Bemidji Regional Airport (IATA: BJI, ICAO: KBJI, FAALID: BJI) is three miles northwest of Bemidji, in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. It is owned by the city of Bemidji and Beltrami County.[2]
The airport is used for general aviation and is served by SkyWest Airlines, as Delta Connection for Delta Air Lines. In 2012, a major terminal rehabilitation project was completed, which expanded the terminal from 13,000 square feet to almost 29,000 square feet.[3]
Airline flights (Wisconsin Central DC-3s) began in 1951–52.
Bemidji Regional Airport covers 1,740 acres (700 ha) at an elevation of 1,391 feet (424 m). It has two asphalt runways: 13/31 is 7,004 by 150 feet (2,135 x 46 m) and 7/25 is 5,700 by 150 feet (1,737 x 46 m).[2] The airport does not have a control tower.[4]
In the year ending December 31, 2021 the airport had 13,756 aircraft operations, average 38 per day: 72% general aviation, 11% airline, 13% air taxi and 4% military. In December 2021, 72 aircraft were based at this airport: 38 single-engine, 31 multi-engine and 3 helicopter.[2]
Bemidji Regional Airport is one of four locations for Sanford Health AirMed, a level 1 Trauma Center located in Fargo, North Dakota.
Historyedit
In 2020 the airport received a $1,123,770 CARES Act award.[5][6]
On September 18, 2020, the Bemidji Airport was where President Donald J. Trump learned about the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Trump was notified of her death after a campaign rally while walking towards Air Force One.[7][8]
FAA Terminal Procedures for BJI, effective May 16, 2024
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for BJI
AirNav airport information for KBJI
ASN accident history for BJI
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
January 01, 1970
bemidji, regional, airport, iata, icao, kbji, three, miles, northwest, bemidji, beltrami, county, minnesota, united, states, owned, city, bemidji, beltrami, county, iata, bjiicao, kbjifaa, bjisummaryairport, typepublicownercity, bemidji, beltrami, countyserves. Bemidji Regional Airport IATA BJI ICAO KBJI FAA LID BJI is three miles northwest of Bemidji in Beltrami County Minnesota United States It is owned by the city of Bemidji and Beltrami County 2 Bemidji Regional AirportIATA BJIICAO KBJIFAA LID BJISummaryAirport typePublicOwnerCity of Bemidji Beltrami CountyServesBemidji MinnesotaHub forBemidji AirlinesElevation AMSL1 391 ft 424 mCoordinates47 30 39 N 094 56 05 W 47 51083 N 94 93472 W 47 51083 94 93472WebsiteBemidjiAirport orgMapBJIShow map of MinnesotaBJIShow map of the United StatesRunwaysDirection Length Surface ft m 13 31 7 004 2 135 Asphalt 7 25 5 700 1 737 AsphaltStatistics 2021 Passengers 2020 31 470Aircraft operations 2021 13 756Based aircraft72Source Bureau of Transportation Statistics 1 Federal Aviation Administration 2 The airport is used for general aviation and is served by SkyWest Airlines as Delta Connection for Delta Air Lines In 2012 a major terminal rehabilitation project was completed which expanded the terminal from 13 000 square feet to almost 29 000 square feet 3 Airline flights Wisconsin Central DC 3s began in 1951 52 Contents 1 Facilities 2 Airlines and destinations 2 1 Passenger 2 2 Cargo 3 Statistics 3 1 Top destinations 4 Medevac 5 History 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksFacilities editBemidji Regional Airport covers 1 740 acres 700 ha at an elevation of 1 391 feet 424 m It has two asphalt runways 13 31 is 7 004 by 150 feet 2 135 x 46 m and 7 25 is 5 700 by 150 feet 1 737 x 46 m 2 The airport does not have a control tower 4 In the year ending December 31 2021 the airport had 13 756 aircraft operations average 38 per day 72 general aviation 11 airline 13 air taxi and 4 military In December 2021 72 aircraft were based at this airport 38 single engine 31 multi engine and 3 helicopter 2 Airlines and destinations editPassenger edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message AirlinesDestinationsDelta ConnectionMinneapolis St Paul Destinations map nbsp nbsp Bemidji nbsp Minneapolis St Paulclass notpageimage Destinations from Bemidji Regional Airport Cargo edit AirlinesDestinationsBemidji AirlinesMinneapolis St Paul Brainerd Eveleth Virginia Municipal AirportFedEx Feeder operated by Corporate AirFargoFreight Runners ExpressSeattle MadisonUPSMinneapolis St PaulStatistics editTop destinations edit Busiest routes out of BJI December 2022 November 2023 1 Rank City Passengers Carriers 1 Minneapolis St Paul 23 000 Delta ConnectionMedevac editBemidji Regional Airport is one of four locations for Sanford Health AirMed a level 1 Trauma Center located in Fargo North Dakota History editIn 2020 the airport received a 1 123 770 CARES Act award 5 6 On September 18 2020 the Bemidji Airport was where President Donald J Trump learned about the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Trump was notified of her death after a campaign rally while walking towards Air Force One 7 8 See also editList of airports in MinnesotaReferences edit a b Bemidji MN Bemidji Regional BJI Bureau Of Transportation Statistics December 2020 Retrieved December 1 2021 a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for BJI PDF Federal Aviation Administration Effective July 13 2023 History Bemidji Regional Airport Bji Airport BJI BEMIDJI RGNL GlobalAir com Uren Adam April 15 2020 97 Minnesota airports receive federal bailout cash here s how much they got Retrieved June 14 2020 U S Transportation Secretary Elaine L Chao Announces 10 Billion in Relief for America s Airports April 14 2020 Retrieved June 14 2020 Keith Tamara September 18 2020 Titan Of The Law Trump Reacts To Ginsburg s Death via NPR Trump calls Ginsburg an amazing woman Biden says She was fierce and unflinching Los Angeles Times September 19 2020 External links editBemidji Regional Airport AirCare Helicopter Bemidji Regional Airport PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2006 05 07 327 KB at Minnesota DOT airport directory Aerial image as of 19 May 1991 from USGS The National Map FAA Terminal Procedures for BJI effective May 16 2024 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for BJI AirNav airport information for KBJI ASN accident history for BJI FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS weather observations current past three days SkyVector aeronautical chart Terminal Procedures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bemidji Regional Airport amp oldid 1211712813, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
