Sikorsky Memorial Airport
| Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Bridgeport | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Bridgeport, Connecticut | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Stratford, Connecticut | ||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Tailwind Air Service | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 9 ft / 3 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°09′48″N 073°07′34″W / 41.16333°N 73.12611°WCoordinates: 41°09′48″N 073°07′34″W / 41.16333°N 73.12611°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www |
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| Aircraft operations | 47,380 |
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| Based aircraft | 190 |
Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (IATA: BDR, ICAO: KBDR, FAA LID: BDR) is a public airport in Fairfield County, Connecticut, owned by the city of Bridgeport. It is three miles (6 km) southeast of downtown, in the town of Stratford. It was formerly Bridgeport Municipal Airport.
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 national general aviation facility. It has three Fixed-Base Operators (FBO's) and several private hangars. The last airline service was offered by US Helicopter, with scheduled flights to New York's Downtown Manhattan Heliport, continuing to John F. Kennedy International Airport. On September 25, 2009 US Helicopter shut down.
The airport was originally Avon Field, a racetrack where aircraft landed on the grass infield. It was the site of the country's first air show held in 1911, on the grounds of what is now St. Michaels Cemetery. It became known as Mollison Field after Captain Jim Mollison's crash landing there in 1933 during an attempt to fly across the Atlantic. The City of Bridgeport purchased the airport in 1937, after which it became Bridgeport Municipal Airport.
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