-06-09CEN16FA212 · Piper Pa 28-140 N6223W · accident · 3 killed

Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.

Nearby within 30 nautical miles

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file

  • Due to roads at the end of each runway which penetrate the 20:1 approach slopes.
  • Activate low-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency
  • Airport authorized operates airport.
  • Low-intensity runway lights fixtures located 20 feet from runway edges.
  • Birds and deer on &INVOF airport.

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 5, 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.