Minot International Airport
Minot International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Terminal from southwest in 2022 | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Minot | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Minot, North Dakota, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,716 ft / 523 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°15′28″N 101°16′41″W / 48.25778°N 101.27806°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | motairport.com | ||||||||||||||
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Location in the United States Location in North Dakota | |||||||||||||||
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Minot International Airport (IATA: MOT, ICAO: KMOT, FAA LID: MOT) is in Ward County, North Dakota, United States, two miles north of the city of Minot, which owns it. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.
MOT currently handles between ten and fifteen commercial flights a day from three airlines, as well as various charters and general aviation traffic. For many years Northwest Airlines, followed by successor Delta Air Lines, was the airport's sole commercial carrier but an economic and population boom have resulted in other carriers adding flights as well. Delta Connection, United Express, and Allegiant Air currently offer flights to Minneapolis, Denver, Phoenix/Mesa, and Las Vegas, respectively.
Minot International has no scheduled passenger airline service out of the country, but receives its international title (like many other airports) because of its customs service. Customs service is available for aircraft arriving from Canada and other countries. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) fully searches all passengers and carry-on luggage prior to boarding, rather than using a selective process as is the case at major airports.
Delta Air Lines commands the largest percentage of MOT travelers and operates up to six daily flights to Minneapolis, all on Delta Connection.
United Airlines became Minot's second largest airline in 2010 and currently operates four daily flights to Denver. Allegiant Air became the airport's third airline in 2010, with flights to Las Vegas, then added service to Phoenix-Mesa. The number of flights to each destination fluctuates.
Frontier Airlines became the airport's fourth airline in 2012 with four flights per week to Denver. Though passenger loads were high, Frontier discontinued service from Minot in 2015 due to restructuring of the airline. The original Frontier Airlines served Minot on a route that connected it with Saskatoon, Regina, and Denver (Stapleton); bankruptcy halted that airline's operations in 1986.