Park River - W C Skjerven Field
Y37 · Park River, North Dakota · Walsh County · map
Park River - W C Skjerven Field is a public-use airport owned by Park River Airport Auth, 1 mile west of Park River, North Dakota, 1,104 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 3,100 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 10 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 8,750 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Park River - W C Skjerven Field?
Its FAA code is Y37.
Where is Park River - W C Skjerven Field?
It is 1 mile west of Park River, North Dakota, 1,104 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Park River - W C Skjerven Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 13/31, is 3,100 feet long.
Does Park River - W C Skjerven Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Park River - W C Skjerven Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Park River - W C Skjerven Field?
3 pilot examiners and 3 aviation medical examiners 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 Y37
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Park River Airport Auth
- Elevation
- 1,104 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, on call
- 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
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1959
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,100 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 2,499 × 100 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 13: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 103 ft high 2,100 ft from the end
- Runway 31: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 118.1 | |
| Grand Forks Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.15 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Hutson Field (16 nm east), Cavalier Municipal (24 nm north), Grand Forks International (36 nm southeast).
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 on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 sunset to sunrise - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runways 13 and 31 operates continuously.
- Also +23 feet power line 580 feet from threshold on centerline approach ratio 25:1.
- Runway 04/22 closed winter months due to lack of snow removal.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 10 |
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 8,750, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 200 |
| general aviation, travelling | 3,500 |
| general aviation, local | 5,000 |
| 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 Park River from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Park River, North Dakota: 10 piston singles, 1 turboprop. 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.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 4 administrative pilot examiners.
- Frederick Jon Kitko private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · University of North Dakota-Flight Operations · Grand Forks, ND (36 nm) · (218) 779-2965 · [email protected]
- Robert Alan Clausen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Grand Forks, ND (36 nm) · (218) 791-4997 · [email protected]
- Wesley Ross Van Dell private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · University of North Dakota · Grand Forks, ND (36 nm) · (512) 771-2136 · [email protected]
All 10 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.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 Park River 11 aircraft · 10 piston singles, 1 turboprops
- Valley Sprayers INC 4 aircraft in town
- 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/Y37.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.