Bismarck (BIS) to Fargo (FAR)
Flight time
≈ 1h 10m
Bearing
85° E
Bismarck (BIS) to Fargo (FAR) is 186 miles (299 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BIS–FAR
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn January 2026, Sun Country Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BIS–FAR; the Boeing 737-800 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 0% full.
Departures
1
January 2026
Seats
186
both directions
Passengers
0
both directions
Load factor
0.0%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BIS–FAR?
Sun Country Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BIS–FAR in January 2026 (1 departures).
- SY
Sun Country Airlines
1 departures · 186 seats
Share of departures100.0%0.0%
Load
What plane flies BIS–FAR?
In January 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew 100% of BIS–FAR departures.
- Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 0.0% load
100.0%
How has BIS–FAR traffic changed?
Nonstop BIS–FAR departures held steady at about 1 a month between June 2025 and January 2026.
Monthly nonstop BIS–FAR traffic, trailing 12 months through January 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
July 2025
1 departures · 122 passengers
92.4%
Load
August 2025
1 departures · 68 passengers
89.5%
Load
September 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
October 2025
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
November 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
December 2025
1 departures · 68 passengers
89.5%
Load
January 2026
1 departures · 0 passengers
0.0%
Load
Nonstop BIS–FAR traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through January 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
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Frequently asked
How far is Bismarck (BIS) from Fargo (FAR)?
BIS to FAR is 186 miles (299 km / 162 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BIS to FAR?
A nonstop covers the 186-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 10m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BIS–FAR?
In January 2026, the Boeing 737-800 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BIS–FAR?
Distance-based programs credit off the 186-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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