# Bismarck Municipal Airport

Bismarck Municipal Airport (IATA: BIS, ICAO: KBIS, FAA LID: BIS) is in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States, three miles southeast of the City of Bismarck, North Dakota, which owns it. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport.

## History

The original terminal, a single-story Modernist building, was designed in 1963 by Ritterbush Brothers, a local architectural firm. A two-story addition was constructed in 1982. The original building was demolished in 2003 to make way for the present building, and the addition was demolished in summer of 2005, after the completion of the new $15 million terminal. It was designed by Tvenge Associates, another Bismarck firm, and opened in May 2005. A parking lot is just south of the new terminal.
Bismarck Airport had its 7th consecutive year of record passenger boardings in 2016, with 271,020 passengers boarding commercial airline flights at the airport. Airport Director Greg Haug "...was pleased to see the year-end numbers come in and attributes these record boardings to Bismarck’s strong economy."

## Facilities

Bismarck Municipal Airport covers 2,425 acres (981 ha) at an elevation of 1,661 feet (506 m). It has two runways, both asphalt: 13/31 is 8,794 by 150 feet (2,680 x 46 m) and 3/21 is 6,600 by 100 feet (2,012 x 30 m).
In the year ending December 31, 2020, the airport had 28,004 aircraft operations, average 77 per day. 93 aircraft were then based at the airport: 49 single-engine aircraft, 16 multi-engine aircraft, 15 military aircraft, 11 jet aircraft, and 2 helicopters.

## Airlines and destinations
### Passenger

| Airlines | Destinations |
| Allegiant Air | Las Vegas, Orlando/Sanford, Phoenix/Mesa, St. Petersburg/Clearwater |
| American Eagle | Chicago–O'Hare (resumes June 5, 2025), Dallas/Fort Worth |
| Delta Air Lines | Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| Delta Connection | Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| United Express | Denver |

### Cargo

| Airlines | Destinations |
| Alpine Air Express | Fargo |
| Encore Air Cargo | Fargo, Sioux Falls |
| FedEx Feeder | Fargo |

## Statistics
### Top destinations from BIS

Busiest domestic routes from BIS (September 2023 - August 2024) :
| Rank | Airport | Passengers | Airline |
| 1 | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International (MSP) | 121,000 | Delta |
| 2 | Denver International (DEN) | 57,000 | United |
| 3 | Phoenix–Mesa Gateway (AZA) | 38,000 | Allegiant |
| 4 | Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) | 36,000 | American |
| 5 | Las Vegas McCarran (LAS) | 17,000 | Allegiant |
| 6 | Orlando–Sanford (SFB) | 7,000 | Allegiant |
| 7 | St. Petersburg-Clearwater (PIE) | 3,000 | Allegiant |

### Carrier shares

Carrier shares (September 2023 - August 2024) :
| Rank | Carrier | Passengers | % of market |
| 1 | SkyWest | 234,000 | 41.64% |
| 2 | Allegiant | 132,000 | 23.59% |
| 3 | Delta | 122,000 | 21.83% |
| 4 | Envoy | 71,550 | 12.76% |
| 5 | Endeavor | 12,800 | 0.19% |

### Annual traffic

Traffic by calendar year :
| | Passengers | Change from previous year |
| 2014 | 492,000 | - |
| 2015 | 523,000 | 6.30% |
| 2016 | 544,000 | 4.02% |
| 2017 | 545,000 | 0.18% |
| 2018 | 563,000 | 3.30% |
| 2019 | 618,000 | 9.77% |
| 2020 | 303,000 | 50.97% |
| 2021 | 427,000 | 40.92% |
| 2022 | 481,000 | 12.64% |
| 2023 | 513,000 | 6.65% |

### Accidents at or near BIS

On April 7, 1998, a Corporate Air Cessna 208B Super Cargomaster impacted terrain 1.6 miles SE of Bismarck Municipal Airport due to the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the approach, icing conditions and low level experience with the aircraft type. The sole occupant, the pilot, was killed.

## Ground transportation

Bis-Man Transit buses provide service directly to the terminal. The 3 Green Route travels from downtown Bismarck to the airport and the University of Mary.