Minot AFB North Dakota Map
Minot AFB, North Dakota — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Minot AFB, Ward County.
Interactive Map of Minot AFB, North Dakota
| City | Minot AFB |
| State | North Dakota (ND) |
| County | Ward |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 48.420884 |
| Longitude | -101.326404 |
| Population | 4,878 |
| Density | 260.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Minot AFB, North Dakota
Minot AFB is a locality in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,878. The population density is 260.5 people per km². Minot AFB is located at 48.4209°N, 101.3264°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58705.
Minot AFB rests on a broad expanse of North Dakota prairie, a landscape that stretches to a horizon often softened by the vast, pale sky. It lies 13.1 miles north of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 354°T), and is situated 15.5 miles north-west of Surrey. The terrain here is a study in gentle, sweeping undulations, a land shaped by ancient glaciers and now primarily given over to agriculture. Fields of wheat and barley ripple like tawny seas under the wind, their golden stalks catching the sunlight with a dry, rustling whisper. Beyond these cultivated expanses, the land breaks into a more rugged beauty, hinting at the coulees and shallow valleys that lie just out of sight. In the quiet hours of dawn, a pearlescent mist often clings to the lower ground, lending a dreamlike quality to the otherwise starkly defined world. The presence of Minot AFB, a vital strategic installation, has profoundly shaped the character of this region of Ward County. Its establishment brought a unique economic driver to an area historically reliant on the bounty of the fertile earth, a stark contrast to the military operations that now define its immediate surroundings. The economy still bears the imprint of its agricultural roots, with the hum of machinery in distant fields a constant reminder of the land’s enduring significance. Yet, the air traffic overhead, a steady stream of aircraft, speaks of a different kind of power, a modern purpose that coexists with the timeless rhythms of the prairie. This duality, the blending of the agricultural and the aerospace, gives Minot AFB its distinctive identity.
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About This Minot AFB Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Minot AFB, North Dakota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Minot AFB and Ward County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Minot AFB is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Minot AFB is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
