Airports / North Dakota / MIB
Minot Air Force Base
KMIB / MIBMinot, North DakotaELEV 1,667 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
10 nm
To the nearest alternate
Minot International Airport (MOT).
Overview
Minot Air Force Base (KMIB / MIB) sits in Minot, North Dakota, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 1,667 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list MIB as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Minot International Airport (MOT, 10 nm), Williston Basin International Airport (XWA, 96 nm), and Devils Lake Regional Airport (DVL, 100 nm).
Trip costs from MIB are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as 5th Bomb Wing and 91st Space Wing. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from MIB to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KMIB
IATA
MIB
FAA / Local
MIB
Elevation
1,667 ft
Coordinates
48.4156° N · 101.3580° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs ND fields
state range 795–2,965 ft
At 1,667 ft, MIB sits higher than 53% of the 15 North Dakota fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 10nmMOTMinot International AirportMinot
- 96nmXWAWilliston Basin International AirportWilliston
- 100nmDVLDevils Lake Regional AirportDevils Lake
- 102nmBISBismarck Municipal AirportBismarck
- 113nmDIKDickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional AirportDickinson
- 122nmSDYSidney - Richland Regional AirportSidney
Location
Open the full mapKMIB · Minot Air Force Base · Minot, ND
From the ramp
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