Burlington International Airport

Burlington International Airport
USGS aerial image, 1995
IATA: BTV ICAO: KBTV FAA LID: BTV
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Burlington
Operator	Burlington Airport Commission
Serves	Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Location	South Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Elevation AMSL	335 ft / 102 m
Coordinates	44°28′19″N 073°09′12″W / 44.47194°N 73.15333°W / 44.47194; -73.15333Coordinates: 44°28′19″N 073°09′12″W / 44.47194°N 73.15333°W / 44.47194; -73.15333
Website	www.btv.aero
Map
BTV Show map of Vermont BTV Show map of the US Location of airport in Vermont / United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 15/33 8,320 2,536 Asphalt/Concrete 1/19 3,611 1,101 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 72,189 Based aircraft 101
Sources: FAA and airport website

Burlington International Airport (IATA: BTV, ICAO: KBTV, FAA LID: BTV) is a joint-use civil-military airport in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. It is owned by the city of Burlington, Vermont. The airport is located in South Burlington, three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Burlington.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 640,790 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2010, a decrease of 8.5% from the 700,592 enplanements in 2009. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year). The airport serves as the base of the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard and an Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) of the Vermont Army National Guard.

On Saturday, August 14, 1920, the first aircraft landed at what became the Burlington Municipal Airport. It had been a 72 acres (29 ha) cornfield. Airport developers took a lease on the land for one year for $100.

On May 22, 1934, at the airport, Amelia Earhart was presented with the keys to the city of Burlington.

With the onset of the Second World War, the United States government created a Defense Zone extending inland 150 miles (240 km) from the coastline, where private aircraft were restricted from operating. Burlington Municipal Airport was located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) outside of the Defense Zone, allowing it to conduct pilot training both locally and from other airports located within the restricted zone, one such example being Boston's Logan Airport. Due to increased demand, the Burlington Municipal Airport was noted as being the busiest airport in the world on both August 14, 1942 and February 11, 1943, with 662 and 793 landings respectively.