Terminal Expansion & Parking Garage Updates

Construction of the terminal expansion is in full swing and is on track to be completed in early 2027, with the eastern expansion project to be completed in early 2026 and the existing terminal renovation to be completed in early 2027. This expansion is funded by local, state and federal funds. Precast panel placement is nearly completed for the terminal. Precast panel placement for the parking ramp will start the week of Oct. 13. The parking ramp should be completed in late summer 2025. Both projects are on schedule.

We continue to kindly ask that travelers check our website and social media accounts frequently for important updates regarding parking, pickup and drop off locations.

Valet parking has also begun for $28/day. Passengers can drop their car with a valet attendant outside of the entrance to ticket counters. Operating hours are one hour before the first departure and one hour after the last departure.

For more details and updated renderings, visit our terminal expansion page and for parking updates visit the parking page. 

Fargo Jet Center Unveils $25 Million Hangar and Offices

We helped the Fargo Jet Center celebrate the grand opening of its state-of-the-art, 112,000 square-foot hangar and office complex at the airport on Sept. 20. The $25 million expansion enhances the Fargo Jet Center’s maintenance, avionics and special mission services while increasing aircraft storage. The facility will also house the Weather Modification International, a global leader in atmospheric research. Designed to accommodate large corporate aircrafts like the Bombardier Global 8000, the new complex strengthens the Fargo Jet Center’s global capabilities and will boost Fargo’s economy by creating new aviation jobs.

All Time Passenger Enplanement Record

August marked our fifth enplanement record this year. The total record-breaking passenger count for August 2024 was 48,514 enplanements which is up more than 10% from the same period last year.

“The Fargo-Moorhead community and surrounding areas continue to choose the easy way to get away,” said airport executive director Shawn Dobberstein. “The positive trend in enplanements, along with our ongoing terminal expansion, prioritizes passengers and positions us to keep serving our region successfully for years to come.”

Travel Tips: Prepare for the Thanksgiving Holiday

The holiday season is quickly approaching! Here are a few tips from TSA on what can and cannot go in your carry-on luggage:

TSA recommends that you wait until you arrive at your destination to wrap gifts. Gifts may need to be unwrapped for additional inspection.

Solid foods are allowed with no quantity limitations. Liquid, creamy or spreadable food items must be in containers that are 3.4 oz or less. The containers must be placed in your quart-sized bag with other travel-sized liquids, gels and aerosols.

Any ice or ice packs must be completely frozen solid when presented for screening. If they’re slightly melted, slushy or there’s liquid in the bottom of the container, they must also be 3.4 oz or less and placed in your quart-sized bag with other travel sized liquids, gels or aerosols.

You can carry as  many small bottles of alcohol (3.4 oz or less) as will fit in your single quart-sized liquids bag along with your other travel sized liquids.

Still have questions? Visit their website to learn more about TSA protocols.

Q3 Boarding Statistics

July

Our airline passenger traffic in July showed an increase when compared to the same month in 2023. In July 2024, the passenger enplanements were 48,344. This is an increase of 7.7% when compared to the July 2023 passenger enplanements of 44,902. The total passenger count for the month was 95,678 which is up 7% over the same period last year.

Three all-time passenger records were broken in July 2024

• The previous enplanement record was set in March 2023 with 48,032 passengers.
• American Airlines had an all-time monthly FAR enplanement record.
• Frontier Airlines also had an all-time monthly FAR enplanement record.

There were 612 air carrier departures with an average of 93 seats per flight in July and an average of 3,086 total daily passengers.

August

Our airline passenger traffic in August showed an increase when compared to the same month in 2023. In August 2024, the passenger enplanements were 48,514. This is an increase of 10.6% when compared to the August 2023 passenger enplanements of 43,871.

Three all-time passenger records again were broken in August 2024

• The previous enplanement record was just set in July 2024 with 48,334 passengers.
• American Airlines had another all-time monthly FAR enplanement record exceeding their record set last month.
• Frontier Airlines also had another all-time monthly FAR enplanement record exceeding their record set last month.

There were 607 air carrier departures with an average of 92 seats per flight in August and an Average of 3,116 total daily passengers.

September

We had another record-breaking month in September for passenger enplanements with the passenger enplanements at 43,663, This is an increase of 5% when compared to the September 2023 passenger enplanements of 41,452. The previous September record was set in 2023. The total passenger count for the month was 87,177 which is up 6% over the same period last year.

There were 583 air carrier departures with an average of 94 seats per flight in September and an average of 2,906 total daily passengers.