# Hector International Airport (FAR / KFAR)

**Hector International Airport** (IATA: FAR, ICAO: KFAR) is a medium airport in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. It opened in 1927. It has 3 runways; the longest is 9,001 ft (2,744 m). In 2025 it handled 1.2 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfar

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: FAR / KFAR
- FAA: FAR
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Fargo, North Dakota, United States
- Opened: 1927
- Elevation: 901 ft / 275 m
- Coordinates: 46.9207, -96.8158
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 9,001 ft / 2,744 m
- Instrument procedures: 7 approaches
- Passengers: 1,196,025 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.fargoairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_International_Airport (18 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2699491
- Weather station: KFAR · WMO 72753
- Ident: KFAR

## Timeline

- 1927: Hector International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 9,001 ft / 2,744 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 09/27 | 6,302 ft / 1,921 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Concrete | 090° / 270° | yes |
| 13/31 | 3,801 ft / 1,159 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Concrete | 137° / 317° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00144AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 875,882 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 809,961 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 807,658 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 867,423 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 961,141 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 485,199 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 814,568 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 924,239 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 1,045,329 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 1,106,953 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 1,196,025 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

16 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (6)

- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 223 mi / 359 km · Delta Air Lines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 556 mi / 895 km · United Express
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 627 mi / 1,009 km · Frontier Airlines, United Express
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 910 mi / 1,465 km · Allegiant Air
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 1,204 mi / 1,937 km · Allegiant Air
- [AZA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiwa.md) Mesa Gateway Airport · United States · 1,220 mi / 1,964 km · Allegiant Air

### Seasonal (2)

- [SFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfb.md) Orlando Sanford International Airport · United States · 1,509 mi / 2,428 km · Allegiant Air
- [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 1,520 mi / 2,446 km · Allegiant Air

### Cargo (8)

- [TVF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktvf.md) Thief River Falls Regional Airport · United States · 85 mi / 136 km · Alpine Air Express
- [BIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbis.md) Bismarck Municipal Airport · United States · 186 mi / 299 km · Alpine Air Express
- [MOT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmot.md) Minot International Airport · United States · 227 mi / 366 km · Alpine Air Express
- [FSD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfsd.md) Sioux Falls Regional Airport · United States · 231 mi / 371 km · Alpine Air Express
- [DIK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdik.md) Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport · United States · 283 mi / 455 km · Alpine Air Express
- [XWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kxwa.md) Williston Basin International Airport · United States · 336 mi / 541 km · Alpine Air Express
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 825 mi / 1,328 km · UPS Airlines
- [MEM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmem.md) Frederick W. Smith International Airport · United States · 894 mi / 1,439 km · FedEx Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from FAR, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (4)

- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 5
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 2
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1
- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (3)

- 5A [Alpine Air Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alpine-air-express) · 6
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1
- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.2M (2025) | #755 of 3,974 | #185 in North America | #129 in US |
| Longest runway | 9,001 ft / 2,744 m | =1,795 of 29,858 | =381 in North America | =281 in US |
| Elevation | 901 ft / 275 m | #19,408 of 43,403 | #8,841 in North America | #7,181 in US |
| Age | Opened 1927 | =280 of 15,079 | =42 in North America | =40 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | FARGO APP/DEP | 120.400 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 124.500 |
| GND | GND/CLNC DEL | 121.900 |
| RDO | GRAND FORKS RDO | 122.425 |
| TWR | FARGO TWR | 133.800 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [GFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgfk.md) Grand Forks International Airport · 73 mi / 118 km
- [RDR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krdr.md) Grand Forks Air Force Base · 77 mi / 124 km
- [TVF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktvf.md) Thief River Falls Regional Airport · 84 mi / 136 km
- [JMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjms.md) Jamestown Regional Airport · 88 mi / 141 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Hector International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hector_International_Airport&oldid=1376287602), revision of 23 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfar/data