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KBDR Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport
Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: BDR
Lat/Long: 41-09-48.5000N / 073-07-34.2000W
41-09.808333N / 073-07.570000W
41.1634722 / -73.1261667
(estimated)
Elevation: 9 ft. / 2.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 13W (1980)
From city: 3 miles SE of BRIDGEPORT, CT
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 06615

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: NEW YORK
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: NEW YORK CENTER
FSS: BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BDR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0630-2200
Pattern altitude: TPA FOR SINGLE ENGINE ACFT 1000 FT AGL; ALL OTHERS 1500 FT AGL.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RYS 11/29 & 06/24; REIL RYS 06 24 11 & 29 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee: yes, PARKING FEE ALL ACFT AFTER 2 HRS. LANDING FEE ALL ACFT EXCEPT SOLO STUDENTS.
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
International operations: customs landing rights airport

Airport Communications

CTAF: 120.9
UNICOM: 123.0
ATIS: 119.15
WX ASOS: PHONE 203-381-9453
BRIDGEPORT GROUND: 121.9 257.8 [0630-2200]
BRIDGEPORT TOWER: 120.9 257.8 [0630-2200]
NEW YORK APPROACH: 124.075
NEW YORK DEPARTURE: 124.075
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.75
WX ASOS at HVN (12 nm NE): PHONE 203-466-6205
WX AWOS-3 at OXC (19 nm N): 132.975 (203-262-1190)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BDR at fieldBRIDGEPORT VOR/DME108.8012W
HVNr254/12.4NEW HAVEN VOR/DME109.8013W
CCCr326/20.4CALVERTON VOR/DME117.2013W
MADr258/21.6MADISON VOR/DME110.4013W
CMKr121/21.7CARMEL VOR/DME116.6012W
DPKr032/23.7DEER PARK VOR/DME117.7012W
HFDr235/38.7HARTFORD VOR/DME114.9013W
HTOr305/39.5HAMPTON VORTAC113.6013W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
OLD FIELD POINT LIGHT011/11.231613WOP --- .--.
WATERBURY192/22.025714WTBY - -... -.--
MERIDEN227/24.823814WMMK -- -- -.-
BABYLON036/31.727514WBBN -... -... -.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 4761 x 150 ft. / 1451 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 108.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 41-09.974310N41-09.867570N
Longitude: 073-08.097702W073-07.070268W
Elevation: 8.5 ft.6.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftright
Runway heading: 111 magnetic, 098 true291 magnetic, 278 true
Displaced threshold: no364 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on right (3.50 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 15 ft. brush, 500 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear15 ft. road, lighted, 200 ft. from runway
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 4677 x 150 ft. / 1426 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/L
RWY HAS EXTENSIVE CRACKING, SPALLING, RAVELLING
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 106.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 41-09.422663N41-09.967207N
Longitude: 073-07.917368W073-07.196648W
Elevation: 5.7 ft.6.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 058 magnetic, 045 true238 magnetic, 225 true
Displaced threshold: no319 ft.
Markings: precision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: ILS/DME
Obstructions: 19 ft. road, 480 ft. from runway, 525 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear19 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 34:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
+16' POLE-L 0' FM EOR 350' R OF CNTRLN; +4' BERM 0' FM EOR; +12' FENCE 20' FM EOR.

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 40 x 40 ft. / 12 x 12 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF BRIDGEPORT
45 LYON TERRACE
BRIDGEPORT, CT 06615
Phone 203-576-7201
Manager: JOHN RICCI
1000 GREAT MEADOW RD
STRATFORD, CT 06497
Phone 203-576-8163

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 231
Single engine airplanes: 170
Multi engine airplanes: 26
Jet airplanes: 28
Helicopters: 5
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 230/day *
49% local general aviation
46% transient general aviation
3% air taxi
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 29 February 2008

Additional Remarks

- THERE MAY BE STANDING WATER OVER OR ADJACENT TO ALL SURFACES.
- AVOID OVERFLYING RESIDENTIAL AREAS NE & SE OF ARPT. DEPARTING RY 24 AVOID TURNS UNTIL 1/2 MILE BYD SHORELINE.
- WHEN THE ATCT IS CLOSED ALL ENGINE RUNUPS ARE PROHIBITED. HOWEVER, IF AN ACFT REQUIRES NIGHTTIME ENGINE MAINTENANCE, PPR FROM AMGR IS REQUIRED AND THE RUNUPS ARE TO BE PERFORMED ON TWY G BTN J & K. PILOTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CARE IN POSITIONING THEIR ACFT TO PREVENT DAMAGE FROM PROP WASH TO AFLD SIGN
- UNEVEN SURFACES LEFT SIDE RY 29.
- UNEVEN SURFACES RY 29 SAFETY AREA APCH END LEFT SIDE.
- CLOSED TO UNSCHEDULED AIR CARRIER OPS WITH MORE THAN 30 PASSENGER SEATS EXCEPT 24 HRS PPR CALL AIRPORT MANAGER (203) 576-7497.
- EXTSV HOP SFC-10,000 FT 5-15 MI NORTHWEST-NORTHEAST, FOR TFC INFO WHEN INVOF ARPT CTC SIKORSKY OPS ON 133.6/305.8 (0700-1630).
- WHEN WINDS ARE LESS THAN 5 KTS REQUESTED USE OF RY 11 OR 29.
- BIRDS & WILDLIFE FREQUENTLY ON & INVOF ARPT.
- TGL LDGS PERMITTED 0700-2200.
- ACFT WHICH EXCEED 82 DECIBELS 2200-0700 REQUIRE 12 HR PPR CALL 203-576-7497 EXCEPT MILITARY EMERG AND MEDICAL ACFT.
A52-H1 BUILDING +56 FT APPROXIMATELY 666 FT SW.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
BRIDGEPORT ONE   2 pages: [1] [2] (292KB)
DENNA TWO   download (240KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
ILS RWY 06   download (276KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 06   download (211KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 24   download (211KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 29   download (205KB)
VOR RWY 06   download (259KB)
VOR RWY 24   download (265KB)
VOR RWY 29   download (259KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (19KB)
 
Departure Procedures
BRIDGEHAVEN FIVE   download (276KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (42KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHVN - Tweed-New Haven Airport (12 nm NE)
KOXC - Waterbury-Oxford Airport (19 nm N)
KDXR - Danbury Municipal Airport (20 nm NW)
KISP - Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (22 nm S)
KHWV - Brookhaven Airport (24 nm SE)
  
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Area around KBDR (Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KBDR (Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport)
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Photo taken 30-Apr-2006
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Airport diagram
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 20-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0709:07
Sunrise05:3909:39
Sunset20:1900:19
Evening civil twilight20:5100:51

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  20-Jul-2008 11:08:02
Local (UTC-4)  20-Jul-2008 07:08:02
 
METAR
KBDR 201052Z 25005KT 10SM CLR 25/22 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02500222
KHVN 
13nm NE 		201053Z 22004KT 10SM CLR 25/22 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02500217
KOXC 
18nm N 		201055Z 00000KT 7SM CLR 22/20 A3000 RMK AO1 WX HZ
TAF
KBDR 200550Z 200606 23005KT P6SM FEW150 SCT250 FM0900 23005KT P6SM SCT090 BKN250 FM1500 23011KT P6SM FEW060 SCT120 FM0100 23008KT P6SM FEW060 FM0400 23007KT 6SM BR FEW012 SCT060 WS012/21035KT
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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 Three Wing Aviation and Fuel Services
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203-375-5795
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Holiday Inn Bridgeport 203-334-1234
[web site]
[email]
[Reservations]		 Public telephone, Internet access, Restrooms, Restaurant, Lodging
 
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3.5 miles
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AirNav users who flew into KBDR have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
RAMADA INN 1.7 80-90
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT MILFORD 3.7 141-149
RED ROOF INN MILFORD 3.9 
 

Other hotels near Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport

Miles Price ($)
RODEWAY INN STRATFORD 1.1 62-99
COMFORT SUITES STRATFORD 2.4 
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT MILFORD 3.7 109-110
FAIRFIELD INN BY MARRIOTT MILFORD 3.9 89-134
HAMPTON INN MILFORD 4.8 89-144
MARRIOTT - TRUMBULL 5.1 198-224
BEST WESTERN BLACK ROCK INN 5.8 116-133
HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTON STRATFORD CT 5.9 189-239

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport

4 in Stratford
10 in Milford
1 in Fairfield
4 in Shelton
3 in West Haven
2 in Westport
8 in New Haven
7 in Norwalk
1 in Stony Brook, NY
3 in Branford
1 in Ridgefield
1 in Darien
3 in Hamden
 

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