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.
September 19, 2018
Combat Raider, a military exercise involving various aircraft, is scheduled to begin Oct. 16 in parts of the Powder River Training Complex, and will conclude Oct. 18, 2017.
July 19, 2018
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. made aviation history when its SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) took off from Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota July 10 and landed a day later at the Fairford Royal Air Force Base in Gloucestershire, U.K.
June 7, 2018
On June 7th, 2018, the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission awarded approximately $3.35 million in infrastructure grants to multiple public airports throughout the state.
May 9, 2018
U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) has been selected as one of 10 participants in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program, an initiative aimed at shaping the future of drones in America.
April 19, 2018
Thank you to all of the participants and congratulations to this year's winners of the International Aviation Art Contest.
April 11, 2018
View the results of a recent survey conducted by AOPA and NBAA regarding the Powder River MOA.