Hector International
FAR · KFAR · Fargo, North Dakota · Cass County · map
Hector International is a public-use airport owned by Muni Arpt Auth of the City of Fargo, 3 miles northwest of Fargo, North Dakota, 901 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 9,001 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive, Jet A with additives, JP-8).
Weather right now KFAR · observed 3:53 pm CDT (20:53 UTC), 26 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 12 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 76°F (24°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 29.76 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 3:43 pm CDT (20:43 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 2:00 am CDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 14 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KFAR 062053Z 34012KT 10SM CLR 24/07 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP078 T02440072 55001
TAF KFAR 062043Z 0621/0718 32012KT P6SM SCT250 FM070000 31005KT P6SM SCT250 FM070700 27005KT P6SM SCT250 FM071600 30014KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FAR · ICAO KFAR
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Muni Arpt Auth of the City of Fargo
- Elevation
- 901 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive, Jet A with additives, JP-8
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1937
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 9,001 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 09/27 | 6,302 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 3,801 × 75 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 36: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 09: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 27: PAPI, four lights on the left, pole 25 ft high 1,086 ft from the end
- Runway 13: PAPI, two lights on the right, road 7 ft high 550 ft from the end
- Runway 31: PAPI, two lights on the left, road 8 ft high 432 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 124.5 | Fargo |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 121.9 | Fargo |
| Tower | 133.8 | Fargo |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service | 120.4 | Fargo |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) | 125.125 | Fargo |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Fargo |
| Fargo and rco | 122.4 | Fargo · Communications provided by grand forks radio on frequency 122.4 (Fargo rco). |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 701-289-3069.
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Aircraft registered in Fargo from the FAA register
210 aircraft are registered to owners in Fargo, North Dakota: 128 piston singles, 31 turboprops, 28 business jets, 13 piston twins, 6 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.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in North Dakota.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 22 since 1982, 1 fatal
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
- Taxiway B north of taxiway D rstrd to aircraft less than 130,000 pounds.
- AUW-847
- Runway 13/31 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Flight notification service (adcus) available MON-FRI 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
- Military: ang: offl bus only contact base operations dsn 362-8508, C701-451-2508 operates 1130-2200Z++ closed Friday, Saturday, Sunday and holidays except dur schedule training. Other tran aircraft contact jet cntr C701-235-3600; cstms available 24 hour. Rcr available FR ang operations on 262.0. Right traffic runway 18.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Remarks: see flip AP/1 supplementary airport information incl bash information.
- Caution: use extreme caution for drone (UAS) operations in vicinity.
- Ang: bird hazard (bash phase II) MAR-MAY, AUG-DEC.
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.