March 1, 2024
Governor Burgum has declared March 2024, Aviation Month in North Dakota! Read the proclamation to learn how our airports and aviation industry are critical to North Dakota's economy and standard of living.
February 16, 2024
Commercial airline boarding numbers for January 2024 reached 94,504 passengers, which represents a growth of 3,525 boardings or a 4% increase from January of 2023.
January 18, 2024
North Dakota’s commercial service airports finished calendar year 2023 with a statewide total of 1,136,828 airline passenger boardings. This is a growth of 108,669 passengers and an 11% overall increase from calendar year 2022. Seven of the airports also finished the year with higher passenger counts than in 2022 and Fargo and Devils Lake recorded their best year on record.
January 17, 2024
The North Dakota Aviation Hall of Fame committee announces that Dan Kasowski has been selected for induction into the state’s Aviation Hall of Fame. The induction banquet ceremony will take place in Grand Forks, at the annual “Fly North Dakota” Conference on Tuesday, March 5th at the Alerus Center.
December 20, 2023
Commercial airline boarding numbers for November 2023 reached 96,897 passengers, which represents a growth of 12,898 boardings or a 15% increase from November of 2022. All eight of the commercial service airports also had higher passenger numbers than during this same period last year.
November 17, 2023
Commercial airline boarding numbers for October 2023 reached 101,377 passengers, which represents a growth of 6,757 boardings or an 7% increase from October of 2022. Six of the eight of the commercial service airports also had higher passenger numbers than during this same period last year.
October 19, 2023
Commercial airline boarding numbers for September 2023 reached 91,270 passengers, which represents a growth of 6,492 boardings or an 8% increase from September of 2022. Seven of the eight of the commercial service airports also had higher passenger numbers than during this same period last year.
September 22, 2023
The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission is requesting qualifications from experienced aviation consulting firms to provide services during the update our State Aviation System Plan and Statewide Economic Impact of Aviation studies. Both studies will be updated concurrently under the same project and are expected to be funded using a Federal Aviation Administration planning grant with an anticipated start date of July 2024. The deadline to submit a proposal is November 7th, 2023.
September 22, 2023
The North Dakota Aeronautics Commission (NDAC) is requesting Statement of Qualifications proposals from interested firms to conduct an update to the Statewide Pavement Condition Index which is expected to be funded using a Federal Aviation Administration planning grant with an anticipated start date of July 2024. The deadline to submit a proposal is November 3rd, 2023.
September 18, 2023
Commercial airline boarding numbers for August 2023 reached 95,416 passengers, which represents a growth of 10,249 boardings or a 12% increase from August of 2022. All eight of the commercial service airports also had higher passenger numbers than during this same period last year.