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
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Willmar
ServesWillmar, Minnesota
Elevation AMSL1,126 ft / 343 m
Map
BDH
Location of airport in Minnesota / United States
BDH
BDH (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 5,500 1,676 Asphalt
3/21 3,000 914 Turf

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

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for BDH (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
  2. New Airport Information at City of Willmar web site
  3. KBDH - Willmar Municipal Airport - Willmar, Minnesota at Great Circle Mapper
  4. BDH / OIBL - Bandar Lengeh, Iran at Great Circle Mapper
  5. 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 |journal= (help)
  6. "Airline Timetable Images- Watertown Airways, Inc". Retrieved 2019-03-15.
  7. "Airline Timetable Images - Mississippi Valley Airlines". Retrieved 2019-01-11.
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