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Ricketyback Field

ND02 · Aneta, North Dakota · Nelson County · map

Ricketyback Field is a private airport, 8 miles northeast of Aneta, North Dakota, 1,510 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 2,600 feet of grass.

Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.

The airport

Codes
FAA ND02
Kind
Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
Elevation
1,510 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
around the clock
Lights
runway lights see the remarks below
Repairs
airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
On the chart
Twin Cities sectional
Magnetic variation
7E
In the FAA's files since
August 1971

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

1735N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
17/352,600 × 100 ftGrassLow-intensity lights

Aircraft registered in Aneta from the FAA register

2 aircraft are registered to owners in Aneta, North Dakota: 2 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

No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.

Nearby within 30 nautical miles

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file

  • Runway not plowed or lighted after heavy snow.
  • 130' above ground level radio tower (L) 500' east of runway.

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.