Nonstop flight route between Minot, North Dakota, United States and Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Minot International Airport (MOT), Minot, North Dakota, United States and Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA), Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 934 miles (or 1,504 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Minot International Airport and Fort Wayne International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MOT / KMOT |
| Airport Name: | Minot International Airport |
| Location: | Minot, North Dakota, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 48°15'28"N by 101°16'41"W |
| Area Served: | Minot, North Dakota |
| Operator/Owner: | City of Minot |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1716 feet (523 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MOT |
| More Information: | MOT Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | FWA / KFWA |
| Airport Name: | Fort Wayne International Airport |
| Location: | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°58'41"N by 85°11'43"W |
| Area Served: | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 814 feet (248 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from FWA |
| More Information: | FWA Maps & Info |
Facts about Minot International Airport (MOT):
- Pietsch Aviation and Bessette Aviation are based at the airport, both offer flight training and general aircraft services.
- The furthest airport from Minot International Airport (MOT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,326 miles (16,619 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- The closest airport to Minot International Airport (MOT) is Minot Air Force Base (MIB), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) NNW of MOT.
- Minot International Airport (MOT) has 2 runways.
- Minot's growth in population and economy, along with the enormous influx of workers and residents due to the oil boom in western North Dakota, have increased passenger numbers at Minot International Airport tremendously.
- Frontier Airlines, with an announcement on August 15, 2012, became the airport's fourth airline and started service November 5, 2012 with one flight four days per week to Denver.
Facts about Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA):
- The closest airport to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) is Smith Field (SMD), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) N of FWA.
- Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) has 3 runways.
- By 2000 Fort Wayne International Airport was handling record traffic.
- During and after the recession of 2008, Fort Wayne International Airport lost relatively little of its service and passengers when compared with similar Midwestern airports.
- The furthest airport from Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,226 miles (18,066 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Fort Wayne International is also home to a maintenance base for Endeavor Air.
- In 1991 Baer Field was renamed Fort Wayne International Airport.
- This airport is in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings per year.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 280,732 enplanements in calendar year 2012, 2.91% more than 2011.
- Because of Fort Wayne International Airport's relatively low elevation of 814 feet, planes can take off or land at Fort Wayne International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The airport now has limited concessions post-security, as the current setup is a temporary improvement over the pre-2011 layout.
