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Capital
Bismarck
Avg Elevation
1,900 ft
Climate
Continental
Terrain
Prairies
The Flickertail State offers pristine prairies and Badlands.
Fun fact: Has one of the lowest population densities in the US!
The University of North Dakota Aerospace campus in Grand Forks runs one of the world's largest collegiate flight programs feeding the airlines; Grand Sky's UAS park at Grand Forks AFB and hardy prairie flying define the state.
Best season: May–September is best; brutal winter cold, blizzards, and icing make November–March serious, though UND trains through it.
Airspace: Fargo and Grand Forks Class C/D wrap dense UND training traffic; Grand Forks AFB RQ-4 operations, scattered MOAs, and vast uncontrolled prairie complete the picture.