United States flag Bismarck Airport (BIS)

Country United States | North America | Regional Airport | IATA: BIS | ICAO: KBIS | Elevation 1661 ft · 506 m | Local time —

Destinations
18
Flights / day
18
Busiest route
Minneapolis
Top airline
Alpine Air Express

Bismarck Municipal Airport averages 18 flights per day to 18 destinations, with 17 domestic routes and one international route. A total of 14 airlines operate at BIS, led by Alpine Air Express. This airport provides direct service to two countries across one continent, with Canada representing its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Bismarck Municipal connects to Phoenix, with a typical flight time of 3 hr 25 mins. Updated: August 30, 2026

Route Network

Bismarck Municipal Airport connects 18 destinations worldwide, with Minneapolis standing out as its busiest route. The longest nonstop flight is to Las Vegas, and the shortest flight is to Fargo.

United States of America flag Minneapolis (MSP) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 35 mins
385 mi · 619 km
5
per day
United States of America flag Denver (DEN) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 15 mins
517 mi · 831 km
4
per day
United States of America flag Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) – United States of America 2 airlines
3 hr 0 mins
978 mi · 1,575 km
2
per day
United States of America flag Fargo (FAR) – United States of America 3 airlines
1 hr 10 mins
186 mi · 299 km
2
per day
United States of America flag Chicago (ORD) – United States of America 2 airlines
2 hr 20 mins
714 mi · 1,149 km
1
per day
United States of America flag Thief River Falls (TVF) – United States of America 1 airline
—
BIS → TVF
4
per week
United States of America flag Grand Forks (GFK) – United States of America 1 airline
1 hr 10 mins
186 mi · 299 km
3
per week
United States of America flag Las Vegas (LAS) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,047 mi · 1,685 km
3
per week
United States of America flag Sidney (SDY) – United States of America 1 airline
—
BIS → SDY
3
per week
United States of America flag Jacksonville (JAX) – United States of America 1 airline
—
BIS → JAX
2
per week
United States of America flag Phoenix (AZA) – United States of America 1 airline
3 hr 25 mins
1,092 mi · 1,758 km
2
per week
United States of America flag Aberdeen (ABR) – United States of America 1 airline
—
BIS → ABR
1
per week
United States of America flag Bozeman (BZN) – United States of America 1 airline
2 hr 20 mins
501 mi · 807 km
1
per week
Canada flag Calgary (YYC) – Canada 1 airline
—
BIS → YYC
1
per week
United States of America flag Des Moines (DSM) – United States of America 1 airline
—
BIS → DSM
1
per week
United States of America flag Dickinson (DIK) – United States of America 1 airline
—
BIS → DIK
1
per week
United States of America flag Lewistown (LWT) – United States of America 1 airline
—
BIS → LWT
1
per week
United States of America flag Seattle (SEA) – United States of America 1 airline
—
BIS → SEA
1
per week

Route and destination data updated August 30, 2026.

Bismarck Municipal Airport is served by 14 airlines, with Alpine Air Express in the lead at 13% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 35% of routes. seven carriers operate only one route each. A total of one airline operate international routes, compared with 13 airlines serving domestic routes. Allegiant Air is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Las Vegas with a flight time of 3 hrs 25 mins.

Alpine Air Express (3 routes)
Richland Aviation (3 routes)
Delta Air Lines (2 routes)
American Airlines (2 routes)
Envoy Air (2 routes)
Allegiant Air (2 routes)
NJM (2 routes)
United Airlines (1 routes)
Corporate Air (1 routes)
WIS (1 routes)
UND Aerospace (1 routes)
Libyan Airlines (1 routes)
AirSprint (1 routes)
NetJets Aviation (1 routes)

Bismarck Municipal Airport provides direct service to two countries across one continent. The route network is 94% domestic and 6% international. Canada is the primary international destination.

United States of America - 18/day
Canada - 0/day

Delays

Worst Delays · Most Punctual · Most Cancellations · Live Delays
Global  Delays
Delay Performance (24 hour average)
Departures
3 min late
6 min (-69.4%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Arrivals
1 min late
1 min (-31.1%) vs last 24 hours
24h trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (24 hour total)

Sep 3

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
—
Arrival
9 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 3

2026

04:00 - 05:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 3

2026

03:00 - 04:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 3

2026

02:00 - 03:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 3

2026

01:00 - 02:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 3

2026

00:00 - 01:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

23:00 - 00:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

22:00 - 23:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
3 min early
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

21:00 - 22:00

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

20:00 - 21:00

Departure
17 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

19:00 - 20:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

18:00 - 19:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
20 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

17:00 - 18:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

16:00 - 17:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

15:00 - 16:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

14:00 - 15:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

13:00 - 14:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

12:00 - 13:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

11:00 - 12:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

10:00 - 11:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

09:00 - 10:00

Departure
on-time
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

08:00 - 09:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

07:00 - 08:00

Departure
—
Arrival
—
Cancelled
0

Sep 2

2026

05:00 - 06:00

Departure
—
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (7 day average)
Departures
4 min late
3 min (+196.3%) vs last week
7d trend
Arrivals
4 min late
min (+9.8%) vs last week
7d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (7 day total)

Sep 2

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 1

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 31

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
14 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 30

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 29

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 28

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 27

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0
Delay Performance (30 day average)
Departures
3 min late
min (-1.6%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Arrivals
5 min late
min (+6.4%) vs last 30 days
30d trend
Cancelled Departures
0 flights (30 day total)

Sep 2

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Sep 1

2026

Departure
9 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 31

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
14 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 30

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 29

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 28

2026

Departure
6 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 27

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 26

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 25

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 24

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 23

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
on-time
Cancelled
0

Aug 22

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 21

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 20

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
8 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 19

2026

Departure
7 min early
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 18

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
2 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 17

2026

Departure
on-time
Arrival
1 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 16

2026

Departure
18 min late
Arrival
19 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 15

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 14

2026

Departure
14 min late
Arrival
10 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 13

2026

Departure
10 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 12

2026

Departure
3 min late
Arrival
9 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 11

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 10

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
2 min early
Cancelled
0

Aug 9

2026

Departure
2 min late
Arrival
3 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 8

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
4 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 7

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
9 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 6

2026

Departure
4 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 5

2026

Departure
1 min late
Arrival
5 min late
Cancelled
0

Aug 4

2026

Departure
7 min late
Arrival
6 min late
Cancelled
0

Global Rankings

Worldwide Position

Flights per day

#769 (18 flights/day)
Top 100 Busiest Airports in the World
Worldwide Position

Most destinations

#745 (18 destinations)
Top 100 Airports with Most Destinations

Runways

Runway Length Width Surface
8,789 ft 2,679 m 150 ft 46 m Asphalt
8,789 ft 2,679 m 150 ft 46 m Asphalt
6,598 ft 2,011 m 100 ft 30 m Asphalt
6,598 ft 2,011 m 100 ft 30 m Asphalt

Runway Length

65 aircraft cannot operate at Bismarck Municipal Airport due to runway length constraints. The airport’s longest runway is 8,789 ft (2,679 m), which is below the typical takeoff or landing distance required by the aircraft listed here.

Aircraft Takeoff Landing
Ilyushin Il-96 400 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,413 ft 1,650 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Air Tanker 8,858 ft 2,700 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Airbus A380 Private Jet 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A380-800 9,019 ft 2,749 m 5,000 ft 1,524 m
Airbus A340-300 9,072 ft 2,765 m 6,004 ft 1,830 m
Airbus A330-200 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330 Corporate Jet 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-200F 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Airbus A330-300 9,088 ft 2,770 m 5,676 ft 1,730 m
Boeing BBJ 787-800 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 9,186 ft 2,800 m 4,987 ft 1,520 m
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter 9,199 ft 2,804 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-400 9,236 ft 2,815 m 6,250 ft 1,905 m
Boeing 747SP 9,252 ft 2,820 m 5,249 ft 1,600 m
Boeing 777 Freighter 9,285 ft 2,830 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A300B1 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Airbus A300B2 9,350 ft 2,850 m 5,364 ft 1,635 m
Boeing 767-400 9,501 ft 2,896 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Airbus A340-200 9,514 ft 2,900 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
Airbus A380-900 9,678 ft 2,950 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing 777-200LR 9,744 ft 2,970 m 5,610 ft 1,710 m
Antonov An-124 Ruslan 9,843 ft 3,000 m 2,953 ft 900 m
Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Stars 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 777-300ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Tupolev Tu-144 9,843 ft 3,000 m 8,530 ft 2,600 m
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 9,843 ft 3,000 m 9,843 ft 3,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30ER 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-52 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-40 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-51 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-62 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-63 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Douglas DC-8-53 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Douglas DC-8-61 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A330-900neo 9,843 ft 3,000 m 5,577 ft 1,700 m
Airbus A350-900F 9,843 ft 3,000 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A380 Cargo 9,875 ft 3,010 m 6,594 ft 2,010 m
Boeing YAL-1 9,902 ft 3,018 m 7,546 ft 2,300 m
Aero Spacelines Super Guppy 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,998 ft 2,133 m
Douglas DC-8 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,499 ft 1,981 m
Boeing 707 10,000 ft 3,048 m 6,201 ft 1,890 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-73 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-72 10,007 ft 3,050 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Airbus A340 Private Jet 10,256 ft 3,126 m 8,999 ft 2,743 m
McDonnell Douglas MD-11 10,299 ft 3,139 m 6,949 ft 2,118 m
Airbus A340-600 10,302 ft 3,140 m 6,562 ft 2,000 m
Boeing BBJ 787-9 10,397 ft 3,169 m 5,699 ft 1,737 m
VC-25A Air Force One 10,466 ft 3,190 m 7,999 ft 2,438 m
Boeing 747-8 10,466 ft 3,190 m 8,793 ft 2,680 m
Airbus A340-500 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,299 ft 1,920 m
Boeing 747-200 10,499 ft 3,200 m 6,234 ft 1,900 m
Boeing 777-300 10,597 ft 3,230 m 5,906 ft 1,800 m
Boeing 747-100 10,650 ft 3,246 m 6,168 ft 1,880 m
Boeing 747-8 VIP / BBJ 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-8 Freighter 10,801 ft 3,292 m 7,001 ft 2,134 m
Boeing 747-300 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,919 ft 2,109 m
Boeing 747-400F 10,827 ft 3,300 m 6,890 ft 2,100 m
Boeing 747-400ER 10,892 ft 3,320 m 7,136 ft 2,175 m
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 11,250 ft 3,429 m 7,218 ft 2,200 m
Antonov An-225 Mriya 11,483 ft 3,500 m 10,827 ft 3,300 m
McDonnell Douglas DC-8-71 11,499 ft 3,505 m 5,909 ft 1,801 m

Operational Context

Bismarck Municipal (IATA: BIS) operates around 18 flights per day to 18 nonstop destinations. Its network includes 17 domestic and 1 international routes, with Alpine Air Express as the leading carrier and Minneapolis currently the busiest connection. From BIS, passengers can reach 2 countries across 1 continent, and the longest runway measures 2,679 m (8,789 ft).

Miscellaneous