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Bert Mooney Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesButte, Montana
Elevation AMSL5,550 ft / 1,692 m
Coordinates45°57′17″N 112°29′51″W / 45.95472°N 112.49750°W / 45.95472; -112.49750
Websitewww.ButteAirport.com
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 9,000 2,744 Asphalt
11/29 5,100 1,554 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations34,682
Based aircraft38

Bert Mooney Airport (IATA: BTM, ICAO: KBTM, FAA LID: BTM), is a public airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of the central business district of Butte, a city in Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. It is owned by the Bert Mooney Airport Authority.[1]

The airport name was changed in 1972 to honor Bert Mooney, an aviator from Butte who was the first to fly mail into Yellowstone National Park in 1935. Prior to this the airport was named Butte Municipal Airport (from its opening in 1926) and Silver Bow County Airport from 1960-1972.

Facilities and aircraft

Bert Mooney Airport covers an area of 890 acres (360 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 15/33 measuring 9,000 x 150 ft (2,744 x 46 m) and 11/29 measuring 5,100 x 75 ft (1,554 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2007, the airport had 34,682 aircraft operations, an average of 95 per day: 74% general aviation, 16% air taxi, 9% scheduled commercial and 1% military. There are 38 aircraft based at this airport: 63% single-engine, 24% multi-engine and 13% helicopter.[1]

Incidents

On March 22, 2009 at about 3:17 PM, a Pilatus PC-12 flying in from Oroville, California crashed in Holy Cross Cemetery 500 feet from the airport, killing 14 people. [2] [3]

Airlines and destinations

Former Airline Service

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References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for BTM PDF, effective 2007-10-25
  2. ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090323/ap_on_re_us/plane_crash_montana_17
  3. ^ http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090323/ts_nm/us_usa_crash_montana_3
  4. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bert_Mooney_Airport&action=edit&section=2
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