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) and about 39 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 12,500 takeoffs and landings a year. About 9,555 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Bishop Airport?
Its FAA code is BIH, and its ICAO code is KBIH.
Where is Bishop Airport?
It is 2 miles east of Bishop, California, 4,124 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Bishop Airport?
The longest of its 5 runways, 12/30, is 7,498 feet long.
Does Bishop Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Bishop Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Bishop Airport?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Inyokern, San Francisco International, Denver International, Jack Northrop Fld/Hawthorne Municipal, Carlsbad. Every route
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance, flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Mammoth Yosemite Airport (27 nm northwest), Lone Pine/Death Valley Airport (49 nm south).
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 California · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 649 departures from BIH in those twelve months, carrying 16,687 passengers in 27,305 seats (61% filled), to 10 destinations on 3 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop → Inyokern BIH–IYK | 245 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
| Bishop → San Francisco International BIH–SFO | 223 | 8,583 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Bishop → Denver International BIH–DEN | 151 | 7,836 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Bishop → Jack Northrop Fld/Hawthorne Municipal BIH–HHR | 13 | 138 | ADVANCED AIR, LLC |
| Bishop → Carlsbad BIH–CLD | 8 | 105 | ADVANCED AIR, LLC |
| Bishop → Bishop BIH–BIH | 3 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Bishop → Los Angeles International BIH–LAX | 2 | 25 | ADVANCED AIR, LLC, SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Bishop → Ontario International BIH–ONT | 2 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
All 10 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 35 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| jets | 1 |
| other | 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 register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 12,500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 950 |
| air taxi and commuter | 250 |
| general aviation, travelling | 7,000 |
| general aviation, local | 3,500 |
| military | 800 |
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 Bishop from the FAA register
46 aircraft are registered to owners in Bishop, California: 35 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 2 gliders, 2 drones, 2 business jets. 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 California.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Bishop 46 aircraft · 35 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 2 gliders
- Pn4 Aviation Holdings LLC 8 aircraft in town
- Great Basin Unified Apcd 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 22 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,087 in the last ten years
- Inyokern (IYK) 245 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- San Francisco International (SFO) 223 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Denver International (DEN) 151 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Jack Northrop Fld/Hawthorne Municipal (HHR) 13 flights in twelve months · ADVANCED AIR, LLC
- Carlsbad (CLD) 8 flights in twelve months · ADVANCED AIR, LLC
- Bishop (BIH) 3 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Los Angeles International (LAX) 2 flights in twelve months · ADVANCED AIR, LLC, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Ontario International (ONT) 2 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 4 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,673 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BIH.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 29, 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.