Bismarck Municipal Airport

Bismarck Municipal Airport
Bismarck Municipal Airport
IATA: BIS – ICAO: KBIS – FAA LID: BIS BIS Location of the Airport in North Dakota
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	City of Bismarck
Serves	Bismarck, North Dakota
Location	Bismarck, North Dakota
Elevation AMSL	1,661 ft / 506 m
Coordinates	46°46′22″N 100°44′45″W / 46.77278°N 100.74583°W
Website	Bismarck Airport.com
Runways
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations	52,358
	Source: FAA and airport web site

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Bismarck Municipal Airport (IATA: BIS, ICAO: KBIS, FAA LID: BIS) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Bismarck, a city in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. It is owned by the City of Bismarck.^[1]

A new $15 million terminal opened at the airport in May 2005. The previous terminal was in use for over 40 years with a two-story addition being built in 1982, and was demolished later that year.^[specify] A parking lot sits just south of the new terminal.

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Bismarck Municipal Airport covers an area of 2,400 acres (970 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 measuring 8,794 x 150 ft (2,680 x 46 m) and 3/21 measuring 6,600 x 100 ft (2,012 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 45,654 aircraft operations, an average of 125 per day: 67% general aviation, 21% air taxi, 7% military and 5% scheduled commercial.^[1]

In 2010 Bismarck Airport set an all time passenger boarding record with 194,043 passengers.^{[citation needed]} The previous record was set in 1979 when the Women's Professional Bowling League held a tournament in Bismarck.^{[citation needed]} Airport Manager Greg Haug says the combination of North Dakota's economy and new airline services have contributed to the increase.^{[citation needed]} He says the airport's steady growth is a good sign for the community. "It's going to help us garner more flights and negotiation on more air service and that can provide additional competition which can lead to drops in price."^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Allegiant Air	Las Vegas, Phoenix/Mesa
Delta Air Lines	Minneapolis/St. Paul
Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines	Minneapolis/St. Paul
Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines	Minneapolis/St. Paul
Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines	Minneapolis/St. Paul
Frontier Airlines operated by Republic Airlines	Denver [begins May 17, 2012]^[3]
United Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines	Chicago-O'Hare, Denver
United Express operated by Skywest Airlines	Denver
Bakken Air	Williston

[edit] Top Destinations

**Busiest domestic routes out of BIS**
(July 2010 - June 2011) ^[4]
Rank	City	Passengers	Carriers
1	Minneapolis, MN	87,000	Delta
2	Denver, CO	43,000	United
3	Las Vegas, NV	23,000	Allegiant
4	Phoenix-Mesa, AZ	18,000	Allegiant
5	Salt Lake City, UT	9,000	Delta
6	Chicago O’Hare, IL	8,000	United
7	Laughlin, NV	1,000	-