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Bismarck Municipal Airport

46.77270°N
-100.74600°W
ARR / DAY
32
▼ 4.6%
DEP / DAY
34
▼ 7.7%
ON-TIME
—
schedules pending
AVG DELAY
—
7d window

Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS/BIS) is a medium regional airport located in Bismarck, ND, 188 mi west of Fargo. It features 2 runways with the longest being 8,794 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 32 arrivals and 34 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 22 carriers across 24 routes. Cargo carriers (FedEx, UPS, and similar) operate regularly, accounting for about 3% of observed flights. The most active carrier is SKY West Aviation (SKW). The busiest route is to Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain Airport (KMSP).

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 7 total

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Go-arounds
0
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
7
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Return to field
1

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

38m ago
Temp
67°F
Wind
3 kts
300°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
KBIS 291252Z 30003KT 10SM CLR 19/18 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP082 T01940183 $

Runways

2 installed

8,794 FT MAX
03/21
6,600 ft × 100
ASP● LITHIGH
13/31
8,794 ft × 150
ASP● LITHIGH

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

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Top carriers

Share of flights

15 total
TOP 9 164
SKY West Aviation 35% Envoy AIR 17% Endeavor AIR 11% Corporate AIR (Billings 10% Alpine Aviation 10% Richland Aviation (Sidney 5% Delta AIR Lines 5% Bemidji Airlines (Bemidji 4% Allegiant AIR 4%

Top destinations

By flight count

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MSP 37
DEN 36
FAR 27
DFW 18
ORD 8
AZA 3

Carriers

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SKY West Aviation
57
Envoy AIR
28
Endeavor AIR
18
Corporate AIR (Billings
16
Alpine Aviation
16
Richland Aviation (Sidney
9
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Delta AIR Lines
8
Bemidji Airlines (Bemidji
6
Allegiant AIR
6
RED SKY Ventures CC
6
Pro-Aire Cargo and Consulting
5
East Coast Jets
2
Department of the Army
2
Northern JET Management
2
Netjets Aviation
2

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
CTAF 118.300 —
TWR 118.300 0600-2400
TWR 257.800 0600-2400
GND 121.900 0600-2400
ATIS 119.350 0600-2400
APCH 126.300 0600-2400
APCH 298.900 0600-2400
UNICOM 122.950 —
OTHER 49.800 0600-2400
ARNG OPS 49.800 0600-2400
LCL/P 118.300 0600-2400
EMERG 121.500 0600-2400
OTHER 122.200 —
BISMARCK 122.200 —
OTHER 134.100 0600-2400
ARNG OPS 134.100 0600-2400
OTHER 135.250 —
WOODWORT 135.250 —
EMERG 243.000 0600-2400
OTHER 256.700 —
WOODWORT 256.700 —
LCL/P 257.800 0600-2400
OTHER 340.100 0600-2400
ARNG OPS 340.100 0600-2400
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZMP
Mag var:
7° E
Fuel:
100LL

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KBIS · last 7d

18 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
BISDEN
Denver, US
 SKY West Aviation 36 1h 31m
BISDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
 Envoy AIR 18 2h 27m
BISMSP
Minneapolis, US
 Endeavor AIR 16 1h 8m
BISMSP
Minneapolis, US
 SKY West Aviation 15 1h 10m
BISFAR
Fargo, US
 Alpine Aviation 11 1h 48m
BISFAR
Fargo, US
 Corporate AIR (Billings 9 1h 3m
BISORD
Chicago, US
 Envoy AIR 8 1h 57m
BISMSP
Minneapolis, US
 Delta AIR Lines 6 1h 18m
BISFAR
Fargo, US
 Bemidji Airlines (Bemidji 4 0h 46m
BISAZA
Phoenix, US
 Allegiant AIR 3 2h 33m
BISFAR
Fargo, US
 Pro-Aire Cargo and Consulting 3 0h 55m
BIS8NA0
Tappen, US
 Bemidji Airlines (Bemidji 2 0h 16m
BISBZN
Bozeman, US
 Richland Aviation (Sidney 2 3h 8m
BIS9NA2
Medina, US
 Corporate AIR (Billings 2 0h 25m
BISKANE
Minneapolis, US
 Endeavor AIR 2 1h 27m
BISLAS
Las Vegas, US
 Allegiant AIR 2 2h 36m
BISGFK
Grand Forks, US
 RED SKY Ventures CC 2 2h 37m
BISGRR
Grand Rapids, US
 Northern JET Management 1 1h 58m
BISRAP
Rapid City, US
 Pro-Aire Cargo and Consulting 1 1h 11m
BISND65
Center, US
 Richland Aviation (Sidney 1 0h 17m

Pilot & community notes

2 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)

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CSummers
08/04/2016
Hotel Rooms, Update
There are 40 hotels in town. I landed at 10pm and because of the boom-bust oil business cycle had no problem getting a room on the top floor. But, something you wouldn't know from a night at the airport, the oil trains go through town every two hours. All through the night. And they are required by federal law to blow their whistle at every on grade crossing. Not a good night of sleep.
IMC-Fred1
06/22/2012
Hotel Rooms
Don't plan on stopping here unless you have a room reservation. The oil industry has every hotel booked solid, there must be at least 25 hotels in town. Thanks to the great people at Bismark Aero Center who saved the day. They have a sleep room with two beds and courtesy cars. Lack of accomodations is a problem at many towns in North Dakota.
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