Bismarck Municipal
BIS · KBIS · Bismarck, North Dakota · Burleigh County · map
Bismarck Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Bismarck, 3 miles southeast of Bismarck, North Dakota, 1,661 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 8,794 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 105 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 13 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 29,427 takeoffs and landings a year. About 284,963 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Bismarck Municipal?
Its FAA code is BIS, and its ICAO code is KBIS.
Where is Bismarck Municipal?
It is 3 miles southeast of Bismarck, North Dakota, 1,661 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Bismarck Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 13/31, is 8,794 feet long.
Does Bismarck Municipal have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Bismarck Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Bismarck Municipal?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain, Denver International, Dallas-Fort Worth International, Hector International, Chicago O'Hare International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Bismarck Municipal?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Missouri River Flying Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Bismarck Municipal?
4 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 Bismarck Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BIS · ICAO KBIS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Bismarck
- Elevation
- 1,661 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · 6:00 am to 12:00 am
- Attended
- around the clock
- 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
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1937
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 8,794 × 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete, good | High-intensity lights |
| 03/21 | 6,600 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS), pole 43 ft high 1,662 ft from the end
- Runway 31: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 03: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 21: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.3 | Bismarck |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 119.35 | Bismarck |
| Ground | 121.9 | Bismarck |
| Approach and departure | 126.3 | Bismarck |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Bismarck |
| Arng and operations | 134.1 | Bismarck |
| Woodworth and center (remote transmitter) Low | 135.25 | Bismarck |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 701-922-9747.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Linton Municipal (39 nm southeast), Mercer County Regional (46 nm northwest).
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 North Dakota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- When the control tower closed high-intensity runway lights runways 13/31 and 03/21 preset med intst; PAPI runways 13; 31; 03; and 21 on; activate mals runway 13 and approach lights (MALSR) runway 31 - the common traffic frequency.
- Resa non-standard.
- Resa non-standard.
- Deer, coyotes and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- RMKS-ARNG: operates 1200-2130Z++ MON-FRI except holidays, prior permission required 24 PN rqr dsn 373-4071/70, C701-3334071/70. FW passenger terminal located in 'SE' hangar.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
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 5,011 departures from BIS in those twelve months, carrying 305,031 passengers in 377,472 seats (81% filled), to 36 destinations on 9 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bismarck Municipal → Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain BIS–MSP | 1,739 | 121,560 | Endeavor Air Inc., SkyWest Airlines Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc. and 1 more |
| Bismarck Municipal → Denver International BIS–DEN | 1,460 | 65,709 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Bismarck Municipal → Dallas-Fort Worth International BIS–DFW | 712 | 45,478 | Envoy Air |
| Bismarck Municipal → Hector International BIS–FAR | 325 | 68 | Federal Express Corporation, Sun Country Airlines..., Envoy Air and 1 more |
| Bismarck Municipal → Chicago O'Hare International BIS–ORD | 272 | 14,975 | Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Bismarck Municipal → Phoenix BIS–AZA | 241 | 36,341 | Allegiant Air |
| Bismarck Municipal → Harry Reid International BIS–LAS | 115 | 15,434 | Allegiant Air |
| Bismarck Municipal → Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional BIS–DIK | 44 | 0 | Federal Express Corporation |
All 36 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 | 55 |
| multi-engine | 20 |
| jets | 13 |
| helicopters | 2 |
| other | 15 |
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 29,427, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 5,252 |
| air taxi and commuter | 7,331 |
| general aviation, travelling | 11,877 |
| general aviation, local | 3,524 |
| military | 1,443 |
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 Bismarck from the FAA register
136 aircraft are registered to owners in Bismarck, North Dakota: 90 piston singles, 20 turboprops, 11 business jets, 6 piston twins, 6 drones. 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 North Dakota.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Bismarck, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Missouri River Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Mandan, 7 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Bismarck:
- Executive Air Taxi Corporation 12 aircraft on the certificate Executive Air Taxi Corporation is a charter operator and FBO based in Bismarck, North Dakota.
- Bismarck Air Medical LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate Bismarck Air Medical operates fixed-wing air ambulance services in the continental United States, providing critical care transport 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Repair stations in Bismarck:
- Bismarck Aero Center Bismarck Aero Center is a full-service FBO and aircraft maintenance facility based in Bismarck, North Dakota.
- Executive Air Taxi Corporation Executive Air Taxi Corporation is a full-service aviation company based in Bismarck, North Dakota, operating as an FBO, charter operator, repair station, flight school, and aircraft management provider.
- Loenbro, LLC.
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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners.
All 4 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- 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 · 17 since 1982, 2 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 Bismarck 136 aircraft · 90 piston singles, 20 turboprops, 11 business jets
- Executive Air Taxi CORP 10 aircraft in town
- Pro AG Solutions LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Ski AG Aviation LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Bismarck Air Medical LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Fletcher Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Sieger Aviation Services INC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Executive Air Taxi Corporation 12 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Bismarck Air Medical LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Missouri River Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Bismarck Aero Center · repair station
- Executive Air Taxi Corporation · repair station
- Loenbro, LLC. · repair station
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 1,739 flights in twelve months · Endeavor Air Inc., SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Denver International (DEN) 1,460 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Dallas-Fort Worth International (DFW) 712 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air
- Hector International (FAR) 325 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation, Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 272 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Phoenix (AZA) 241 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Harry Reid International (LAS) 115 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Dickinson/Theodore Roosevelt Regional (DIK) 44 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 17 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in North Dakota 581 since 1982 · 59 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in North Dakota 89 landing places
- North Dakota 2,489 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BIS.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.