Bismarck Municipal Airport 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.United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry Journal 1963: 26. 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
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Cargo
Statistics Top destinations from BIS + Busiest domestic routes from BIS (February 2024 – January 2025) Rank Airport Passengers Airline 1 Minneapolis–Saint Paul International (MSP) 125,360 Delta 2 Denver International (DEN) 60,020 United 3 Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) 41,620 American 4 Phoenix–Mesa Gateway (AZA) 39,310 Allegiant 5 Las Vegas McCarran (LAS) 16,220 Allegiant 6 Orlando–Sanford (SFB) 8,210 Allegiant 7 St. Petersburg-Clearwater (PIE) 6,600 Allegiant
Carrier shares + Carrier shares (February 2024 – January 2025)RankCarrierPassengers% of market1 SkyWest 247,000 41.57%2 Allegiant 140,000 23.67%3 Delta 123,000 20.67%4 Envoy 82,160 13.85%5 Endeavor 1,450 0.24%
Annual traffic + Traffic by calendar year Passengers Change from previous year 2014492,000 -2015523,000 6.30%2016544,000 4.02%2017545,000 0.18%2018563,000 3.30%2019618,000 9.77%2020303,000 50.97%2021427,000 40.92%2022481,000 12.64%2023513,000 6.65%2024586,000 14.23%
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.
See also List of airports in North Dakota North Dakota World War II Army Airfields
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Aerial image as of September 1997 from USGS The National Map