Hector International Airport
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Hector International Airport is a civil-military public airport three miles northwest of Fargo, in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. The busiest airport in North Dakota, it is owned by the Cit
FAA airport diagram
Hector International Airport Control Tower, Fargo, North Dakota
Interior of the terminal in 2024
New Gates, 2026, Hector International Airport
The Day the Music Died
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On February 3, 1959, American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and "The Big Bopper" J. P. Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger P
Hector International Airport
…The airport was the intended destination for the airplane carrying Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson on February 3, 1959. The airplane crashed shortly after takeoff from Mason City, Iowa, killing the three musicians and the pilot. Hector International Airport covers 2,500 acres (10 km2) and has three runways: 18/36…
The wreckage of the Bonanza at the crash site
A V-tailed Bonanza similar to N3794N, the accident aircraft
Concert poster for the "Winter Dance Party" tour.
Newspaper clipping, February 3, 1959