What is the TSA wait at BIS right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS). We will not estimate one.
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Bismarck Municipal Airport TSA wait times
BIS · KBIS · Bismarck, North Dakota
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
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Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
82%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Bismarck Municipal Airport left on time 82% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was the airline (48%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 100 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was November 2025 (88%). The lowest was December 2025 (66%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| the airline | 32,904 | 48% |
| late-arriving aircraft | 16,809 | 24% |
| the national airspace system | 12,526 | 18% |
| weather | 6,239 | 9% |
| security | 674 | 1% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport DIK · Dickinson97 mi
- Jamestown Regional Airport JMS · Jamestown98 mi
- Minot International Airport MOT · Minot106 mi
- Devils Lake Regional Airport DVL · Devils Lake126 mi
- Aberdeen Regional Airport ABR · Aberdeen144 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 13/31, 8,794 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- ASPH-CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 1,661.3 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 295,900
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I B
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2025/09/18
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for BIS?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS).
How often do flights leave BIS on time?
Flights out of Bismarck Municipal Airport left on time 82% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was the airline (48%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 100 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to BIS?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near BIS?
The nearest airports in this list are Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK), 97 straight-line miles; Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS), 98 straight-line miles; Minot International Airport (MOT), 106 straight-line miles; Devils Lake Regional Airport (DVL), 126 straight-line miles; Aberdeen Regional Airport (ABR), 144 straight-line miles.