Drayton Municipal
D29 · Drayton, North Dakota · Pembina County · map
Drayton Municipal is a public-use airport owned by Drayton Airport Authority, 3 miles north of Drayton, North Dakota, 798 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,596 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Drayton Municipal?
Its FAA code is D29.
Where is Drayton Municipal?
It is 3 miles north of Drayton, North Dakota, 798 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Drayton Municipal?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,596 feet long, asphalt.
Does Drayton Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Drayton 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
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA D29
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Drayton Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 798 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- 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
- April 1991
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,596 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 35: threshold displaced 505 ft
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Hallock Municipal (12 nm northeast), Hutson Field (15 nm southwest), Cavalier Municipal (21 nm northwest), Park River - W C Skjerven Field (28 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Hallock Municipal (12 nm northeast), Hutson Field (15 nm southwest), Pembina Municipal (20 nm north), Cavalier Municipal (21 nm northwest).
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
- Low-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 oper DUSK-2400; after 2400 hour activate low-intensity runway lights runway 17/35-CTAF
- +16' E-W road 25' from thld and 4' ditch 60' from thld.
- Markings heavily worn and faded.
- 2 feet dropoff 5 feet from thld.
- 16 feet road 530 feet from displaced thld.
- Runway 17 cultivated field 20 feet from threshold.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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 Drayton from the FAA register
14 aircraft are registered to owners in Drayton, North Dakota: 11 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
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 (22 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 (40 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 (40 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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Drayton 14 aircraft · 11 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 1 piston twins
- Flying G Aviation INC 5 aircraft in town
- 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/D29.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.