# Hector International Airport (FAR)

> Fargo, US · IATA: FAR · ICAO: KFAR · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `FAR` |
| ICAO | `KFAR` |
| City | Fargo |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 275 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 46.92070, -96.81580 |

## Description

North Dakota's busiest airport handles freight through three names: UPS, FedEx and Alpine Air, all present at Hector International Airport (FAR/KFAR) in Fargo. The turning point was the UPS air express facility that began operating in September 2021, its first flight arriving from the carrier's Louisville (SDF) hub, which lifted Fargo from a delivery point to a regional freight station for the upper Midwest. On the passenger side the airport counted about 1.18 million travellers and 7,573 air carrier landings in 2025, adding belly capacity to the integrator traffic, and United Cargo keeps a station here. The catchment supplies the matching commodities: Red River Valley agricultural goods, agricultural and construction equipment parts, and technology and medical products from the Fargo-Moorhead area. A USD 156 million terminal expansion is to add four gates and further passenger and cargo handling capacity by 2027. For intercontinental shipments Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP), roughly 385 road kilometres to the south-east, remains the gateway, while Winnipeg (YWG) about 350 km north serves Canadian flows.

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