Aviation in North Dakota

Aviation in North Dakota
Aviation in the United States
North Dakota State Flag
Airports
Commercial – primary	5
Commercial – non-primary	3
General aviation	45
Other public-use airports	37
Military and other airports	2
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

• 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

• Cirrus Aircraft, Grand Forks, North Dakota^[7]
• 1911-1911 Kenworthy-McGoey Aviation Company. Founded to produce and demonstrate aircraft.^[8]
• The Boughton Flying Machine Corporation lost its prototype in 1916.^[9]

Components

• Northrop Grumman, New Town, North Dakota^[10]
• Goodrich Corporation, Jamestown, North Dakota^[11]
• Ideal Aerosmith, Grand Forks, North Dakota^[12]
• Appareo Systems, Fargo, North Dakota^[13]

Flight Schools

• The John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences at the University of North Dakota is one of the largest civilian flight training operations in the country.

Airports

• List of airports in North Dakota

Commercial Service

• Bismarck Municipal Airport started operation in 1916, and had over 190,000 operations in 2010.
• Hector International Airport, Fargo
• Grand Forks International Airport
• Sloulin Field International Airport
• Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport
• Minot International Airport
• Devils Lake Regional Airport
• Jamestown Regional Airport

People

• Fargo Born James Buchli flew aboard four Space Shuttle Missions

Organizations

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

Government and Military

• All flight operations in North Dakota are conducted within FAA oversight.
• The North Dakota Air National Guard was activated on 16 January 1947 with the formation of the 178th Fighter squadron, 178th utility flight, 178th weather station, and detachment B of the 233rd Air service group.^[15]

Museums

• Bonanzaville, USA Eagles hangar features a range of aircraft.
• The Dakota Territory Air Museum in Minot was founded in 1986.
• The Fargo Air Museum in Fargo, features flying examples of World War II aircraft.

Gallery

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  Grand Forks Airport

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  Fargo Air Museum's Duggy

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. http://www.yellowpages.com/grand-forks-nd/mip/cirrus-aircraft-8708552?lid=8708552
8. Frank H. Ellis. Canada's flying heritage.
9. Aerial age weekly. 4 September 1916. Missing or empty |title= (help)
10. http://goo.gl/maps/DO6VD
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[]
12. http://www.ideal-aerosmith.com/contact/index.aspx
13. https://www.appareo.com/cat/secondarymenu/contact/
14. "North Dakota Aviation Council". Retrieved 31 May 2011.
15. Jerry Cooper, Glenn Smith. Citizens as Soldiers: A History of the North Dakota National Guard.