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 based aircraft. 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.
Weather right now KXWA · observed 4:51 pm CDT (21:51 UTC), 62 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northwest (330°) at 15 knots, gusting to 21
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 70°F (21°C), dew point 35°F (2°C)
- Altimeter 29.97 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 north-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KXWA 062151Z 33015G21KT 10SM CLR 21/02 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02110017
TAF KXWA 061723Z 0618/0718 34009KT P6SM SCT250 FM070100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM071000 34006KT 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 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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 3,888, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
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 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, never named. All aircraft registered in North Dakota.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.