# Bemidji Regional Airport (BJI / KBJI) **Bemidji Regional Airport** (IATA: BJI, ICAO: KBJI) is a medium airport in Bemidji, Minnesota, United States. It opened in 1932. It has 2 runways; the longest is 7,004 ft (2,135 m). In 2025 it handled 56 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbji ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: BJI / KBJI - FAA: BJI - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Bemidji, Minnesota, United States - Opened: 1932 - Elevation: 1,391 ft / 424 m - Coordinates: 47.5094, -94.9337 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 7,004 ft / 2,135 m - Instrument procedures: 6 approaches - Passengers: 55,723 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago - Website: http://www.bemidjiairport.org/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bemidji_Regional_Airport (9 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1654743 - Weather station: KBJI · WMO 72755 - Ident: KBJI ## Timeline - 1932: Bemidji Regional Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 13/31 | 7,004 ft / 2,135 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 134° / 314° | yes | | 07/25 | 5,700 ft / 1,737 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 074° / 254° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05174AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2015 | 49,001 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 50,379 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 57,581 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 59,220 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 60,357 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 32,829 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 50,693 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 52,234 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 48,903 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 56,451 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 55,723 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 6 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (1) - [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 199 mi / 321 km · Delta Connection ### Cargo (6) - [BRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbrd.md) Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport · United States · 85 mi / 137 km · Bemidji Airlines - [FAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfar.md) Hector International Airport · United States · 97 mi / 156 km · FedEx Express - [EVM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kevm.md) Eveleth–Virginia Municipal Airport · United States · 114 mi / 183 km · Bemidji Airlines - [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 199 mi / 321 km · UPS Airlines, Bemidji Airlines - [MSN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsn.md) Dane County Regional Truax Field · United States · 406 mi / 653 km · Freight Runners Express - [BFI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbfi.md) King County International Airport - Boeing Field · United States · 1,270 mi / 2,044 km · Freight Runners Express ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BJI, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (1) - [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 1 ### Cargo (4) - CH [Bemidji Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bemidji-airlines) · 3 - FRG [Freight Runners Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/freight-runners-express) · 2 - FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1 - 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 56K (2025) | #2,045 of 3,974 | #472 in North America | #318 in US | | Longest runway | 7,004 ft / 2,135 m | =3,453 of 29,858 | =801 in North America | =603 in US | | Elevation | 1,391 ft / 424 m | #12,950 of 43,403 | #5,585 in North America | #4,279 in US | | Age | Opened 1932 | =486 of 15,079 | =113 in North America | =99 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | AWOS | AWOS 3 | 119.275 | | CNTR | MINNEAPOLIS CNTR | 134.750 | | RDO | PRINCETON RDO | 123.600 | | UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 | ## Nearby airports - [TVF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktvf.md) Thief River Falls Regional Airport · 70 mi / 112 km - [BRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbrd.md) Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport · 85 mi / 137 km - [BDE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbde.md) Baudette International Airport · 86 mi / 138 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: “Bemidji Regional Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bemidji_Regional_Airport&oldid=1364142526), revision of 14 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/kbji/data