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, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive, Jet A with additives, JP-8) and about 217 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 1 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 83,723 takeoffs and landings a year. About 539,999 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Hector International?
Its FAA code is FAR, and its ICAO code is KFAR.
Where is Hector International?
It is 3 miles northwest of Fargo, North Dakota, 901 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Hector International?
The longest of its 3 runways, 18/36, is 9,001 feet long.
Does Hector International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Hector International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive, Jet A with additives, JP-8.
Where can you fly nonstop from Hector International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Chicago O'Hare International, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, Denver International, Dallas-Fort Worth International, Bemidji Regional. Every route
Are there flight schools at Hector International?
3 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Fargo Jet Center LLC and North Dakota State University. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Hector International?
3 pilot examiners and 8 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 Hector International…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive, Jet A with additives, JP-8; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive, Jet A with additives, JP-8
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Moorhead Muni/Florence Klingensmith Field (8 nm southeast), Page Regional (31 nm northwest), Detroit Lakes/Wething Field (39 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
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 10,225 departures from FAR in those twelve months, carrying 610,641 passengers in 736,180 seats (83% filled), to 79 destinations (3 abroad) on 18 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hector International → Chicago O'Hare International FAR–ORD | 2,405 | 116,440 | Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines Inc., GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a... and 2 more |
| Hector International → Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain FAR–MSP | 1,887 | 177,147 | Delta Air Lines Inc., Endeavor Air Inc., SkyWest Airlines Inc. and 2 more |
| Hector International → Denver International FAR–DEN | 1,405 | 109,275 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc., Frontier Airlines Inc. and 1 more |
| Hector International → Dallas-Fort Worth International FAR–DFW | 1,106 | 69,747 | Envoy Air, United Parcel Service |
| Hector International → Bemidji Regional FAR–BJI | 387 | 9 | Federal Express Corporation, SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Hector International → Phoenix FAR–AZA | 373 | 58,795 | Allegiant Air |
| Hector International → Bismarck Municipal FAR–BIS | 366 | 68 | Federal Express Corporation, SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Hector International → Minot International FAR–MOT | 312 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation, Sun Country Airlines... |
All 79 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 128 |
| multi-engine | 49 |
| jets | 28 |
| helicopters | 1 |
| other | 11 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 83,723, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 13,073 |
| air taxi and commuter | 22,054 |
| general aviation, travelling | 26,808 |
| general aviation, local | 19,382 |
| military | 2,406 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Fargo from the FAA register
209 aircraft are registered to owners in Fargo, North Dakota: 128 piston singles, 30 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in North Dakota.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Fargo, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Cook Aviation Services LLC Cook Aviation is a fixed base operator at Monroe County Airport in Bloomington, Indiana, offering refueling, line services, aircraft deicing, baggage handling, catering, and concierge services.
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Fargo Jet Center LLC 13 aircraft · Fargo Fargo Jet Center LLC operates two FBO locations in Fargo, North Dakota (KFAR) and Minneapolis, Minnesota (KFCM), providing full-service aviation services including aircraft charter, management, maintenance, avionics, interior and paint serv
- North Dakota State University 4 aircraft · Fargo
- Hawley Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Fargo
Charter operators and airlines based in Fargo:
- Fargo Jet Center LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate Fargo Jet Center LLC operates two FBO locations in Fargo, North Dakota (KFAR) and Minneapolis, Minnesota (KFCM), offering aircraft charter, aircraft management, maintenance, avionics, interior and paint services, and fuel.
Repair stations in Fargo:
- Appareo Systems LLC Appareo Systems LLC designs and manufactures aviation electronics including flight data recorders, ADS-B receivers, transponders, aircraft communication units, and AI-powered speech recognition systems.
- Fargo Jet Center LLC Fargo Jet Center LLC operates two FBO locations in Fargo, North Dakota (KFAR) and Minneapolis, Minnesota (KFCM), providing full-service fixed-base operator services, aircraft charter and management, maintenance, avionics, interior and paint
- Spectrum Aeromed LLC DBA Spectrum Aeromed
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
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: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 8 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Dalfred Anthony Andre John private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Fargo FSDO · Fargo, ND (0 nm) · (701) 885-9675 · [email protected]
- Michael Jesse Paulson instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · FARGO JET CENTER · Fargo, ND (0 nm) · (701) 371-3678 · [email protected]
- Tajae Lynn Viaene private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Fargo Jet Center · Fargo, ND (0 nm) · (701) 388-3252 · [email protected]
All 15 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- 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 · 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. 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 Fargo 209 aircraft · 128 piston singles, 30 turboprops, 28 business jets
- Fargo Jet Center LLC 13 aircraft in town
- Weather Modification LLC 7 aircraft in town
- Fargo Air Museum 5 aircraft in town
- Aerolease LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Cook Aviation Services LLC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Fargo Jet Center LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Fargo Jet Center LLC 13 aircraft · flight school
- North Dakota State University 4 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Hawley Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Appareo Systems LLC · repair station
- Fargo Jet Center LLC · repair station
- Spectrum Aeromed LLC DBA Spectrum Aeromed · repair station
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 2,405 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 1,887 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc., Endeavor Air Inc.
- Denver International (DEN) 1,405 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., United Air Lines Inc.
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 1,106 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, United Parcel Service
- Bemidji Regional (BJI) 387 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Phoenix (AZA) 373 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Bismarck Municipal (BIS) 366 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Minot International (MOT) 312 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 22 since 1982 · 1 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/FAR.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.
