Williston Basin International
XWA · KXWA · Williston, North Dakota · Williams County · map
Williston Basin International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Williston, 9 miles northwest of Williston, North Dakota, 2,356 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 7,503 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 32 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 3,888 takeoffs and landings a year. About 96,942 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Williston Basin International?
Its FAA code is XWA, and its ICAO code is KXWA.
Where is Williston Basin International?
It is 9 miles northwest of Williston, North Dakota, 2,356 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Williston Basin International?
The longest of its 2 runways, 14/32, is 7,503 feet long.
Does Williston Basin International have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Williston Basin International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Williston Basin International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Denver International, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, Hector International, Bismarck Municipal, Williston Basin International. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Williston Basin International?
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
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Williston Basin International…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA XWA · ICAO KXWA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Williston
- Elevation
- 2,356 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- customs available · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Billings sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 2019
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 7,503 × 150 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 4,502 × 75 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 32: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 04: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 22: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Williston and rco | 122.5 | Williston · Communications provided by grand forks radio on frequency 122.5 (Williston rco). |
| Xwa and automated weather (ASOS) | 125.925 | |
| Watford City Center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.85 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 701-289-3089.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, crop spraying, air ambulance, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aerial surveying
- Notes
- customs available
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Watford City Municipal (35 nm southeast), Tioga Municipal (35 nm east), Sidney-Richland Regional (38 nm southwest).
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
- Birds and deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 32; runway end identifier lights runway 04, 14, and 22; medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22; high-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency. High-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 oprnl on low intst, to incr intst - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runways 4, 14, 22 and 32 operates continuously.
- Suppl wind indcrs runways 14/32 and 04/22.
- Runway 04/22 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats.
- Airport surface conditions unmon 1:00 am to 5:00 am daily.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 2,759 departures from XWA in those twelve months, carrying 104,372 passengers in 142,573 seats (73% filled), to 25 destinations (1 abroad) on 4 airlines.
All 25 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 | 25 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| 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 3,888, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 2,187 |
| air taxi and commuter | 1,701 |
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 Williston from the FAA register
50 aircraft are registered to owners in Williston, North Dakota: 36 piston singles, 5 drones, 4 turboprops, 3 piston twins, 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
Fuel and service companies in Williston, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
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 · 1 since 1982, 0 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 Williston 50 aircraft · 36 piston singles, 5 drones, 4 turboprops
- Master of None LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Kukeeza LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Haugen'S Hangar LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Envision Ventures LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Haugen'S Hangar LLC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Denver International (DEN) 1,350 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 1,028 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Hector International (FAR) 243 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Bismarck Municipal (BIS) 43 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Williston Basin International (XWA) 34 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Harry Reid International (LAS) 29 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Scottsbluff/Western Nebraska Rgnl/Wm B Heilig Field (BFF) 6 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- City Of Colorado Springs Municipal (COS) 3 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 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/XWA.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.