Eastern Sierra Regional Airport

Eastern Sierra Regional Airport
Bishop Army Airfield
USGS aerial photo, 2006
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power
OperatorInyo County
ServesBishop, California
LocationInyo County, east of Bishop
Elevation AMSL4,124 ft / 1,257 m
Coordinates37°22′23″N 118°21′49″W / 37.37306°N 118.36361°W / 37.37306; -118.36361
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Map
BIH is located in California
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Location
BIH is located in the United States
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BIH (the United States)
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 5,567 1,697 Asphalt
12/30 7,498 2,285 Asphalt
17/35 5,600 1,707 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 40 12 Asphalt
H2 100 30 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 8/22/2022)12,500
Based aircraft39

Eastern Sierra Regional Airport (IATA: BIH, ICAO: KBIH, FAA LID: BIH) is two miles east of Bishop, in Inyo County, California, United States. The land is leased from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The airport is owned and operated by Inyo County.[2][1]

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for BIH PDF, effective 2023-07-13.
  2. ^ Licari, Katie (June 4, 2024). "Revealed: These rural California airports need critical repairs. Los Angeles stands in their way". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved June 4, 2024.