# Minot International Airport (MOT / KMOT)

**Minot International Airport** (IATA: MOT, ICAO: KMOT) is a medium airport in Minot, North Dakota, United States. It opened in Mar 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 7,700 ft (2,347 m). In 2025 it handled 360 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MOT / KMOT
- FAA: MOT
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Minot, North Dakota, United States
- Opened: Mar 1940
- Elevation: 1,716 ft / 523 m
- Coordinates: 48.2580, -101.2791
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 7,700 ft / 2,347 m
- Instrument procedures: 8 approaches
- Passengers: 359,870 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.whyflyminot.com
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minot_International_Airport (11 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3566301
- Weather station: KMOT
- Ident: KMOT

## Timeline

- Mar 1940: Minot International Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 7,700 ft / 2,347 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 138° / 318° | yes |
| 08/26 | 6,348 ft / 1,935 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00635AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 364,044 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 302,435 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 283,242 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 300,987 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 329,325 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 171,322 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 254,263 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 279,043 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 294,500 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 338,531 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 359,870 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (3)

- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 604 mi / 972 km · United Express
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 1,097 mi / 1,766 km · Allegiant Air
- [AZA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiwa.md) Mesa Gateway Airport · United States · 1,164 mi / 1,874 km · Allegiant Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (2)

- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 2
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 360K (2025) | #1,266 of 3,974 | #289 in North America | #194 in US |
| Longest runway | 7,700 ft / 2,347 m | =2,995 of 29,858 | #635 in North America | #475 in US |
| Elevation | 1,716 ft / 523 m | #10,477 of 43,403 | #4,615 in North America | #3,485 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 119.600 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.200 |
| DEP | DEP | 119.600 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | GRAND FORKS RDO | 122.200 |
| TWR | MAGIC CITY TWR | 118.200 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [ND36](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0496.md) Sundre Airport · 5.8 mi / 9.4 km
- [ND43](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nd43.md) Flying S Ranch Airport · 7.0 mi / 11 km
- [12ND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/12nd.md) Pietschtree Airstrip · 7.3 mi / 12 km
- [ND38](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-12736.md) Blu Skyz Airport · 10 mi / 16 km
- [41ND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/41nd.md) Hill Airport · 10 mi / 16 km
- [MIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmib.md) Minot Air Force Base · 11 mi / 18 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: “Minot International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Minot_International_Airport&oldid=1365148931), revision of 20 Jul 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/kmot/data