Minot International Airport

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Minot International Airport
File:Minot International Airport Logo.jpg
Minot International Airport - North Dakota.jpg
IATA: MOT – ICAO: KMOT – FAA LID: MOT
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Minot
Serves Minot, North Dakota
Elevation AMSL 1,716 ft / 523 m
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Website www.WhyFlyMinot.com
Map
MOT is located in North Dakota
MOT
MOT
Location in North Dakota
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 7,700 2,347 Concrete
8/26 6,351 1,936 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations 49,156
Based aircraft 127

Minot International Airport (IATA: MOT[2], ICAO: KMOT, FAA LID: MOT) is in Ward County, North Dakota, two miles north of the city of Minot,[1] which owns it.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.[3]

MOT currently handles between ten to fifteen commercial flights a day from three airlines, as well as various charters and general aviation traffic. For many years Northwest Airlines, followed by Delta Airlines, was the airport's sole commercial carrier but an economic and population boom have resulted in other carriers adding flights as well. Delta Airlines, United Airlines, and Allegiant Airlines currently offer flights to Minneapolis, Denver, and Phoenix/Mesa and Las Vegas, respectively. Minot International has no scheduled passenger airline service out of the country, but receives its international title (like many other airports) because of its customs service.Customs service is available for aircraft arriving from Canada and other countries. The TSA fully searches all passengers and carry-on luggage prior to boarding, rather than using a selective process as is the case at major airports.

Delta Air Lines operates up to six daily flights to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. Some are Delta Connection, but Delta has also added mainline flights to Minneapolis-St. Paul, unusual for a city as small as Minot. Delta Airlines commands the largest percentage of MOT travelers and offers connections through its Minneapolis hub. Delta also operated a flight from Minot to Salt Lake City, but that was discontinued. Delta has subsequently discontinued mainline service to Minot.

United Airlines became Minot's second largest airline in 2010. It currently operates four daily flights to Denver International Airport. United also flies multiple weekly charters to Houston, Texas.

Allegiant Airlines became the airport's third airline in 2010, with flights to Las Vegas. Allegiant then added service to Phoenix-Mesa as well. The number of flights to each destinations fluctuates.

Frontier Airlines became the airport's fourth airline in 2012 with four flights per week to Denver International Airport. The original Frontier Airlines served Minot, on a route that connected it with Saskatoon, Regina and Denver, prior to that airline's bankruptcy and halting of operations in 1986. Though passenger loads were high, Frontier discontinued service from Minot in 2015 due to restructuring of the airline.[4]

The airport offers pay parking and car rental services. Concessions are inside security and the "Hangar Grill" recently opened on the second floor. The main terminal building includes two gates and two small concessions areas, but a new terminal under construction will greatly expand offerings as well as gate space, check-in space, baggage, and car rental space.[5]

Facilities

Minot International Airport covers 1,430 acres (579 ha) at an elevation of 1,716 feet (523 m). It has two runways: 13/31 is 7,700 by 150 feet (2,347 x 46 m) concrete and 8/26 is 6,351 by 100 feet (1,936 x 30 m) asphalt.[6] Two gates have jetways.

Pietsch Aviation and Bessette Aviation are based at the airport, both offer flight training and general aircraft services. There is a BP fuel station. The City of Minot operates a general aviation terminal with flight service operations.

In the year ending June 30, 2012 the airport had 49,156 aircraft operations, average 134 per day: 62% general aviation, 14% airline, 13% military, and 10% air taxi. 127 aircraft were then based at this airport: 92% single-engine, 5% multi-engine, 2% jet, and 1% helicopter.[6]

In 2013 aircraft operations dropped to 32,023 for the fiscal year. Itinerant general aviation operations is still the highest percentage of operations with 10,429. Air carrier is at 6,825 and air taxi is at 5,201. Finally, for itinerant operations, military made up 283. Local operations include 6,898 civil and 2,387 military operations. Based aircraft has dropped to 112 housed aircraft.[7]

Airlines and destinations

Non-stop destinations:

Airlines Destinations
Allegiant Air Las Vegas, Phoenix/Mesa
Delta Connection Minneapolis/St. Paul
United Express Denver

Statistics

Top domestic destinations: (Aug 2014 - Jul 2015)[8]
Rank Airport Passengers Airline
1 Minneapolis-St. Paul International (MSP) 93,000 Delta Connection
2 Denver International (DEN) 58,000 United Express
3 McCarran International (LAS) 26,000 Allegiant
4 Phoenix-Mesa Gateway (AZA) 21,000 Allegiant

Growth and future

Usage statistics[9]
Year Total
passengers		 Percentage
change
2009 66,771
2010 90,823 Increase36.0%
2011 150,450 Increase65.7%
2012 [10] 224,400 Increase49.2%
2013 [11] 222,083 Decrease1.03%

Minot's growth in population and economy, along with the enormous influx of workers and residents due to the oil boom in western North Dakota, have increased passenger numbers at Minot International Airport tremendously. Though Minot is the fourth largest city in North Dakota, it is now the third-busiest.[12] While the airport is only twenty years old, it was designed for roughly 100,000 passengers.[13] This has put strain on airport infrastructure and resulted in makeshift changes such as temporary long term parking, additional hold-room areas, and other similar measures.

Minot International's current situation and forecasted growth over the next twenty years warranted a study to identify alternatives to deal with that growth. Ultimately it was decided that the best option was a new terminal to be built directly east of the current terminal. Design of the new terminal building was completed in May 2013. The new terminal design will include four to six gates, room for up to four car rental companies, additional restaurant space, additional check in areas for future new airlines, and greatly expanded parking facilities for short term, long term, and rental car parking.

Growing passenger numbers, parking issues, and the possibilities of new airlines and destinations make a new terminal at Minot International Airport a top priority. The projected $40 million terminal joins a list of other major improvements over the next three years which include additional apron, a new taxiway, a new Snow Removal Equipment building, additional parking and a new access road, with total investment around $98 million to cope with increased traffic.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FAA Airport Master Record for MOT (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
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  4. ↑ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/24/frontier-airlines-discontinuing-service-in-minot/
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  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Link text, additional text. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Minot_Daily_News" defined multiple times with different content

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