Bert Mooney Airport

IATA: BTM
ICAO: KBTM
FAA LID: BTM

Summary

Airport type

Public

Owner

Bert Mooney Airport Authority

Serves

Butte, Montana

Elevation AMSL

5,550 ft / 1,692 m

Coordinates

45°57′17″N 112°29′51″W / 45.95472°N 112.49750°WCoordinates: 45°57′17″N 112°29′51″W / 45.95472°N 112.49750°W

Website

ButteAirport.com

Map

BTM

BTM

Location of airport in Montana / United States

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
15/33	9,001	2,744	Asphalt
11/29	5,100	1,554	Asphalt

Statistics (2014)

Aircraft operations	24,006
Based aircraft	36

Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Aircraft operations	24,006
Based aircraft	36

Bert Mooney Airport (IATA: BTM, ICAO: KBTM, FAA LID: BTM) is a public airport three miles southeast of Butte, in Silver Bow County, Montana. It is owned by the Bert Mooney Airport Authority.

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 Butte Municipal Airport (from its opening in 1926) and Silver Bow County Airport from 1960-1972.

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service facility (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 30,431 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 25,178 in 2009 and 25,433 in 2010.

Bert Mooney Airport covers 890 acres (360 ha) at an elevation of 5,550 feet (1,692 m). It has two asphalt runways: 15/33 is 9,001 by 150 feet (2,744 x 46 m) and 11/29 is 5,100 by 75 feet.

In 2011 the airport had 23,934 aircraft operations, average 65 per day: 86% general aviation, 8% air taxi, 3% commercial service and 3% military. 36 aircraft were then based at this airport: 67% single-engine, 25% multi-engine, and 8% helicopter.

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