Senator John Hoeven, U.S. Senator of North Dakota | Senator John Hoeven Official website
Senator John Hoeven, U.S. Senator of North Dakota | Senator John Hoeven Official website
FARGO, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for Hector International Airport’s Terminal Expansion Project today. The project, estimated at nearly $200 million, involves expanding the terminal building to nine gates, an apron expansion, and constructing a new parking garage with an elevated walkway.
As a member of the Senate Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Committee, Hoeven has been working to secure federal funding for the project. To date, he has obtained $25 million in federal support. This includes an initial $10 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) awarded earlier this year and an additional $15 million from programs like the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), which Hoeven advocates for through annual appropriations legislation.
“With this terminal expansion project, Hector International will be the best airport from Minneapolis to Seattle,” said Hoeven. “For more than two decades, we’ve worked to build the Fargo-Moorhead region into an engine of innovation and economic growth. Our efforts have resulted in a dynamic, expanding community, and in order to keep up this pace, we need updated infrastructure that can meet the growing demands of residents and businesses."
Hoeven added that with $25 million in federal funding already announced, efforts would continue to fulfill the federal cost share necessary for the project's completion. He also highlighted ongoing work to address key issues affecting air travel nationwide, particularly the shortage of qualified air traffic controllers (ATC). "The good news is that we’re leveraging the expertise of UND to help meet this need and ensure that all airports across the country have access to the ATC staffing they need to maintain safety and efficiency.”
Following the groundbreaking ceremony, Hoeven toured Hector International’s Air Traffic Control tower. During his visit, he discussed initiatives aimed at addressing ATC staffing shortages at increasingly busy facilities like Fargo’s airport.
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