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D54 West Fargo Municipal Airport
Fargo, North Dakota, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: D54
Lat/Long: 46-54-02.8830N / 096-55-07.3030W
46-54.048050N / 096-55.121717W
46.9008008 / -96.9186953
(estimated)
Elevation: 896 ft. / 273 m (estimated)
Variation: 06E (1985)
From city: 6 miles NW of FARGO, ND
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 58078

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/1979
Sectional chart: TWIN CITIES
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MINNEAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: GRAND FORKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GFK (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 0800-1700
Pattern altitude: 1696 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT LIRL RY 18/36 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.7
WX ASOS at FAR (4 nm E): PHONE 701-298-3877
WX AWOS-3 at JKJ (11 nm E): 120.0 (218-287-5049)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FARr334/9.3FARGO VORTAC116.2009E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KENIE207/7.836506EAA .- .-

Airport Services

Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 3300 x 50 ft. / 1006 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 46-54.283333N46-53.888500N
Longitude: 096-55.105000W096-55.105000W
Elevation: 896.0 ft.895.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 17 ft. road, 360 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear334 ft. tower, 11100 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: WEST FARGO ARPT AUTHORITY
800 4TH AVE EAST
WEST FARGO, ND 58078
Phone 701-433-5166
DAVE GLATT CHRMN ARPT AUTH.
Manager: KEITH SCHONERT
1040 19TH AVE NW
WEST FARGO, ND 58078
Phone 701-281-9394
ADDITIONAL PHONE 701-866-4970 CELL

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 40
Single engine airplanes: 39
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day *
65% local general aviation
32% transient general aviation
2% air taxi
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 09 November 1999

Additional Remarks

A31-18/3 6 RWY 17/35 HAD 900' ASPHALT EXTENSION CONSTRUCTED ON SOUTH END OF RUNWAY
CFM WINTER CONDS AFTER MAJOR STORM - CALL 701-281-9394 OR CELL 701-866-4970
BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
PARACHUTE JUMPING ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at D54.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFAR - Hector International Airport (4 nm E)
KJKJ - Moorhead Municipal Airport (11 nm E)
5N8 - Casselton Robert Miller Regional Airport (12 nm W)
04Y - Hawley Municipal Airport (23 nm E)
3H4 - Hillsboro Municipal Airport (28 nm N)
 
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From to D54

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Oct-2008
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0712:07
Sunrise07:3712:37
Sunset18:5423:54
Evening civil twilight19:2400:24

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Oct-2008 10:43:00
Local (UTC-5)  07-Oct-2008 05:43:00
 
METAR
KFAR 
5nm NE 
070953Z 00000KT 10SM OVC085 11/09 A3002 RMK AO2 RAE13 SLP170 P0000 T01060089
KJKJ 
11nm E 
071014Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM SCT050 SCT090 11/11 A3001 RMK AO2
TAF
KFAR 
5nm NE 
070929Z 070906 26004KT P6SM -RA OVC060 FM1200 27010KT P6SM BKN100 FM1500 30014KT P6SM SCT250 FM0000 21007KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
West Fargo Aviation 701-281-9394
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the West Fargo Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the West Fargo Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near West Fargo Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
WEST FARGO-DAYS INN 2.1 61-121
SUPER 8 WEST FARGO MAIN AVE ND 2.3 56-68
SUPER 8 FARGO 3.7 55-81
KELLY INN ON MAIN AVENUE 4.0 70-136
FAIRFIELD INN MARRIOTT FARGO 4.2 99-125
KELLY INN - FARGO 4.2 74-125
COMFORT INN WEST 4.2 81-100
SELECT INN FARGO 4.3 53-104
BEST WESTERN KELLY INN SUITES 4.3 
FARGO EXPRESSWAY SUITES 4.4 
RED RIVER LODGE 4.4 40-204
WINGATE BY WYNDHAM - FARGO 4.4 90-170
MAINSTAY SUITES FARGO 4.4 90-110
SLEEP INN OF FARGO 4.4 65-95
RAMADA PLAZA SUITES & CONFERENCE CENTER HOTEL 4.5 89-143
SUPER 8 FARGO I 29 W ACRES MAL 4.5 65-119
COMFORT INN EAST FARGO 4.7 76-100
ECONO LODGE FARGO 4.7 49-90
COMFORT SUITES FARGO 4.8 81-130
AMERICINN FARGO 4.8 75-130
HAMPTON INN FARGO 4.8 98-114

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near West Fargo Municipal Airport

2 in West Fargo
28 in Fargo
4 in Moorhead, MN
 

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