Range Regional
HIB · KHIB · Hibbing, Minnesota · St Louis County · map
Range Regional is a public-use airport owned by Chisholm-Hibbing Airport, 4 miles southeast of Hibbing, Minnesota, 1,354 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 6,758 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 42 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 28,850 takeoffs and landings a year. About 11,398 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Range Regional?
Its FAA code is HIB, and its ICAO code is KHIB.
Where is Range Regional?
It is 4 miles southeast of Hibbing, Minnesota, 1,354 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Range Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 13/31, is 6,758 feet long.
Does Range Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Range Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Range Regional?
Airline flights go to 6 airports, the busiest of them Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, Laughlin/Bullhead International, Range Regional, Duluth International, Detroit Metro Wayne County. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Range Regional?
2 pilot examiners and 5 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 Range Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HIB · ICAO KHIB
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Chisholm-Hibbing Airport
- Elevation
- 1,354 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 4:00 am to 12:00 am
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Green Bay sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 6,758 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 3,075 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent |
- Runway 13: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 31: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 04: road 10 ft high 310 ft from the end
- Runway 22: road 17 ft high 930 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Clearance delivery | 127.4 | |
| Approach and departure | 125.45 | |
| Hib and automated weather (ASOS) | 126.425 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 218-263-8384.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, charter flights
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Eveleth/Virginia Municipal (14 nm east), Cook Municipal (27 nm north), Grand Rapids/Itasca County-Gordon Newstrom Field (29 nm west).
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 Minnesota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate or incr intst approach lights (MALSR) runway 13 and 31; high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 13 and 31 operates continuously; high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 preset low intst.
- Landing fee for all aircraft ovr 12500 LB.
- Tran heated hangar space available.
- Runway 04/22 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. Closed at night.
- Divd aircraft limitations - no international psgr processing. Only one air carrier gate. Ltd sterile area space (125 psgrs). Vending concessions only.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Field conditions unmon 12:00 am to 4:00 am.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -40C.
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 645 departures from HIB in those twelve months, carrying 13,505 passengers in 34,236 seats (39% filled), to 6 destinations on 2 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional → Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain HIB–MSP | 632 | 12,315 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., Sun Country Airlines... |
| Range Regional → Laughlin/Bullhead International HIB–IFP | 7 | 1,190 | Sun Country Airlines... |
| Range Regional → Range Regional HIB–HIB | 3 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Range Regional → Duluth International HIB–DLH | 1 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Range Regional → Detroit Metro Wayne County HIB–DTW | 1 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Range Regional → General Mitchell International HIB–MKE | 1 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
All 6 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 | 40 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| helicopters | 1 |
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 register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 28,850, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 2,525 |
| air taxi and commuter | 2,225 |
| general aviation, travelling | 10,000 |
| general aviation, local | 14,000 |
| military | 100 |
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 Hibbing from the FAA register
18 aircraft are registered to owners in Hibbing, Minnesota: 16 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 drone. 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 Minnesota.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Hibbing:
- Premium Air LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate Premium Air is an FAA Part 135 on-demand air charter operator based in Hibbing, Minnesota.
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
2 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 flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 5 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Brian Alan Bird private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Monaco Aviation · Duluth, MN (42 nm) · (218) 340-2425 · [email protected]
- William Stone private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Cloquet Carlton County Airport · Cloquet, MN (43 nm) · (218) 451-0542 · [email protected]
All 19 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- 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 · 13 since 1982, 2 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 Hibbing 18 aircraft · 16 piston singles, 1 turboprops, 1 drones
- V1 Air INC 3 aircraft in town
- Tnt Airworks LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Rkg Enterprises 3 aircraft in town
- Premium Air LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Premium Air LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 632 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Laughlin/Bullhead International (IFP) 7 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Range Regional (HIB) 3 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Duluth International (DLH) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- General Mitchell International (MKE) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 13 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Minnesota 1,542 since 1982 · 207 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Minnesota 146 landing places
- Minnesota 6,940 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HIB.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 29, 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.