Bishop Airport
BIH · KBIH · Bishop, California · Inyo County · map
Bishop Airport is a public-use airport owned by Inyo County, 2 miles east of Bishop, California, 4,124 feet above sea level. It has 5 runways; the longest, 12/30, is 7,498 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KBIH · observed 1:56 pm PDT (20:56 UTC), 26 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 89°F (32°C), dew point 33°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 30.08 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:20 am PDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 4:00 pm PDT (23:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBIH 062056Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 32/01 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP142 T03170006 58022
TAF KBIH 061720Z 0618/0718 32006KT P6SM SKC FM062000 16005KT P6SM FEW100 FM062300 VRB06KT P6SM FEW100 FM070800 32006KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BIH · ICAO KBIH
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Inyo County
- Elevation
- 4,124 feet above sea level
- 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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 5
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 7,498 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 5,600 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 5,567 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| H2 | 100 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | |
| H1 | 40 × 40 ft | Asphalt, fair |
- Runway 12: PAPI, four lights on the left, 7,098 ft available for landing
- Runway 30: PAPI, four lights on the left, 6,743 ft available for landing, power line 35 ft high 1,555 ft from the end
- Runway 17: LDA with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 30 ft high 1,442 ft from the end
- Runway 08: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 47 ft high 1,350 ft from the end
- Runway 26: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Bih and automated weather (ASOS) | 119.025 | |
| Bishop and center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.75 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 760-227-6035.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Bishop from the FAA register
45 aircraft are registered to owners in Bishop, California: 35 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 2 gliders, 2 drones, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in California.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 22 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 12, 30, 17, and 35; PAPI runway 08, 26, 12, 30, 17, and 35; medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26, 12/30, and 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Conditions not mnt between 5:00 pm to 8:00 am.
- Pvd shoulder 10' to lights plus 15' to edge.
- Pvd shoulder 10' to lights plus 15' to edge.
- 10' deep ditch 100' from threshold.
- PAPI unusable beyond 5 NM.
- PAPI unusable beyond 5 NM.
- PAPI unusable beyond 2 NM.
- PAPI unusable beyond 4 NM.
- PAPI unusable beyond 5 NM.
- No intersection departures; helicopter traffic approach airport from the west boundary.
- Ramp fees for comm aircraft; may be offset with fuel purchase.
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 5, 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.