May 15, 2019
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $22 million in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) supplemental grants to three North Dakota airports, including: Hector International Airport in Fargo – $10 million for apron construction. Watford City Municipal Airport – $10 million for runway construction. Hillsboro Municipal Airport – $2 million taxiway construction.
May 1, 2019
Combat Raider, a military exercise involving various aircraft, is scheduled for May 14-16 in the Powder River Training Complex and Temporary Rushmore Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace, and will conclude May 16. The TRATCAA is the same geographic airspace as the PRTC, extended vertically.
March 13, 2019
On Sunday, March 3rd, eleven pilots were presented with awards for participating in the “Fly North Dakota Airports” Passport Program. The passport program presents awards to pilots for flying to airports in the state as well as attending FAA Safety Seminars and visiting the two North Dakota Air Museums.
March 12, 2019
The Maddock Municipal Airport has received the “2018 General Aviation Airport of the Year” award. The award was presented on March 5th, 2019 at the Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium held in Bismarck. The award is sponsored by the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission in partnership with the Airport Association of North Dakota. This award is for excellence in maintaining safety, project management, and community awareness.
March 12, 2019
The Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport has received the “2018 Commercial Service Airport of the Year” award. The award was presented on March 5th, 2019 at the Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium held in Bismarck. The award is sponsored by the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission in partnership with the Airport Association of North Dakota. This award is for excellence in maintaining safety, project management, and community awareness.
January 29, 2019
The North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame committee announces that Brian Rau has been selected for induction into the state’s Aviation Hall of Fame. The induction ceremony will take place on the evening of March 5th, at the Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium banquet in Bismarck, ND. Brian Rau will join the prestigious aviation hall of fame group that currently includes 43 other individuals who have all had a significant impact to the growth, development, and promotion of aviation in North Dakota.
January 15, 2019
North Dakota’s commercial service airports finished calendar year 2018 with a statewide total of 1,083,117 passenger boardings. This is a growth of 52,478 passengers or a 5% increase from 2017 numbers. In 2018, the airports also saw 1,081,283 passenger deplanements for a grand total of 2,164,400 passengers that traveled through the commercial service terminal buildings of North Dakota over the past year.
November 21, 2018
The North Dakota Board of University and School Lands (Land Board) has awarded grants to the Dickinson and Williston Airports due to impacts by oil and gas development.
October 10, 2018
At the NASAO Awards Banquet on September 25th in Oklahoma City, the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission was given national recognition for the agency's FTAP (Flight Training Assistance Program) program.
October 5, 2018
The House and Senate have passed a compromise five-year FAA reauthorization bill- the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (H.R.302). The Senate followed the House’s action last week and passed this bill by a vote of 93-6, sending the bill to President Trump to be signed into law.