Willmar Municipal Airport: Difference between revisions

| IATA = ILL <!--not BDH-->

'''Willmar Municipal Airport''' {{airport codes|ILL|KBDH|BDH}}, also known as '''John L. Rice Field''', is a city-owned public-use [[airport]] located west of the [[central business district]] of [[Willmar, Minnesota|Willmar]], a city in [[Kandiyohi County, Minnesota|Kandiyohi County]], [[Minnesota]], [[United States]].<ref name=FAA /> The airport opened in 2006 and is located two miles west of a closed airport which operated under the same name {{airport codes|ILL|<s>KILL</s>|<s>ILL</s>}}.<ref>[http://www.ci.willmar.mn.us/menu/departments/airport/airport_opening.htm New Airport Information] at City of Willmar web site</ref>

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter [[location identifier]] for the [[Federal Aviation Administration|FAA]] and [[International Air Transport Association|IATA]], Willmar Municipal Airport is assigned '''BDH''' by the FAA butand has'''ILL''' noby designationIATA fromfor theobvious IATAhistorical reason<ref>[http://gc.kls2.com/airport/KBDH KBDH - Willmar Municipal Airport - Willmar, Minnesota] at Great Circle Mapper</ref> (which Note that IATA assigned '''BDH''' to [[Bandar Lengeh Airport]] in [[Bandar Lengeh]], [[Iran]]<ref>[http://gc.kls2.com/airport/BDH BDH / OIBL - Bandar Lengeh, Iran] at Great Circle Mapper</ref>).