Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport (IATA: SDY, ICAO: KSDY, FAA LID: SDY) is a public use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) west of the central business district of Sidney, a city in Richland County, Montana, United States. It is owned by the Sidney Richland Airport Authority.[1] This airport is mostly used for general aviation, but is also designated to receive commercial service subsidized by the federal Essential Air Service (EAS) program.
Scheduled air service at Sidney ended on March 8, 2008, when Big Sky Airlines (the designated EAS operator) ceased operation. Great Lakes Airlines has been given USDOT approval to take over EAS service between Sidney and Denver, Colorado.[2]
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport covers an area of 335 acres (136 ha) at an elevation of 1,985 feet (605 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 1/19 is 5,705 by 100 feet (1,739 x 30 m) and 10/28 is 4,023 by 100 feet (1,226 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 24,050 aircraft operations, an average of 65 per day: 82% general aviation, 18% air taxi, and <1% military.[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Top Destinations
Busiest domestic routes out of SDY
(July 2010 - June 2011) [4]
| Rank |
City |
Passengers |
Carriers |
| 1 |
 Denver, CO |
2,000 |
Silver |
| 2 |
 Billings, MT |
1,000 |
Silver |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for SDY (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
- ^ "Great Lakes sets date for Sept. 3 in Sidney". Sidney Herald. July 8, 2008. http://www.sidneyherald.com/articles/2008/07/08/news/update/update95.txt. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
- ^ "Time Table". Great Lakes Airlines. 20 August 2010. http://www.flygreatlakes.com/time_table/doc_files/time_table.pdf. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
- ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=SDY&Airport_Name=Sidney,%20MT:%20Sidney/Richland%20Municipal&carrier=FACTS
[edit] External links
Denver, CO
Billings, MT
