Bismarck Municipal
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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 and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KBIS · observed 3:52 pm CDT (20:52 UTC), 28 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (310°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 77°F (25°C), dew point 44°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 29.88 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:23 pm CDT (17:23 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBIS 062052Z 31011KT 10SM CLR 25/07 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP117 T02500067 55004
TAF KBIS 061723Z 0618/0718 32011KT P6SM SCT250 FM070000 36005KT P6SM SCT250 FM070400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM071500 33009KT P6SM SCT250
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 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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
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Aircraft registered in Bismarck from the FAA register
135 aircraft are registered to owners in Bismarck, North Dakota: 90 piston singles, 20 turboprops, 11 business jets, 6 piston twins, 5 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, never named. All aircraft registered in North Dakota.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.