Willmar Municipal Airport
Willmar Municipal Airport (IATA: ILL, ICAO: KBDH, FAA LID: BDH), also known as John L. Rice Field, is a city-owned public-use airport located west of the central business district of Willmar, a city in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States.[1] The airport opened in 2006 and is located two miles west of a closed airport which operated under the same name (IATA: ILL, ICAO: KILL, FAA LID: ILL).[2]
Willmar Municipal Airport John L. Rice Field | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Willmar | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Willmar, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 1,126 ft / 343 m | ||||||||||||||
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BDH Location of airport in Minnesota / United States BDH BDH (the United States) | |||||||||||||||
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Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Willmar Municipal Airport is assigned BDH by the FAA and ILL by IATA;[3] BDH is used by the IATA for Bandar Lengeh Airport in Bandar Lengeh, Iran.[4]
Facilities and aircraft
Willmar Municipal Airport has two runways: 13/31 with a 5,500 x 100 ft. (1,676 x 30 m) asphalt pavement and 3/21 with a 3,000 x 250 ft. (914 x 76 m) turf surface.
Earlier airport
The first Willmar Municipal Airport was established in 1934 as a federal work relief project during the New Deal.[5]
Historical Scheduled Service
- In October 1935 Watertown Airways, Inc offered scheduled service between Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport and Watertown, South Dakota. This route continued through South Dakota with additional stops in Huron, Pierre, Phillip, Rapid City, and Spearfish. Service was provided using Travel Air high wing cabin monoplanes.[6]
- In December 1972 Mississippi Valley Airlines had scheduled service to Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport and Alexandra, Minnesota[7]
References
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for BDH PDF, effective 2007-12-20
- New Airport Information at City of Willmar web site
- KBDH - Willmar Municipal Airport - Willmar, Minnesota at Great Circle Mapper
- BDH / OIBL - Bandar Lengeh, Iran at Great Circle Mapper
- Peterson, Bruce D. (September 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Willmar Municipal Airport" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-01-17. Cite journal requires
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(help) - "Airline Timetable Images- Watertown Airways, Inc". Retrieved 2019-03-15.
- "Airline Timetable Images - Mississippi Valley Airlines". Retrieved 2019-01-11.
External links
- Willmar Air Service: The New Willmar Airport
- "Minnesota Airport Directory: Willmar Municipal Airport (BDH)" (PDF). (233 KiB)
- "Minnesota Airport Directory: Old Willmar Municipal Airport (ILL)" (PDF). (149 KiB)
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for BDH
- AirNav airport information for KBDH
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures