Williston Basin (XWA) Airport Car Service

XWA (Williston Basin International Airport, opened in 2019 to replace the older Sloulin Field International Airport which closed when XWA opened) sits about 8 miles north of downtown Williston in Williams County, North Dakota, accessible via US 2 and US 85. The airport is owned and operated by the City of Williston and was built specifically to serve the Bakken oil field corporate aviation and commercial passenger surge that overwhelmed the previous Sloulin Field facility during the 2010s Bakken boom. United, Delta, and American provide scheduled commercial service. Our chauffeurs stage at the commercial vehicle lane outside the terminal.

XWA to downtown Williston runs about 15 to 20 minutes via US 2 and US 85 southbound, and XWA to the broader Bakken oil field operations spread across Williams, McKenzie, and Mountrail counties runs from 20 minutes to 90 minutes depending on the specific drilling pad or operator facility. We handle daily transfers to area hotels including the El Rancho Williston and the Williston Hampton Inn and Suites.

Yes. The Bakken Shale oil field core area around Williston, Watford City, and Tioga generates the heaviest oil and gas industry transportation demand of any region in the upper Midwest. We hold standing accounts with operator executive teams running site visits to active drilling pads, completion crews, and midstream pipeline facilities. The Permian and Eagle Ford may produce more barrels, but the Bakken corporate aviation traffic through XWA remains substantial.

Yes. Hess Corporation, Continental Resources, ConocoPhillips, Marathon Oil, Whiting Petroleum, and dozens of other Bakken operators all maintain Williston area operational offices generating consistent XWA arrival and departure traffic. We hold standing accounts with executive teams, visiting board members, drilling and completion supervisors, and supplier delegations across the operator base.

Yes. Williston State College (home of the WSC Tetons NJCAA athletic program) runs about 15 to 20 minutes from XWA. We handle parent weekend transfers, Tetons athletic event transport, graduation week pickups, and visiting Mon Dak Conference team logistics.

Yes. Fort Buford State Historic Site (the 1866 frontier fort where Sitting Bull surrendered in 1881) and the adjacent Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site (the most important fur trading post on the upper Missouri River from 1828 to 1867) run about 25 to 30 minutes from XWA via SR 1804 westbound. The Lewis and Clark Trail Interpretive Center sits within the same corridor. We handle daily historic site visitor transfers and Lewis and Clark Trail tour logistics.

Yes. CHI St. Alexius Health Williston Medical Center (now part of CommonSpirit Health following the 2019 system merger, the primary hospital serving the Williston region and the Bakken oil field workforce) runs about 15 to 20 minutes from XWA via US 2 southbound. We handle patient transfers, visiting physician transport, family member airport pickups for extended hospital stays, and oil field worker injury medical evacuation logistics.

Yes. XWA hosts substantial corporate flight department activity from Bakken operators routing executives, board members, and customer visits through the Williston Basin. The newer terminal and longer runways (XWA's 7,499 foot main runway vs. Sloulin Field's older infrastructure) accommodate larger business jets including Gulfstream G650, Bombardier Global Express, and Dassault Falcon 7X aircraft. We hold standing accounts with several charter operators and corporate flight departments.

Bakken oil field activity peaks correlate with crude oil pricing cycles and operator capital expenditure plans, with the heaviest corporate aviation and ground transportation demand during quarterly operating reviews, major drilling program kickoffs, and ConocoPhillips, Hess, and Continental Resources earnings cycles. We recommend two to three weeks of lead time for major operator visit week SUV and Sprinter bookings, with longer for pipeline announcement and acquisition activity.

Yes. Dispatch runs around the clock with a live human on the line, and we operate red eye corporate charter arrivals, 4 am drilling pad site visit departures, and late night oil field shift change transfers. The Bakken oil field operates around the clock, and our XWA dispatch matches that schedule. There is no surcharge for late night or early morning service on standard bookings.