Bismarck Aero Center is a 24/7 full service FBO at the Bismarck Municipal Airport. We serve the general aviation industry with aircraft fueling, maintenance, avionics, hangar storage, pilot services, aircraft rental and flight instruction. Our sister company, Mandan Aero Center, provides the Mandan Municipal Airport with maintenance, avionics and hangar storage. Together, we work hard to provide our customers with timely private aviation solutions, regardless what the problem is.

Everyone here believes in the same set of company values. Following these core values have helped us build strong relationships since our establishment in 1990.

Solver: Take the initiative. This is our competitive advantage
Our Customer: We exist and prosper only because of the customer.
Allegiance: Loyalty to our fellow co-workers.
Responsible: Acts with integrity and trust, and is a good steward of aviation and our community.

Fixed Base Operator or FBO refers to a business that is granted the right, by the airport, to provide aeronautical services. FBO’s are the primary providers to general aviation pilots. The term fixed base operator came from post-World War I era. With the passage of the Air Commerce Act of 1926, pilots and aircraft mechanics were required to become licensed and meet new training requirements. They started to move away from the transient nature of civil aviation of the early 1920s and began to establish permanent businesses on popular airports. Hence becoming fixed base operators.

Absolutely! Bismarck Aero Center is always happy to talk with and give facility tours to kids or adults that are interested in aviation. As ambassadors of the aviation industry, we feel it is our duty to continually educate our community on aviation and the benefits it brings. We have worked with individuals to small classes and summer learning programs to the annual aviation career day, which hosts over 700 5th graders at the Bismarck Airport each year. It all starts with a simple phone call to our marketing department.

Obtaining your private pilot license is not as hard as you would think. First, check out the requirements on our Flight Instruction page. That will give you a quick overview of the hours and requirements you will need to meet. Then, we will get you in touch with one of our experienced Certified Flight Instructors (CFI). They will step you through the process and pricing for learning to fly. Finally, we work with you and your schedule to set you up on your first lesson.

Bismarck Aero Center and its employees enjoy volunteering and working to help make our community a better place. Though we would like to, we are not able to contribute to all the great causes out there. Our primary focus is working to improve or promote the aviation industry, education (especially aviation education) and our Bismarck/Mandan community. We do make some contributions to other types of causes, but these are our main causes. If you have a good cause that you think meets this criteria, please talk to our marketing department about what Bismarck Aero Center could do to help!

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