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Bismarck Municipal Airport

46.77270°N
-100.74600°W
ARR / DAY
37
▼ 13.2%
DEP / DAY
37
▼ 18.4%
ON-TIME
—
schedules pending
AVG DELAY
—
7d window

Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS/BIS) is a medium international 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 37 arrivals and 37 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 24 carriers across 18 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 · 0 total

NORMAL
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Go-arounds
0
✕
Rejected takeoffs
0
△
Unstable approaches
0
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Return to field
1

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

46m ago
Temp
42°F
Wind
7 kts
290°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
KBIS 131452Z 29007KT 10SM FEW009 OVC018 06/03 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP183 T00560033 53007

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

19 total
TOP 9 203
SKY West Aviation 44% Envoy AIR 14% Alpine Aviation 9% Corporate AIR (Billings 7% Delta AIR Lines 6% Richland Aviation (Sidney 5% Allegiant AIR 4% Pro-Aire Cargo and Consulting 4% Netjets Aviation 4%

Top destinations

By flight count

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MSP 50
DEN 45
FAR 36
DFW 16
ORD 11
AZA 5

Carriers

See all + destinations → 19
SKY West Aviation
90
Envoy AIR
29
Alpine Aviation
19
Corporate AIR (Billings
15
Delta AIR Lines
13
Richland Aviation (Sidney
10
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Allegiant AIR
9
Pro-Aire Cargo and Consulting
9
Netjets Aviation
9
Bemidji Airlines (Bemidji
8
RED SKY Ventures CC
7
University of North Dakota (Grand Forks
5
JET Linx Aviation
4
SGX
2
Midwest Aviation Division
2
Canadian Armed Forces
2
Department of the Army
2
Royal AIR Freight
2
Cutter Aviation (Phoenix AZ)
1

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 45 1h 31m
BISMSP
Minneapolis, US
 SKY West Aviation 40 1h 11m
BISDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
 Envoy AIR 16 2h 24m
BISFAR
Fargo, US
 Alpine Aviation 11 0h 43m
BISFAR
Fargo, US
 Corporate AIR (Billings 10 1h 3m
BISORD
Chicago, US
 Envoy AIR 10 1h 54m
BISMSP
Minneapolis, US
 Delta AIR Lines 9 1h 32m
BISFAR
Fargo, US
 Pro-Aire Cargo and Consulting 6 0h 54m
BISFAR
Fargo, US
 Bemidji Airlines (Bemidji 6 0h 47m
BISAZA
Phoenix, US
 Allegiant AIR 5 2h 35m
BISBZN
Bozeman, US
 Richland Aviation (Sidney 3 2h 50m
BISFAR
Fargo, US
 RED SKY Ventures CC 3 0h 46m
BISXWA
Williston, US
 RED SKY Ventures CC 2 0h 38m
BISKANE
Minneapolis, US
 Pro-Aire Cargo and Consulting 2 3h 51m
BISFSD
Sioux Falls, US
 Midwest Aviation Division 2 1h 1m
BISENW
Kenosha, US
 Netjets Aviation 2 2h 4m
BISUDD
Palm Springs, US
 Netjets Aviation 1 3h 37m
BISND32
Steele, US
 Bemidji Airlines (Bemidji 1 0h 12m
BISRAP
Rapid City, US
 Canadian Armed Forces 1 1h 34m
BISNA88
Regan, US
 University of North Dakota (Grand Forks 1 0h 32m

Pilot & community notes

2 comments from OurAirports (click to expand)

2
CSummers
8/4/2016
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
6/22/2012
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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