Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport

Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Dickinson Airport Authority
Serves Dickinson, North Dakota
Elevation AMSL 2,592 ft / 790 m
Coordinates 46°47′50″N 102°48′07″W / 46.79722°N 102.80194°W / 46.79722; -102.80194Coordinates: 46°47′50″N 102°48′07″W / 46.79722°N 102.80194°W / 46.79722; -102.80194
Website DickinsonAirport.com
Map
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Location of airport in North Dakota / United States

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 6,399 1,950 Asphalt
7/25 4,699 1,432 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2016) 16,336
Based aircraft (2017) 34
Total Passengers Served (12 months ending Mar 2017) 34,000
Sources: FAA[1] and airport web site[2]

Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (IATA: DIK, ICAO: KDIK, FAA LID: DIK), formerly known as Dickinson Municipal Airport, is a public use airport located five nautical miles (6 mi, 9 km) south of the central business district of Dickinson, in Stark County, North Dakota, United States. It is owned by the Dickinson Airport Authority.[1]

The airport serves western North Dakota, eastern Montana and northwest South Dakota, home to Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The airport is served by one airline, United Express, flying an Embraer Regional-Jet (ERJ) to Denver. This will end on September 27, 2016 unless United Airlines receives an Essential Air Service subsidy.[3] Delta Connection flew to Minneapolis-St. Paul but ended service on November 30, 2015, due to low passenger loads.[4]

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 9,164 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 8,924 enplanements in 2009, and 10,383 in 2010.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[5]

The airport is named for Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., the 26th President of the United States.

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 626 acres (253 ha) at an elevation of 2,592 feet (790 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt runways: 14/32 is 6,399 by 100 feet (1,950 x 30 m) and 7/25 is 4,699 by 75 feet (1,432 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending August 19, 2016, the airport had 16,336 aircraft operations, an average of 44 per day: 71% general aviation, 22% scheduled commercial, 6% air taxi, and 1% military. In May 2017, there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: 28 single-engine, 4 multi-engine, 1 jet and 1 helicopter.[1]

Airline and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
United Express Denver

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
FedEx Feeder operated by Corporate Air Fargo

Statistics

Top domestic destinations:
(Apr 2016 - Mar 2017)[6]
Rank Airport Passengers Airline
1 Denver International (DEN) 16,6880 United Express

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for DIK (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. effective May 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport, official web site
  3. ↑ "Dickinson, ND to lose only scheduled service this September". CH-Aviation.com. ch-aviation. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  4. ↑ Kessler, Abby (19 October 2015). "Delta Airlines to suspend jet service to Dickinson". Grand Forks Herald. Grand Forks Herald and Forum Communications Company. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dickinson Airport Statistics". www.transtats.bts.gov. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

Other sources

  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-1995-697) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Order 2005-1-9: selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., to provide small community air service with Embraer Brasilia aircraft at Dickinson, North Dakota, for two years for an annual subsidy rate of $1,697,248.
    • Order 2006-11-21: re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., operating as both a United Airlines and Frontier code-share partner, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Dickinson, North Dakota, for an annual subsidy rate of $1,696,977, for the two-year period of February 1, 2007, through January 31, 2009.
    • Order 2008-10-24: re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., operating as both a Frontier Airlines and United Airlines code-share partner, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Dickinson, North Dakota, for an annual subsidy rate of $2,274,177, for the two-year period of February 1, 2009, through January 31, 2011.
    • Order 2010-11-16: re-selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd., operating as both a Frontier Airlines and United Airlines code-share partner, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Dickinson, North Dakota, for an annual subsidy rate of $2,019,177, for the two-year period of February 1, 2011, through January 31, 2013.
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