KBIS · Bismarck Municipal Airport

BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,661

Elevation ft

Runways

8,794

Longest ft · 13/31

46.77N

100.75W

Bismarck Municipal Airport serves Bismarck, North Dakota at 1,661 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 8,794 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
13/31	8,794 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
03/21	6,600 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,661 ft is about 12°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 12°C)	1,661 ft	2,762 ft	2,285 ft	3,428 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,861 ft	2,996 ft	2,412 ft	3,618 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,061 ft	3,230 ft	2,538 ft	3,808 ft
35°C afternoon	4,460 ft	3,308 ft	2,581 ft	3,871 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 8,794 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,871 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KBIS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDIK Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport	84 nm W	7,301 ft
KJMS Jamestown Regional Airport	85 nm E	6,502 ft
KMOT Minot International Airport	92 nm N	7,700 ft
KDVL Devils Lake Regional Airport	110 nm NE	6,400 ft
KS25 Watford City Municipal Airport	119 nm NW	6,550 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBIS

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KBIS, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KBIS or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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