May 5, 2017
Congratulations to the North Dakota winners of the International Aviation Art Contest.
March 10, 2017
On Sunday, March 5th twenty-five 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. Six pilots were presented with bronze awards for visiting at least thirty airports and attending one safety seminar. These pilots received a polo shirt embroidered with the North Dakota Flying Legacy logo. The bronze award recipients were:
March 9, 2017
The Bismarck Municipal Airport has received the “2016 Commercial Service Airport of the Year” award. The award was presented on March 7th, 2017 at the Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium held in Minot. 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 9, 2017
The Bowman Regional Airport has received the “2016 General Aviation Airport of the Year” award. The award was presented on March 7th, 2017 at the Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium held in Minot. 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 1, 2017
Governor Doug Burgum has declared March as aviation month in North Dakota.
February 14, 2017
The Combat Raider exercise scheduled for March 14-16 will continue as planned. However, the large force exercise that was associated with this event has been canceled.
January 31, 2017
The latest edition of the North Dakota Aviation Quarterly has been published and is available on our website. Congratulations to Don Larson on being selected as the next inductee in the North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame.
January 24, 2017
The North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame committee announces 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 7th, at the Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium banquet in Minot, ND. Don Larson will join the prestigious aviation hall of fame group that currently includes 41 other individuals who have all had a significant impact to aviation in North Dakota.
January 17, 2017
The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission and the Airport Association of North Dakota are soliciting nominations for the annual airport of the year awards for: 2016 Commercial Service Airport of the Year 2016 General Aviation Airport of the Year
January 13, 2017
North Dakota’s commercial service airports finished calendar year 2016 with a statewide total of 1,049,457 passenger boardings. This is an 11% decrease from 2015’s airline passenger boarding count of 1,176,043. In 2016, the state also saw 1,053,199 passenger deplanements for a grand total of 2,102,656 passengers that have set foot inside the commercial service terminal buildings of North Dakota over the past year.