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  • Welcome

    Welcome to the North Dakota Pilots Association website. We hope you'll take the time to get to know more about NDPA and consider joining us in our mission to protect and promote aviation in North Dakota. Join NDPA

  • Scholarship

    We love aviation, and we want to help those who want to get involved and become pilots themselves. Find out more about our NDPA scholarship program, and how you can help donate and take part in this great opportunity. Get Involved

  • Events Calendar

    There's lots to do for pilots in North Dakota! Check out our Calendar of Events to make sure you don't miss a single Fly-In, Poker Run, Museum, or $100 Hamburger! Start Taxiing

  • Find Your District

    The NDPA recently organized the state into Districts, giving each pilot a more personal and local connection. Stay tuned as we get you in contact with your district director! Learn More

Send Us Your Photos!

NDPA would like to share your photos of aviation events around North Dakota. If you attend an event, please email us your photos and information and we'll add it to our website.

Warm Weather Brings Airport Construction: Make Sure to Check NOTAMS

While some of us thought it might never happen, summer is finally here and with the warm weather comes airport construction. Before the snow melted I asked Kyle Wanner, airport planner for the North Dakota Aeronautics Commission, for an update on airport construction that was planned for around the state. Below is the list of projects he provided. This list is dependent on funding of course, but the main point is that there is a lot of airport construction planned around North Dakota this summer. So make sure to check NOTAMs before every flight!

2013 Major Upcoming Projects

Bowman Airport – the new airport will complete the Grading of the Runway, Taxiway, Apron and Access Road over the spring of 2013 and it is planned that before the Fall of 2013’s end that the new airport will also be paved, but this is pending FAA funds.  Plan is still for a Summer/Fall 2014 grand opening.

Crosby – New Lights/PAPI’s for the airport and a rehabilitation project for a portion of the apron.

Langdon/Rugby – Apron Rehabilitation

Devils Lake – Extend Runway 13/31 to 6500 feet and Relocate NAVAIDS and Road to facilitate the extension.

Gwinner – Reconstruct Runway 16/34, widen runway and shift for FAA standards.

Kenmare, Oaks, Ellendale – Runway Rehabilitation is planned pending FAA funds

Mandan – Runway Reconstruction/ new lighting system/ re-alignment of taxiways

Minot – Reconstruct Taxiway C Phase 2, Construct Taxiway D

Stanley – Rehabilitate Runway 9/27

Scholarship Program

Please consider a donation to the NDPA Scholarship fund. You do not need a PayPal account to donate.

The purpose of the North Dakota Pilots Association (NDPA) is to promote and expand general aviation in North Dakota. The leaders of NDPA feel that one way to accomplish this goal is to award an annual scholarship to assist an individual in learning to fly.

Funding an annual scholarship is a challenge for NDPA. We do not have a stable or large source of income. All income is from dues paid by members who join or renew annually. This income has to cover all events and activities of the association. Therefore, this scholarship needs to be self sustaining if it is to continue indefinitely.

NDPA will designate a portion of member dues each year to go towards this scholarship, as decided by the Executive Committee. This will be combined with any money received from donations specified for the NDPA scholarship. The goal is to build the fund to a point where it becomes self sustaining.

Purpose

The purpose of the scholarship is to assist an individual in obtaining a sport, recreational or
private pilots certificate.

Eligibility

The scholarship will be given to an individual who is either from North Dakota or is taking lessons from a flight instructor who is based in North Dakota.

Process

Application can be downloaded by clicking here. The application includes a short essay on a topic chosen by the NDPA Executive Committee. Each year the NDPA President will designate an NDPA Scholarship Committee. This committee will consist of the four NDPA officers and up to 3 general members of NDPA. The scholarship committee will review all applications received and select the recipient. If possible, the scholarship will be awarded during the Upper Midwest Aviation Symposium.

How You Can Help

We need to encourage more people to learn to fly and earn their pilots certificates. A scholarship from NDPA might be the push an individual needs to begin their training. If you know someone who is eligible for the scholarship please encourage them to apply. And please consider donating to help build our scholarship fund. Any donations to help fund the NDPA scholarship are greatly appreciated. If you would like to donate please mail your donation to: NDPA, PO Box 200, Bismarck ND 58502.