Deze luchthaven was de bestemming van het vliegtuig waarmee Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens en The Big Bopper verongelukten in februari 1959. ###>The airport is home to Fargo Air National Guard Base and the "Happy Hooligans" of the 119th Wing (119 WG), a unit of the North Dakota Air National Guard that operates the C-21A Lear Jet and MQ-1 Predator.