Aviation in North Dakota
Aviation in the United States
North Dakota
North Dakota State Flag
Airports
Commercial – primary5
Commercial – non-primary3
General aviation45
Other public-use airports37
Military and other airports2
First flight
19 July 1910

Aviation in North Dakota takes place around the state's 89 public airfields, including 8 commercial airports. Notable North Dakota aviators include Carl Ben Eielson, Bruce Peterson, and James Buchli.

North Dakota's first aeronautical event was the flight of a Wright Model B on July 19, 1910, at the Grand Forks Air Meet flown by Wright Exhibition Team member Archibald Hoxsey.[1]

Lucky Bob and a drawing of his airplane, 1911.

Events

A Wright Model B on display
  • North Dakota air route of 1925
    June 9, 1911, a Curtiss Biplane named "Sweetheart" flew at the Fargo Fairgrounds before an audience of 12,000 spectators piloted by Robert "Lucky Bob" St. Henry[2]
  • July 12, 1911 Thomas McGoey flies the first North Dakota designed and built aircraft, the Kenworthy-McGoey flying machine at Grand Forks.[3]
  • July 1916 Bismarck, North Dakota, has its first flight.[4]
  • 1928 North Dakota native Carl Ben Eielson, along with Hubert Wilkins become the first men to fly across the Arctic Ocean.[5]
  • 1990 Three crew members of a Northwest Airlines flight are sentenced to jail for flying while drunk from Fargo to Minneapolis.[6]

Aerospace Industry

Aircraft Manufacturers

Components

Flight Schools

Airports

Commercial Service

People

  • James Buchli, born in Fargo, flew aboard four Space Shuttle missions.

Organizations

  • The North Dakota Aviation Council comprises six organizations promoting aviation in North Dakota.[14]

Government and Military

Museums

Notes

  1. Replaced Sloulin Field International Airport in 2019 as Williston's airport.

References

  1. "1910 air meets". Archived from the original on 21 April 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  2. "First Airplane Flight Fargo ND". Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  3. "GRAND FORKS AVIATORS ARE SUCCESSFUL". GRAND FORKS DAILY HERALD. 13 July 1911.
  4. Cathy Langemo. Bismarck, North Dakota.
  5. Nancy Capace. Encyclopedia of North Dakota.
  6. K.C. KHURANA. AVIATION MANAGEMENT: Global Perspectives.
  7. "Cirrus Aircraft in Grand Forks , ND".
  8. Frank H. Ellis. Canada's flying heritage.
  9. Aerial Age Weekly. 4 September 1916. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  10. "Northrop Grumman · 601 Main St, New Town, ND 58763".
  11. http://www.goodrich.com/Goodrich/Enterprise/About-Goodrich/ch.Locations.transform?State=ND&BU=N%2FA&submit=Submit&Country=N%2FA&SEG=N%2FA%5B%5D
  12. "Contact Ideal Aerosmith". Archived from the original on 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  13. "Contact".
  14. "North Dakota Aviation Council". Archived from the original on 15 July 2003. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  15. Jerry Cooper, Glenn Smith. Citizens as Soldiers: A History of the North Dakota National Guard.
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