AirportsHector International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Fargo, in North Dakota, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is FAR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- FAR
- ICAO code
- KFAR
- City
- Fargo
- State or region
- North Dakota
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 46.9207° N, 96.8158° W
- Elevation
- 275 m (902 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 2,744 m (9,001 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, FAR means Hector International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KFAR. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 46.9207° N, 96.8158° W. It stands 275 metres (902 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Hector International Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 2,744 metres (9,001 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 173.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,744 m 9,001 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 09/27 | 1,921 m 6,302 ft | 30 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 13/31 | 1,159 m 3,801 ft | 23 m | Concrete and asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Forks International AirportGrand Forks | GFK | 118 km |
| Thief River Falls Regional AirportThief River Falls | TVF | 136 km |
| Jamestown Regional AirportJamestown | JMS | 141 km |
| Aberdeen Regional AirportAberdeen | ABR | 205 km |
| Devils Lake Regional AirportDevils Lake | DVL | 206 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,600 km | 14 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,603 km | 15 h 40 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,518 km | 14 h 25 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,491 km | 8 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,968 km | 2 h 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,315 km | 3 h 15 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 14,277 km | 17 h 40 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 9,249 km | 11 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,270 km | 17 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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