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.
March 21, 2018
The Enderlin – Skyhaven Airport has received the “2017 General Aviation Airport of the Year” award. The award was presented on March 6th, 2018 at the Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium held in Fargo. 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 19, 2018
The Devils Lake Regional Airport has received the “2017 Commercial Service Airport of the Year” award. The award was presented on March 6th, 2018 at the Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium held in Fargo. 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 13, 2018
On Sunday, March 4th fourteen 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 1, 2018
Governor Doug Burgum has declared March as "Aviation Month" in North Dakota.
February 8, 2018
The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission is now accepting applications from airports that will be requesting state aid for the upcoming construction season. The grant application deadline is Tuesday, April 10th 2018. Click the link for more information.
February 1, 2018
The North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame committee has announced the name of an individual recently selected to be inducted in the ND Aviation Hall of Fame. The awards ceremony will take place on the evening of March 6th, at the Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium banquet in Fargo, ND. Rod Brekken will join the prestigious aviation hall of fame group that currently includes 42 other individuals who have all had a significant impact to aviation in North Dakota.
January 16, 2018
North Dakota’s commercial service airports finished calendar year 2017 with a statewide total of 1,030,639 passenger boardings. This is a 1.8% decrease from 2016’s airline passenger boarding count of 1,049,418. In 2017, the state also saw 1,033,531 passenger deplanements for a grand total of 2,082,949 passengers that have set foot inside the commercial service terminal buildings of North Dakota over the past year.
December 7, 2017
The Board of University and School Lands (Land Board) awarded grants to a number of airports in western North Dakota impacted by oil development and activity. These grants will help modernize and improve the facilities for a number of years to come. Four general aviation airports were awarded energy impact grants which will complete the granting of funds appropriated by the 2015 Legislative Assembly