Facilities and Aircraft
Hector International Airport covers an area of 2,500 acres (1,000 ha) which contains three runways: 18/36 measuring 9,000 x 150 ft (2,743 x 46 m), 9/27 measuring 6,300 x 100 ft (1,920 x 30 m), and 13/31 measuring 3,800 x 150 ft (1,158 x 46 m). Hector International has the longest public runway in North Dakota and can receive Boeing 747s.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 84,694 aircraft operations, an average of 230 per day: 57% general aviation, 22% air taxi, 11% air carrier and 10% military.
The terminal was built in 1986 and designed by Foss Associates with Thompson Consultants.
In 2008 the airport completed the passenger terminal expansion and update project that started in October 2006. The $15.5 million project designed by TL Stroh Architects updated the existing terminal building and added an additional gate, an additional baggage claim and expanded the security checkpoint area.
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