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Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport
Photo as of 17 April 1991
FAA airport diagram
IATA: BDR – ICAO: KBDR – FAA LID: BDR
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Bridgeport
Serves Bridgeport, Connecticut
Location Stratford, Connecticut
Elevation AMSL 9 ft / 3 m
Coordinates 41°09′51″N 073°07′32″W / 41.16417°N 73.12556°W / 41.16417; -73.12556
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 4,677 1,426 Asphalt
11/29 4,761 1,451 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 40 12 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 77,617
Based aircraft 241
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (IATA: BDR, ICAO: KBDR, FAA LID: BDR), formerly known as Bridgeport Municipal Airport, is a public airport located in Stratford, three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Bridgeport, in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. In the past, the airport was usually referred to on destination maps and flight status displays as "Bridgeport", the largest city in Connecticut.

The airport has a passenger terminal, general aviation terminal, and several private hangars. The passenger terminal contains airline check-in counters and offices, three arrival/departure gates, rental car desks, and a restaurant. The last commercial service at the airport was provided by US Helicopter, which offered scheduled service to New York's Downtown Manhattan Heliport, and continuing service to John F. Kennedy International Airport. On 25 September 2009, US Helicopter suddenly shut down, ending their service.

Facilities and aircraft

Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport covers an area of 800 acres (324 ha) at an elevation of 9 feet (3 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 6/24 measuring 4,677 by 150 feet (1,426 x 46 m) and 11/29 measuring 4,761 by 150 feet (1,451 x 46 m). It also has one helipad measuring 40 by 40 feet (12 x 12 m).

For the 12-month period ending February 28, 2007, the airport had 77,617 aircraft operations, an average of 212 per day: 96% general aviation, 3% air taxi and 1% military. There are 241 aircraft based at this airport: 72% single engine, 11% multi-engine, 15% jet aircraft, 2% helicopters and <1% ultralight.

History

The airport was originally Avon Field, a racetrack where aircraft landed on the grass infield. It was the site of the country's first air show held in 1911, on the grounds of what is currently St. Michaels Cemetery. It became known as Mollison Field after Captain Jim Mollison's crash landing there in 1933 during an attempt to fly across the Atlantic. The City of Bridgeport purchased the airport in 1937, after which it became Bridgeport Municipal Airport. In 1972, it was rededicated as the Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport, honoring the airport's most famous tenant, Igor Sikorsky, who selected Stratford as the site for his Sikorsky Aviation Corporation in 1929.

Controversy

At one time in the 1980s, the airport was simultaneously serviced by three carriers, US Airways Express, Delta Connection, and Continental Connection, however service to the airport declined rapidly in the 1990s. Airlines complained that the short length of the runway was preventing them from flying larger planes into the airport, and reducing profit. Continental Connection discontinued service to the airport in 1994, followed soon after by Delta Connection, which ended service in 1997. Finally, in November 1999, US Airways Express ended service to the airport, leaving Bridgeport with no commercial service.

The airport has been the subject of heated debate in the municipalities of Stratford and Bridgeport. While the City of Bridgeport owns the airport, the entirety of the property is located in the Town of Stratford. Before the end of World War II there was little more than salt marshes surrounding the airport, but in the 1950s and 1960s Stratford permitted extensive residential development in the Lordship area adjacent to the airfield. Bridgeport has pushed for runway and terminal expansion, hoping to attract new service to the airport, arguing that service to the airport is necessary for the growth of Bridgeport's economy. Stratford has opposed terminal expansion and any runway lengthening that would interfere with existing local roads. Even when the airport was served by major carriers, Stratford advocated for strict limits on flights in and out the airport because of noise impinging upon the Lordship and South End neighborhoods. In 2003, the Federal Aviation Administration mandated the lengthening of the two runways to accommodate unpaved safety overruns at each end. Stratford and Connecticut officials have vigorously resisted the FAA effort to install the overruns, but the FAA has notified Stratford, Bridgeport and state officials that it may obtain a federal court order to use eminent domain to complete necessary work to add the overruns.

In June 2006, US Helicopter began scheduled service to New York's Downtown Manhattan Heliport, with continuing service to John F. Kennedy International Airport. This marked the first time since 1999 that the airport welcomed regularly scheduled commercial airline flights. On 25 September 2009, US Helicopter suddenly shut down, ending their service.

In February 2007, state legislators from Bridgeport, in an effort to force expansion, introduced legislation allowing the State of Connecticut to take over the airport. Officials from Stratford would prefer the town take ownership of the airport and oppose the proposed state takeover.

Cargo

  • FedEx Express
    • FedEx Feeder operated by Wiggins Airways (Hartford)


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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:

2006-09-28

Airport Identifier:

BDR

Longitude/Latitude:

073-07-34.2000W/41-09-48.5000N
-73.126167/41.163472 (Estimated)

Elevation:

9 ft / 2.74 m (Surveyed)

Land:

800 acres

From nearest city:

3 nautical miles SE of Bridgeport, CT

Location:

Fairfield County, CT

Magnetic Variation:

14W (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:

Publicly owned

Owner:

City Of Bridgeport

Address:

45 Lyon Terrace
Bridgeport, CT 06604

Phone number:

203-576-7201

Manager:

John Ricci

Address:

1000 Great Meadow Rd
Stratford, CT 06497

Phone number:

203-576-8163

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:

Open to public

Wind indicator:

Yes

Segmented Circle:

Yes

Control Tower:

Yes

Attendance Schedule:

ALL/ALL/0630-2200

Lighting Schedule:

DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RYS 11/29 & 06/24; REIL RYS 06 24 11 & 29 - CTAF.

Beacon Color:

Clear-Green (lighted land airport)

Landing fee charge:

Yes
PARKING FEE ALL ACFT AFTER 2 HRS. LANDING FEE ALL ACFT EXCEPT SOLO STUDENTS.

Sectional chart:

New York

Region:

ANE - New England

Boundary ARTCC:

ZBW - Boston

Responsible ARTCC:

ZNY - New York

Tie-in FSS:

BDR - Bridgeport

FSS on Airport:

Yes

FSS Phone:

866-293-5149

FSS Toll Free:

1-800-WX-BRIEF

NOTAMs Facility:

BDR (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Certification type/date:

I AS 5/1973

Federal Agreements:

NGSPY3

Airport Communications

CTAF:

120.900

Unicom:

123.000 

Airport Services

Fuel available:

100LLA

Airframe Repair:

MAJOR

Power Plant Repair:

MAJOR

Bottled Oxygen:

HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 06/24

Dimension:

4677 x 150 ft / 1425.5 x 45.7 m

Surface:

ASPH,
RWY HAS EXTENSIVE CRACKING, SPALLING, RAVELLING

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 30000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 106000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

High

 

Runway 06

Runway 24

Longitude:

073-07-55.0421W

073-07-11.7989W

Latitude:

41-09-25.3598N

41-09-58.0324N

Elevation:

6.00 ft

6.00 ft

Alignment:

45

127

ILS Type:

ILS/DME

 

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Markings:

Precision instrument, Good Condition

Non-precision instrument, Good Condition

Crossing Height:

53.00 ft

52.00 ft

Displaced threshold:

0.00 ft

319.00 ft

VASI:

4-light PAPI on right side

4-box on left side

Visual Glide Angle:

3.00°

3.00°

Runway End Identifier:

Yes

Yes

Obstruction:

19 ft road, 480.0 ft from runway, 525 ft left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear

19 ft road, 200.0 ft from runway, 150 ft left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 34:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
+16' POLE-L 0' FM EOR 350' R OF CNTRLN; +4' BERM 0' FM EOR; +12' FENCE 20' FM EOR.

 

Runway 11/29

Dimension:

4761 x 150 ft / 1451.2 x 45.7 m

Surface:

ASPH, Fair Condition
RWY HAS EXTENSIVE CRACKING, SPALLING, RAVELLING

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 30000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 108000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

High

 

Runway 11

Runway 29

Longitude:

073-08-05.8621W

073-07-04.2161W

Latitude:

41-09-58.4586N

41-09-52.0542N

Elevation:

8.00 ft

6.00 ft

Alignment:

98

127

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Right

Markings:

Basic, Good Condition

Non-precision instrument, Good Condition

Crossing Height:

40.00 ft

55.00 ft

Displaced threshold:

0.00 ft

364.00 ft

VASI:

4-light PAPI on right side

4-box on left side

Visual Glide Angle:

3.50°

3.00°

Runway End Identifier:

Yes

Yes

Obstruction:

15 ft brush, 500.0 ft from runway, 75 ft left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

15 ft road, 200.0 ft from runway
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

 

Helipad H1

Dimension:

40 x 40 ft / 12.2 x 12.2 m

Surface:

ASPH, Good Condition
RWY HAS EXTENSIVE CRACKING, SPALLING, RAVELLING

 

Runway H1

Runway

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

 

Radio Navigation Aids

ID

Type

Name

Ch

Freq

Var

Dist

SKU

FAN MARKER

Stanwyck

 

 

12W

46.9 nm

OP

NDB

Old Field Point Light

 

316.00

13W

11.2 nm

TBY

NDB

Waterbury

 

257.00

14W

22.0 nm

MMK

NDB

Meriden

 

238.00

14W

24.8 nm

BBN

NDB

Babylon

 

275.00

14W

31.8 nm

HF

NDB

Lomis

 

244.00

15W

36.3 nm

PO

NDB

Meier

 

403.00

12W

45.2 nm

SKU

NDB

Stanwyck

 

261.00

12W

46.9 nm

PNJ

NDB

Paterson

 

347.00

12W

48.2 nm

OGY

NDB

Bridge

 

414.00

12W

49.6 nm

FOK

TACAN

Suffolk Co

047X

 

13W

29.8 nm

BDR

VOR/DME

Bridgeport

25X

108.80

12W

0.2 nm

HVN

VOR/DME

New Haven

035X

109.80

13W

12.4 nm

CCC

VOR/DME

Calverton

119X

117.20

13W

20.4 nm

MAD

VOR/DME

Madison

041X

110.40

13W

21.6 nm

CMK

VOR/DME

Carmel

113X

116.60

12W

21.7 nm

DPK

VOR/DME

Deer Park

124X

117.70

12W

23.8 nm

HFD

VOR/DME

Hartford

096X

114.90

13W

38.8 nm

LGA

VOR/DME

La Guardia

078X

113.10

12W

40.7 nm

PWL

VOR/DME

Pawling

090X

114.30

12W

42.2 nm

JFK

VOR/DME

Kennedy

106X

115.90

12W

43.3 nm

IGN

VOR/DME

Kingston

123X

117.60

12W

43.5 nm

TEB

VOR/DME

Teterboro

021X

108.40

11W

46.5 nm

CRI

VOR/DME

Canarsie

070X

112.30

11W

48.1 nm

GON

VOR/DME

Groton

45Y

110.85

14W

49.6 nm

HTO

VORTAC

Hampton

083X

113.60

13W

39.5 nm

BDR

VOT

Bridgeport

 

109.25

 

0.1 nm

ISP

VOT

Long Island Mac Arthur

 

109.40

 

22.6 nm

HFD

VOT

Hartford

 

108.20

 

40.5 nm

JFK

VOT

Kennedy

 

115.10

 

43.5 nm

GON

VOT

Groton

 

110.25

 

49.6 nm

Remarks

  • THERE MAY BE STANDING WATER OVER OR ADJACENT TO ALL SURFACES.
  • AVOID OVERFLYING RESIDENTIAL AREAS NE & SE OF ARPT. DEPARTING RY 24 AVOID TURNS UNTIL 1/2 MILE BYD SHORELINE.
  • WHEN THE ATCT IS CLOSED ALL ENGINE RUNUPS ARE PROHIBITED. HOWEVER, IF AN ACFT REQUIRES NIGHTTIME ENGINE MAINTENANCE, PPR FROM AMGR IS REQUIRED AND THE RUNUPS ARE TO BE PERFORMED ON TWY G BTN J & K. PILOTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CARE IN POSITIONING THEIR ACFT TO PREVENT DAMAGE FROM PROP WASH TO AFLD SIGN
  • UNEVEN SURFACES LEFT SIDE RY 29.
  • UNEVEN SURFACES RY 29 SAFETY AREA APCH END LEFT SIDE.
  • EXTSV HOP SFC-10,000 FT 5-15 MI NORTHWEST-NORTHEAST, FOR TFC INFO WHEN INVOF ARPT CTC SIKORSKY OPS ON 133.6/305.8 (0700-1630).
  • WHEN WINDS ARE LESS THAN 5 KTS REQUESTED USE OF RY 11 OR 29.
  • WHEN ATCT CLSD WX AVBL THROUGH BDR FSS FREQ 122.2.
  • BIRDS & WILDLIFE FREQUENTLY ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • TGL LDGS PERMITTED 0700-2200.
  • TPA 1010(1000) LGT SINGLE ENGINE; 1510(1500) ALL OTHERS.
  • ACFT WHICH EXCEED 82 DECIBELS 2200-0700 REQUIRE 12 HR PPR CALL 203-576-7497 EXCEPT MILITARY EMERG AND MEDICAL ACFT.
  • EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

 

Based Aircraft

Aircraft based on field:

244

Single Engine Airplanes:

183

Multi Engine Airplanes:

24

Jet Engine Airplanes:

35

Helicopters:

1

Ultralights:

1

Operational Statistics

Aircraft Operations:

185/Day

Air Taxi:

3.2%

General Aviation Local:

50.2%

General Aviation Itinerant:

44.9%

Military:

1.7%

 

Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport   

Address: Fairfield County, CT

Tel: 203-576-7201, 203-576-816


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General Info
Country United States
State CONNECTICUT
FAA ID BDR
Latitude 41-09-48.543N
Longitude 073-07-34.243W
Elevation 10 feet
Near City BRIDGEPORT



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