Aviation in North Dakota | |
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Aviation in the United States | |
Airports | |
Commercial – primary | 5 |
Commercial – non-primary | 3 |
General aviation | 45 |
Other public-use airports | 37 |
Military and other airports | 2 |
First flight | |
19 July 1910 |
Aviation in North Dakota takes place around the state's 89 public airfields, including 8 commercial airports. Notable North Dakota aviators include Carl Ben Eielson, Bruce Peterson, and James Buchli.
North Dakota's first aeronautical event was the flight of a Wright Model B on July 19, 1910, at the Grand Forks Air Meet flown by Wright Exhibition Team member Archibald Hoxsey. [1]
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