Danbury Municipal Airport
41°22′18″N 073°28′56″W / 41.37167°N 73.48222°W
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Danbury | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Danbury, Connecticut | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 458 ft / 140 m | ||||||||||||||
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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:
- Localizer Runway 8: Decision height - Template:Ft to m AGL
- VOR or GPS-A: Decision height - Template:Ft to m AGL
- GPS Runway 8: Decision height - Template:Ft to m AGL
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
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for DXR PDF, effective 2007-07-05
- ^ Ethan Fry (2007-09-13). "Blaze engulfs hangar; No one hurt in fire at Reliant Air building". The News-Times. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
External links
- Airport History and Mission Statement at City of Danbury website
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective December 26, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for DXR
- AirNav airport information for KDXR
- ASN accident history for DXR
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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