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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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Danbury Municipal Airport
FAA airport diagram
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Danbury
ServesDanbury, Connecticut
LocationDanbury, Connecticut
Hub forReliant Air
Elevation AMSL458 ft / 140 m
Coordinates41°22′18″N 073°28′56″W / 41.37167°N 73.48222°W / 41.37167; -73.48222
WebsiteDXR Website
Map
DXR is located in Connecticut
DXR
DXR
Location of airport in Connecticut/United States
DXR is located in the United States
DXR
DXR
DXR (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 4,422 1,348 Asphalt
17/35 3,135 956 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations61,270
Based aircraft264

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. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a regional reliever airport facility.[2]

The Reliant Air building burned down on the evening of September 12, 2007. The hangar was located on the northeast side of the airport.[3] It has since been rebuilt and Reliant Air continues in business.

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 - 643 feet (196 m) AGL
  • VOR or GPS-A: Decision height - 902 feet (275 m) AGL
  • GPS Runway 8: Decision height - 802 feet (244 m) AGL

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 83,419 aircraft operations, an average of 228 per day: 56% local general aviation, 40% transient general aviation, 4% air taxi and <1% military. There are 265 aircraft based at this airport: 210 single engine, 48 multi-engine, 6 jet aircraft and 1 helicopter.[1]

The Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol 399th Composite Squadron (NER-CT-042) operates out of the airport. The hangar is located next to runway 35.[4]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Reliant Air Seasonal charter: Nantucket[5]

In 2017, William "Captain Billy" Moyle wrote a children's book, "Tommy the Texan" about a man and his relationship with a T-6 Texan. In the story, Danbury Airport, the home airport of the author, is the home to Tommy and Captain Billy.

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for DXR PDF, effective 2007-07-05
  2. ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ^ Kevin J. Czarzasty (2007-09-13). "Fire Destroys Hangar at Danbury Airport". FireFightingNews. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
  4. ^ http://399cap.org Civil Air Patrol 399th
  5. ^ http://reliantair.com/Pages/NantucketShuttle.php "Danbury to Nantucket"


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