Repairs on Fargo airport parking ramp roof almost complete, executive director says

FARGO — Repairs on the roof of a parking ramp that winds damaged last year at Hector International Airport are almost done, according to the airport s leader. Contractors are scheduled to finish work on the ramp roof Friday, Oct. 23, Airport Executive Director Shawn Dobberstein told The Forum on Tuesday. Repairs started a couple weeks ago, he said. Contractors who installed the membrane are covering the cost of the repairs, he said, noting the incident didn t cost the Fargo Airport Authority anything extra. High winds blew loose a protective layer of rubber membrane from the roof on Oct. 26, 2025, two months after the $47 million parking facility opened. Wind gusts hit 50 mph that day, with sustained speeds of 33 mph, according to the National Weather Service. No vehicles were damaged because of the mishap, though winds broke a passenger terminal window, Dobberstein said. That window was replaced a day after the incident, he said. The rubber membrane was instal