KFAR · Hector International Airport

FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

902

Elevation ft

Runways

9,001

Longest ft · 18/36

46.92N

96.82W

Hector International Airport serves Fargo, North Dakota at 902 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 9,001 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
18/36	9,001 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
09/27	6,302 × 100 ft	concrete	lit
13/31	3,801 × 75 ft	asphalt (PEM)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 902 ft is about 13°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 13°C)	902 ft	2,614 ft	2,205 ft	3,308 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,102 ft	2,848 ft	2,332 ft	3,498 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,302 ft	3,082 ft	2,458 ft	3,688 ft
35°C afternoon	3,518 ft	3,124 ft	2,481 ft	3,722 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 9,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,722 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KFAR is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDTL Detroit Lakes Airport	39 nm E	5,201 ft
KBWP Harry Stern Airport	42 nm S	5,100 ft
KFFM Fergus Falls Municipal Airport - Einar Mickelson Field	47 nm SE	5,639 ft
KGWR Gwinner Roger Melroe Field	54 nm SW	5,000 ft
KGFK Grand Forks International Airport	63 nm N	7,351 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KFAR

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KFAR, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KFAR or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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