Williston Basin International Airport

This article is about the current airport open since 2019. For the airport previously serving Williston, North Dakota, see Sloulin Field International Airport.
Williston Basin International Airport
Logo of Williston Basin International Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorCity of Williston, North Dakota[1]
ServesWilliston, North Dakota
OpenedOctober 10, 2019
Elevation AMSL2,353 ft / 717 m
Coordinates48°15′35″N 103°45′02″W / 48.25972°N 103.75056°W / 48.25972; -103.75056
Websitewww.flywilliston.net
Map
XWA is located in North Dakota
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XWA is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
04/22 4,502 1,372 Concrete
14/32 7,503 2,287 Concrete
Statistics (2020)
Passenger volume62,000
Scheduled flights1,153
Based aircraft (2022)32

Williston Basin International Airport (IATA: XWA, ICAO: KXWA, FAA LID: XWA) is an airport serving Williston, a city in the U.S. state of North Dakota. It is located 9 nautical miles (17km) northwest of the city.[2]

Williston Basin Airport has two runways and a 110,000-square-foot (10,000 m2) terminal building. It was built to replace Sloulin Field International Airport, which previously served Williston and had experienced difficulty dealing with the increase in air traffic to Williston amid the North Dakota oil boom. The airport opened to the public on October 10, 2019.[4]

  1. ^ "FONSI/ROD for Williston Basin International Airport". Federal Aviation Administration. September 2015. p. 2. Retrieved October 15, 2016. The current airport (Sloulin Field International Airport – ISN) and proposed replacement airport (Williston Basin International Airport – XWA) will be owned and operated by the City of Williston.
  2. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for XWA PDF, effective July 13, 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference transtats.bts.gov was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Notice of Permanent Closure; Sloulin Field International Airport, Williston, ND". Federal Register. August 29, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.