89 public-use fields

North Dakota Airport Density Altitude

North Dakota has 89 public-use airports, and on a typical summer afternoon 2 of them push density altitude past 5,000 ft. The list below leads with the fields that bake hardest.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport City Field elev Worst typical afternoon DA Month
KBWW — Bowman Regional Bowman 2,965 ft 5,151 ft ▲ July
20U — Beach Beach 2,756 ft 5,037 ft ▲ August
KHEI — Hettinger/Jb Lindquist Regional Hettinger 2,706 ft 4,921 ft July
KDIK — Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional Dickinson 2,592 ft 4,770 ft July
3P3 — Mott Municipal Mott 2,414 ft 4,609 ft July
4E8 — Richardton Richardton 2,498 ft 4,589 ft July
KXWA — Williston Basin International Williston 2,356 ft 4,544 ft August
Y71 — Elgin Municipal Elgin 2,355 ft 4,403 ft July
9Y1 — Dunn County Weydahl Field Killdeer 2,249 ft 4,329 ft August
D60 — Tioga Municipal Tioga 2,271 ft 4,301 ft July
08D — Stanley Municipal Stanley 2,250 ft 4,134 ft August
S25 — Watford City Municipal Watford City 2,135 ft 4,110 ft July
D57 — Glen Ullin Regional Glen Ullin 2,091 ft 4,063 ft July
7G2 — Mc Clusky Municipal Mc Clusky 1,900 ft 4,014 ft July
Y99 — Trulson Field Plaza 2,105 ft 3,982 ft July
S28 — International Peace Garden Dunseith 2,317 ft 3,981 ft July
6L5 — Wishek Municipal Wishek 2,043 ft 3,949 ft July
KHZE — Mercer County Regional Hazen 1,815 ft 3,947 ft August
05D — New Town Municipal New Town 1,924 ft 3,927 ft August
95D — Beulah Beulah 1,791 ft 3,918 ft August
KASY — Ashley Municipal Ashley 2,034 ft 3,914 ft July
6H8 — Hazelton Municipal Hazelton 2,015 ft 3,903 ft July
Y19 — Mandan Regional/Lawler Field Mandan 1,944 ft 3,902 ft July
5B5 — Napoleon Municipal Napoleon 1,985 ft 3,891 ft July
5C8 — Washburn Municipal Washburn 1,908 ft 3,877 ft July
91N — Turtle Lake Municipal Turtle Lake 1,916 ft 3,874 ft July
Y74 — Parshall-Hankins Parshall 2,032 ft 3,868 ft August
D03 — Kulm Municipal Kulm 1,959 ft 3,822 ft July
7L2 — Linton Municipal Linton 1,779 ft 3,818 ft July
D50 — Crosby Municipal Crosby 1,953 ft 3,815 ft July
D05 — Garrison Municipal Garrison 1,937 ft 3,814 ft July
D49 — Columbus Municipal Columbus 1,931 ft 3,788 ft July
9G9 — Gackle Municipal Gackle 1,904 ft 3,774 ft July
7K5 — Kenmare Municipal Kenmare 1,962 ft 3,764 ft August
KMOT — Minot International Minot 1,716 ft 3,698 ft July
Y27 — Standing Rock Fort Yates 1,634 ft 3,696 ft July
KBIS — Bismarck Municipal Bismarck 1,661 ft 3,686 ft July
5B4 — Bowbells Municipal Bowbells 1,955 ft 3,651 ft August
37N — Garrison Dam Recreational Airpark Riverdale 1,723 ft 3,516 ft July
D61 — Towner Municipal Towner 1,484 ft 3,391 ft July
51D — Edgeley Municipal Edgeley 1,604 ft 3,389 ft July
D09 — Bottineau Municipal Bottineau 1,680 ft 3,377 ft July
D24 — Fessenden-Streibel Municipal Fessenden 1,619 ft 3,377 ft August
5H4 — Harvey Municipal Harvey 1,607 ft 3,362 ft July
KHBC — Mohall Municipal Mohall 1,650 ft 3,359 ft August
8J7 — Tomlinson Field New Rockford 1,535 ft 3,348 ft July
4E7 — Ellendale Municipal Ellendale 1,457 ft 3,346 ft July
D64 — Westhope Municipal Westhope 1,492 ft 3,302 ft July
6D3 — Maddock Municipal Maddock 1,600 ft 3,279 ft July
46D — Carrington Municipal Carrington 1,607 ft 3,276 ft July
KJMS — Jamestown Regional Jamestown 1,500 ft 3,275 ft July
06D — Rolla Municipal/Leonard Krech Field Rolla 1,823 ft 3,266 ft August
KRUG — Rugby Municipal Rugby 1,549 ft 3,254 ft July
2H9 — Rolette Rolette 1,623 ft 3,214 ft July
D31 — Leeds Municipal Leeds 1,508 ft 3,198 ft July
2D5 — Oakes Municipal Oakes 1,335 ft 3,185 ft July
4F9 — La Moure Rott Municipal La Moure 1,310 ft 3,173 ft July
9D7 — Cando Municipal Cando 1,482 ft 3,166 ft July
KBAC — Barnes County Municipal Valley City 1,402 ft 3,155 ft July
5L0 — Lakota Municipal Lakota 1,511 ft 3,146 ft July
D55 — Robertson Field Langdon 1,608 ft 3,121 ft July
8M6 — Mc Ville Municipal Mc Ville 1,473 ft 3,100 ft July
KDVL — Devils Lake Regional Devils Lake 1,469 ft 3,088 ft July
5N4 — Sky Haven Enderlin 1,151 ft 3,077 ft July
S32 — Cooperstown Municipal Cooperstown 1,424 ft 3,033 ft July
6L3 — Lisbon Municipal Lisbon 1,240 ft 3,007 ft July
KGWR — Gwinner/Roger Melroe Field Gwinner 1,266 ft 2,977 ft July
64G — Page Regional Page 1,218 ft 2,887 ft July
4R6 — Milnor Municipal Milnor 1,091 ft 2,856 ft July
4N4 — Lidgerwood Municipal Lidgerwood 1,082 ft 2,827 ft July
Y37 — Park River - W C Skjerven Field Park River 1,104 ft 2,798 ft July
2L1 — Larimore Municipal Larimore 1,130 ft 2,736 ft July
4V4 — Northwood Municipal/Vince Field Northwood 1,119 ft 2,723 ft July
KBWP — Harry Stern Wahpeton 968 ft 2,706 ft July
K74 — Robert Odegaard Field Kindred 947 ft 2,625 ft July
1A2 — Arthur Arthur 973 ft 2,607 ft July
KFAR — Hector International Fargo 901 ft 2,600 ft July
D54 — West Fargo Municipal Fargo 896 ft 2,593 ft July
D56 — Mayville Municipal Mayville 977 ft 2,568 ft July
5N8 — Casselton Robert Miller Regional Casselton 933 ft 2,558 ft July
3H4 — Hillsboro Municipal Hillsboro 906 ft 2,556 ft July
4S5 — St Thomas Municipal St Thomas 839 ft 2,474 ft July
KGAF — Hutson Field Grafton 825 ft 2,457 ft July
D06 — Minto Municipal Minto 820 ft 2,451 ft July
KGFK — Grand Forks International Grand Forks 845 ft 2,444 ft July
96D — Walhalla Municipal Walhalla 953 ft 2,377 ft July
D29 — Drayton Municipal Drayton 798 ft 2,306 ft July
2C8 — Cavalier Municipal Cavalier 892 ft 2,302 ft July
KPMB — Pembina Municipal Pembina 796 ft 2,272 ft July

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which North Dakota airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Bowman Regional (KBWW) tops the list: from 2,965 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 5,151 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in North Dakota?

Bowman Regional (KBWW) at 2,965 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.