Fresh off the runway Published Oct. 10, 2013 Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D. -- Contractors, in coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, are working to complete a full-depth runway repair at Minot Air Force Base, N.D. The runway was constructed in 1957 and work is currently underway for its complete replacement. At the present moment construction workers are fixing the 29-End Keel Section project, which is phase two of a three-phased approach to completely replace the entire runway.