Bemidji Regional Airport
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{{Infobox airport
| name = Bemidji Regional Airport
| image = BJI logo.png
| image-width = 250
| IATA = BJI
| ICAO = KBJI
| FAA = BJI
| type = Public
| owner = City of Bemidji / Beltrami County
| operator =
| city-served = Bemidji, Minnesota
| location =
| hub = {{Unbulleted list|Bemidji Airlines}}
| elevation-f = 1,391
| elevation-m = 424
| pushpin_map = Minnesota#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_label = BJI
| coordinates = {{coord|47|30|39|N|094|56|05|W|region:US-MN_type:airport_scale:40000}}
| website = [http://www.bemidjiairport.org/ BemidjiAirport.org]
| r1-number = 13/31
| r1-length-f = 7,004
| r1-length-m = 2,135
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| r2-number = 7/25
| r2-length-f = 5,700
| r2-length-m = 1,737
| r2-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year = 2021
| stat1-header = Passengers (2020)
| stat1-data = 31,470
| stat2-header = Aircraft operations (2021)
| stat2-data = 13,756
| stat3-header = Based aircraft
| stat3-data = 72
| footnotes = Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics,{{cite web|title=Bemidji, MN: Bemidji Regional (BJI)|url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?20=E|publisher=Bureau Of Transportation Statistics|date=December 2020|access-date=December 1, 2021}} Federal Aviation Administration{{FAA-airport|ID=BJI|use=PU|own=PU|site=10546.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.
}}
Bemidji Regional Airport {{airport codes|BJI|KBJI|BJI}} is three miles northwest of Bemidji, in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. It is owned by the city of Bemidji and Beltrami County.
The airport is used for general aviation and is served by SkyWest Airlines, as Delta Connection for Delta Air Lines, as well as four cargo airlines. In 2012, a major terminal rehabilitation project was completed, which expanded the terminal from 13,000 square feet to almost 29,000 square feet.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bemidjiairport.org/history|title=History | Bemidji Regional Airport|website=Bji Airport}}
Airline flights (Wisconsin Central DC-3s) began in 1951–52.
Facilities
Bemidji Regional Airport covers {{convert|1,740|acre|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). The airport does not have a control tower.
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.
Airlines and destinations
=Passenger=
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{{Airport destination list
| Delta Connection | Minneapolis/St. Paul
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| {{Location map+ |USA Minnesota |width=500 |float=center
|caption=Destinations from Bemidji Regional Airport |places= {{Location map~ |USA Minnesota |lat=47.5092|long=-94.9329|position=top|label=Bemidji|caption=|mark=Airplane_silhouette.svg|marksize=15 }} {{Location map~ |USA Minnesota |lat=44.884690|long=-93.222430|position=left|label=Minneapolis/St. Paul|label_size=100 |marksize=7 }} }} |
=Cargo=
{{Airport destination list
| Bemidji Airlines | Brainerd, Eveleth, Minneapolis/St. Paul
| FedEx Feeder
operated by Corporate Air | Fargo
| Freight Runners Express | Madison, Seattle–Boeing
| UPS Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul
}}
Statistics
=Top destinations=
Medevac
Bemidji Regional Airport is one of four locations for Sanford Health AirMed, a level 1 Trauma Center located in Fargo, North Dakota.
History
In 2020 the airport received a $1,123,770 CARES Act award.{{cite web|first=Adam|last=Uren|date=April 15, 2020|title=97 Minnesota airports receive federal bailout cash, here's how much they got|url=https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/97-minnesota-airports-receive-federal-bailout-cash-heres-how-much-they-got|accessdate=June 14, 2020}}{{cite web|date=April 14, 2020|title=U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces $10 Billion in Relief for America's Airports|url=https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/us-transportation-secretary-elaine-l-chao-announces-10-billion-relief-americas|accessdate=June 14, 2020}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/death-of-ruth-bader-ginsburg/2020/09/18/914666608/trump-reacts-to-justice-ginsburgs-amazing-life-on-tarmac-after-rally|title='Titan Of The Law': Trump Reacts To Ginsburg's Death|first=Tamara|last=Keith|date=September 18, 2020|via=NPR}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-09-18/2020-contenders-ruth-bader-ginsburg|title=Trump calls Ginsburg 'an amazing woman.' Biden says, 'She was fierce and unflinching'|date=September 19, 2020|website=Los Angeles Times}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.bemidjiairport.org/ Bemidji Regional Airport]
- [http://www.northmemorial.com/aircare/ AirCare Helicopter]
- {{cite web |url= http://www.dot.state.mn.us:80/aero/avoffice/ops/airdir/pdf/bemidji.pdf |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060507024529/http://www.dot.state.mn.us/aero/avoffice/ops/airdir/pdf/bemidji.pdf |url-status= dead |archive-date= 2006-05-07 |title= Bemidji Regional Airport }} {{small|(327 KB)}} at Minnesota DOT airport directory
- [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=12&lat=47.5107&lon=-94.9347&w=600&h=600&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of 19 May 1991] from USGS The National Map
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