Minot International
MOT · KMOT · Minot, North Dakota · Ward County · map
Minot International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Minot, 2 miles north of Minot, North Dakota, 1,716 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 7,700 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KMOT · observed 4:54 pm CDT (21:54 UTC), 12 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (310°) at 10 knots, gusting to 21
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 68°F (20°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 29.91 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:23 pm CDT (17:23 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 13 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 west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the west at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMOT 062154Z 31010G21KT 10SM CLR 20/07 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP131 T02000072
TAF KMOT 061723Z 0618/0718 31013KT P6SM SCT250 FM070000 29007KT P6SM SCT250 FM071100 28009KT P6SM SCT250
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 MOT · ICAO KMOT
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Minot
- Elevation
- 1,716 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · customs available · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Billings sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 7,700 × 150 ft | Concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 6,348 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 31: ILS with DME, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 08: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 393 ft, 5,958 ft available for landing, trees 57 ft high 1,790 ft from the end
- Runway 26: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.2 | Magic City |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Ground | 121.9 | Magic City |
| Approach and departure | 119.6 | Magic City |
| Mot and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.725 | |
| Minot and rco | 122.2 | Minot · Communications provided by grand forks radio on frequency 122.2 (Minot rco). |
| Minot and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 127.6 | Magic City |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 701-815-8586.
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 Minot from the FAA register
238 aircraft are registered to owners in Minot, North Dakota: 127 piston singles, 94 drones, 7 piston twins, 5 turboprops, 2 helicopters. 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 · 12 since 1982, 2 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
- Deer and birds in the vicinity of airport.
- When the control tower is closed, activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 31; runway end identifier lights runways 08 and 26; high-intensity runway lights runways 08/26 and 13/31 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runways 08, 13, and 26 operates continuously.
- Landing fee for all commercial freight and commuter aircraft and all aircraft ovr 12500 LB.
- Runway 08 approach ratio 32:1 from displaced thld.
- Taxiways east, B2, F, and a are marked with edge reflectors.
- Minot afb (mib) asr out of service for preventive maintenance fridays 7:00 am to 9:00 am and altn tuesdays 6:30 am to 8:30 am.
- Rdo equipd aircraft must annc on the common traffic frequency - 118.2 when tower is closed.
- Airfield standard traffic pattern altitude 1000 feet; overfly altitude 1500 feet.
- When the control tower closed contact - the common traffic frequency.
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.