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, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 128 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 35,542 takeoffs and landings a year. About 165,585 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Minot International?
Its FAA code is MOT, and its ICAO code is KMOT.
Where is Minot International?
It is 2 miles north of Minot, North Dakota, 1,716 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Minot International?
The longest of its 2 runways, 13/31, is 7,700 feet long.
Does Minot International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Minot International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Minot International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, Denver International, Hector International, Phoenix, Harry Reid International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Minot International?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Minot Aero Center and Heir Borne Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Minot International?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- crop spraying, air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
- Notes
- customs available · landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Mohall Municipal (32 nm north), Stanley Municipal (45 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 North Dakota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
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 3,167 departures from MOT in those twelve months, carrying 167,835 passengers in 217,216 seats (77% filled), to 27 destinations (2 abroad) on 7 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minot International → Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain MOT–MSP | 1,382 | 81,599 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., Endeavor Air Inc., Sun Country Airlines... |
| Minot International → Denver International MOT–DEN | 1,098 | 47,293 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Minot International → Hector International MOT–FAR | 250 | 74 | Federal Express Corporation, SkyWest Airlines Inc., Sun Country Airlines... |
| Minot International → Phoenix MOT–AZA | 153 | 22,473 | Allegiant Air |
| Minot International → Harry Reid International MOT–LAS | 112 | 14,290 | Allegiant Air, FAI rent-a-jet AG |
| Minot International → George Bush Intcntl/Houston MOT–IAH | 64 | 728 | CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir |
| Minot International → Williston Basin International MOT–XWA | 47 | 99 | Federal Express Corporation, SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Minot International → Minot International MOT–MOT | 27 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
All 27 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 | 119 |
| multi-engine | 6 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 2 |
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 35,542, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 2,644 |
| air taxi and commuter | 3,955 |
| general aviation, travelling | 12,808 |
| general aviation, local | 15,132 |
| military | 1,003 |
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 Minot from the FAA register
237 aircraft are registered to owners in Minot, North Dakota: 126 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, 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
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Minot Aero Center 6 aircraft · Minot Minot Aero Center is a family-operated flight school in Minot, North Dakota that provides flight instruction for private pilot, instrument, commercial, and other certificates, aircraft rentals, aircraft maintenance, pilot services, and FAA
- Heir Borne Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Minot
Repair stations in Minot:
- Minot Aero Center Minot Aero Center is a family-operated aviation business in Minot, North Dakota that provides flight instruction, aircraft rentals, aircraft maintenance, pilot services, and FAA testing center services.
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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 training center examiner.
- Austin Jon Greenheck private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Minot Aero Center · Minot, ND (0 nm) · (701) 500-7425 · [email protected]
All 3 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.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 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. 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 Minot 237 aircraft · 126 piston singles, 94 drones, 7 piston twins
- Skyskopes INC 90 aircraft in town
- Dakota Territory Air Museum 9 aircraft in town
- Minot Aero Center 6 aircraft in town
- Jf Aviation LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Minot Aero Center 6 aircraft · flight school
- Heir Borne Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Minot Aero Center · repair station
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 1,382 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Endeavor Air Inc.
- Denver International (DEN) 1,098 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Hector International (FAR) 250 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Phoenix (AZA) 153 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Harry Reid International (LAS) 112 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air, FAI rent-a-jet AG
- George Bush Intcntl/Houston (IAH) 64 flights in twelve months · CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir
- Williston Basin International (XWA) 47 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Minot International (MOT) 27 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 12 since 1982 · 2 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/MOT.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.