# Eastern Sierra Regional Airport (BIH / KBIH)

**Eastern Sierra Regional Airport** (IATA: BIH, ICAO: KBIH) is a medium airport in Bishop, California, United States. It opened on 4 Jan 1940. It has 3 runways; the longest is 7,498 ft (2,285 m). It is operated by County of Inyo. In 2025 it handled 27 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbih

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BIH / KBIH
- FAA: BIH
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: County of Inyo
- Serves: Bishop, California, United States
- Opened: 4 Jan 1940
- Elevation: 4,124 ft / 1,257 m
- Coordinates: 37.3731, -118.3640
- Runways: 3
- Helipads: 2
- Longest runway: 7,498 ft / 2,285 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches
- Passengers: 26,640 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: https://www.inyocounty.us/bishop-airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Sierra_Regional_Airport (9 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4087670
- Weather station: KBIH · WMO 72480
- Ident: KBIH

## Timeline

- 4 Jan 1940: Eastern Sierra Regional Airport opens.
- Apr 1940: United States Army Air Forces becomes the owner.
- 2 May 1949: County of Inyo becomes the owner.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 12/30 | 7,498 ft / 2,285 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes |
| 17/35 | 5,600 ft / 1,707 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 08/26 | 5,567 ft / 1,697 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 090° / 270° | yes |

- Also 2 helipads.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05737AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 4 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 2 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 12 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 17 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 2,654 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 21,643 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 20,425 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 20,668 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 26,640 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

5 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Seasonal (2)

- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 221 mi / 355 km · United Express
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 758 mi / 1,220 km · United Express

### Cargo (3)

- [TPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktph.md) Tonopah Airport · United States · 85 mi / 136 km · Ameriflight
- [IYK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiyk.md) Inyokern Airport · United States · 122 mi / 197 km · Ameriflight
- [ONT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kont.md) Ontario International Airport · United States · 233 mi / 375 km · Ameriflight, FedEx Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BIH, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 2 · seasonal

### Cargo (2)

- A8 [Ameriflight](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ameriflight) · 3
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 27K (2025) | #2,335 of 3,974 | #542 in North America | #370 in US |
| Longest runway | 7,498 ft / 2,285 m | #3,132 of 29,858 | #683 in North America | #508 in US |
| Elevation | 4,124 ft / 1,257 m | #3,325 of 43,403 | #1,790 in North America | #1,423 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | OAKLAND CNTR | 125.750 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 119.025 |
| RDO | RIVERSIDE RDO | 122.600 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [MMH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmmh.md) Mammoth Yosemite Airport · 32 mi / 51 km
- [TPH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktph.md) Tonopah Airport · 84 mi / 136 km
- [FAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfat.md) Fresno Yosemite International Airport · 85 mi / 137 km
- [VIS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvis.md) Visalia Municipal Airport · 92 mi / 149 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Eastern Sierra Regional Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eastern_Sierra_Regional_Airport&oldid=1367056849), revision of 31 Jul 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbih/data