Willmar Muni/John L Rice Field
BDH · KBDH · Willmar, Minnesota · Kandiyohi County · map
Willmar Muni/John L Rice Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Willmar, 2 miles west of Willmar, Minnesota, 1,126 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 5,500 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 50 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 2 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 17,850 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Willmar Muni/John L Rice Field?
Its FAA code is BDH, and its ICAO code is KBDH.
Where is Willmar Muni/John L Rice Field?
It is 2 miles west of Willmar, Minnesota, 1,126 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Willmar Muni/John L Rice Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 13/31, is 5,500 feet long.
Does Willmar Muni/John L Rice Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Willmar Muni/John L Rice Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Willmar Muni/John L Rice Field?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Free Flyers Avionics INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Willmar Muni/John L Rice Field?
1 pilot examiner and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Willmar Muni/John L Rice Field…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BDH · ICAO KBDH
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Willmar
- Elevation
- 1,126 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 974 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 2006
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 5,500 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 03/21 | 2,980 × 250 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 13: localizer and glideslope, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Bdh and aWOS-3PT | 118.75 | |
| Willmar and rco | 122.2 | Willmar |
| Darwin and center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.5 | · Approach/departure service provided by zmp on frequencies 125.5/323.1 (darwin rcag). |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 320-235-8287.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Benson Municipal (26 nm northwest), Redwood Falls Municipal (34 nm south), Hutchinson Muni/Butler Field (35 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Minnesota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate or incr intst approach lights (MALSR) runway 13; runway end identifier lights runway 31; PAPI runway 13 and 31; high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency. High-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 preset low intst sunset to sunrise.
- Available H24 self service via credit card.
- Not plowed winter months.
- 200 feet unusable pavement beyond runway, both ends.
- Yellow cones.
- Yellow cones.
- Abndd airport 1 NM east.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 40 |
| multi-engine | 8 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 17,850, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 800 |
| general aviation, travelling | 5,000 |
| general aviation, local | 12,000 |
| military | 50 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Willmar from the FAA register
31 aircraft are registered to owners in Willmar, Minnesota: 24 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 2 piston twins, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Free Flyers Avionics INC 1 aircraft · Kerkhoven, 11 miles away
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument; 1 for airplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners.
- James Nobel Shadduck private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · James Shadduck, Legacy Pilot Training, Maple Lake Airport · Maple Lake, MN (49 nm) · (952) 210-6250 · [email protected]
All 6 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Willmar 31 aircraft · 24 piston singles, 4 turboprops, 2 piston twins
- Oasis Aero INC 2 aircraft in town
- 63Nl LLC 2 aircraft in town
- 56 Express LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Free Flyers Avionics INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Minnesota 1,542 since 1982 · 207 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Minnesota 146 landing places
- Minnesota 6,936 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BDH.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.