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Danbury Municipal Airport

Coordinates: 41°22′18″N 073°28′56″W / 41.37167°N 73.48222°W / 41.37167; -73.48222
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41°22′18″N 073°28′56″W / 41.37167°N 73.48222°W / 41.37167; -73.48222

Danbury Municipal Airport
FAA airport diagram
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Danbury
LocationDanbury, Connecticut
Elevation AMSL458 ft / 140 m
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 4,422 1,348 Asphalt
17/35 3,135 956 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations79,282
Based aircraft227

Danbury Municipal Airport (IATA: DXR, ICAO: KDXR, FAA LID: DXR) is a public use general aviation airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Danbury, in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.[1] The airport opened in 1930. It is currently run by the city of Danbury.

The Reliant Air building burned down on the evening of September 12, 2007. The hangar was located on the northeast side of the airport.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Danbury Municipal Airport covers 248 acres (1.00 km2) and has two runways:[1]

  • Runway 8/26: 4,422 x 150 ft (1,348 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
  • Runway 17/35: 3,135 x 100 ft (956 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt

The airport has three instrument approaches:

For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2007, the airport had 79,282 aircraft operations, an average of 217 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% air taxi and <1% military. There are 227 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single engine, 21% multi-engine, 1% jet aircraft and 1% helicopters.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for DXR PDF, effective 2007-07-05
  2. ^ Kevin J. Czarzasty (2007-09-13). "Fire Destroys Hangar at Danbury Airport". FireFightingNews. Retrieved 2009-11-14.