Mercer County Regional
HZE · KHZE · Hazen, North Dakota · Mercer County · map
Mercer County Regional is a public-use airport owned by Mercer CO Reg Arpt Auth, 2 miles east of Hazen, North Dakota, 1,815 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 4,999 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KHZE · observed 4:55 pm CDT (21:55 UTC), 13 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north (350°) at 12 knots, gusting to 18
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 73°F (23°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 29.93 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KHZE 062155Z AUTO 35012G18KT 10SM CLR 23/07 A2993 RMK AO2
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 HZE · ICAO KHZE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Mercer CO Reg Arpt Auth
- Elevation
- 1,815 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Billings sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1952
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 4,999 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 33: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Hze and aWOS-3PT | 118.675 | |
| Dickinson and center (remote transmitter) Low | 124.25 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 701-748-2443.
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.
Aircraft registered in Hazen from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Hazen, North Dakota: 9 piston singles. 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 · 3 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
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 33; PAPI runways 15 and 33; and medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 - the common traffic frequency. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 activate 1/2 hour before sunset to 1/2 hour after sunrise.
- Chair of airport authority - ryan vigesaa.
- Self service fuel available H24 with credit card.
- Apron has 2 concrete 20000 LB southwest tiedown spaces.
- Taxiway and apron marked with reflectors.
- Taxiway and apron marked with reflectors.
- 654 feet lighted tower 3.8 NM from thld runway 15.
- Birds and deer on and in the vicinity of 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.