Minot International Airport

Minot International Airport
IATA: MOT ICAO: KMOT FAA LID: MOT
Summary
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 / 48.25778; -101.27806
Website	motairport.com
Map
MOT Location in North Dakota Show map of North Dakota MOT Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 13/31 7,700 2,347 Concrete 8/26 6,348 1,935 Asphalt
Statistics
Passengers (2020) 170,000 Aircraft operations (12 months ending 3/31/2023) 33,020 Based aircraft (2023) 128
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,[1] Federal Aviation Administration[2]

Minot International Airport (IATA: MOT^[3], ICAO: KMOT, FAA LID: MOT) is in Ward County, North Dakota, United States, two miles north of the city of Minot,^[2] which owns it.^[2] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.^[4]

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 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 operates up to six daily flights to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. All are on Delta Connection to Minneapolis. Delta Air Lines commands the largest percentage of MOT travelers.

United Airlines became Minot's second largest airline in 2010. It currently operates four daily flights to Denver International Airport.

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 International Airport. Though passenger loads were high, Frontier discontinued service from Minot in 2015 due to restructuring of the airline.^[5] The original Frontier Airlines served Minot on a route that connected it with Saskatoon, Regina, and Denver; bankruptcy halted that airline's operations in 1986.