Watford City Municipal
S25 · Watford City, North Dakota · Mc Kenzie County · map
Watford City Municipal is a public-use airport owned by Watford City Arpt Auth, 1 mile ese of Watford City, North Dakota, 2,135 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 6,550 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 35 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 7,300 takeoffs and landings a year. About 11 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Watford City Municipal?
Its FAA code is S25.
Where is Watford City Municipal?
It is 1 mile ese of Watford City, North Dakota, 2,135 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Watford City Municipal?
Its one runway, 12/30, is 6,550 feet long, concrete.
Does Watford City Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Watford City Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Watford City Municipal?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Badlands Flyers INC. Compare them
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 Watford City Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA S25
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Watford City Arpt Auth
- Elevation
- 2,135 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Billings sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 6,550 × 75 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 1,023 ft, 5,500 ft available for landing, road 16 ft high 240 ft from the end
- Runway 30: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 750 ft, 5,650 ft available for landing, road 16 ft high 550 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · UNICOM located at SHERIFF'S office. |
| S25 and aWOS-3PT | 118.125 | |
| Glasgow and center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.85 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 701-842-4855.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Dunn County Weydahl Field (31 nm southeast), Williston Basin International (35 nm northwest), Sidney-Richland Regional (38 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
- Activate PAPI runway 12 and 30 - the common traffic frequency. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 preset on low intst dusk to dawn, to incr intst - the common traffic frequency.
- UNICOM located at SHERIFF'S office.
- Full service fuel available 800-1700 M-F and self service with credit card all other hours.
- +167'HILL lighted west/obs lights.
- Also +306 feet tower 6600 feet from threshold 4000 feet right of centerline extdd.
- Deer and antelope on or in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 30 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
| jets | 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 7,300, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 750 |
| general aviation, travelling | 3,000 |
| general aviation, local | 3,500 |
| military | 50 |
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 Watford City from the FAA register
41 aircraft are registered to owners in Watford City, North Dakota: 34 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 1 piston twin, 1 helicopter, 1 business jet. 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:
- Badlands Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Watford City
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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 1 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Watford City 41 aircraft · 34 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 1 piston twins
- Lt Development Group LLC 4 aircraft in town
- P B J Equipment Rentals LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Kilo Tango Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Badlands Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in North Dakota 581 since 1982 · 59 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 3 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/S25.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.