Bemidji Regional Airport
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IATA: BJI – ICAO: KBJI – FAA LID: BJI
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Bemidji / Beltrami County | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Bemidji, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,391 ft / 424 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||||||||||||||
| Website | BemidjiAirport.org | ||||||||||||||
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Bemidji Regional Airport (IATA: BJI, ICAO: KBJI, FAA LID: BJI) is a public use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Bemidji, a city in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. It is owned by the city of Bemidji and Beltrami County.[1]
The airport is mostly used for general aviation. It is served by SkyWest Airlines, operating under the Delta Connection banner for Delta Air Lines. In July 2010, work began on an $8.9 million airport terminal expansion and renovation project that would double the size of the terminal.
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Facilities and aircraft
Bemidji Regional Airport covers an area of 1,740 acres (700 ha) at an elevation of 1,391 feet (424 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 is 7,002 by 150 feet (2,134 x 46 m) and 7/25 is 5,700 by 150 feet (1,737 x 46 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 12,876 aircraft operations, an average of 35 per day: 57% general aviation, 29% scheduled commercial, 10% air taxi, 4% military. At that time there were 36 aircraft based at this airport: 64% single-engine, 33% multi-engine and 3% helicopter.[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Delta Connection | Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| Sun Country Airlines | Charter: Laughlin/Bullhead City |
Top Destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 |  Minneapolis/St Paul |
24,000 | Delta |
| 2 |  Laughlin/Bullhead City |
1,000 | Sun Country |
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Bemidji Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul |
| FedEx Feeder operated by Corporate Air | Grand Forks |
| FedEx Feeder operated by CSA Air | Minneapolis/St. Paul |
Medevac
BJI is also the home to one of five medical evacuation (medevac) helicopter flight stations in the state for AirCare, operated by North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, MN, a Level 1 Trauma Center located in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. This station covers the northern part of Minnesota and eastern North Dakota.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FAA Airport Master Record for BJI (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
External links
- Bemidji Regional Airport
- AirCare Helicopter
- Bemidji Regional Airport PDF (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 December 26, 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 latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
