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KDXR Danbury Municipal Airport
Danbury, Connecticut, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: DXR
Lat/Long: 41-22-17.5270N / 073-28-55.8860W
41-22.292117N / 073-28.931433W
41.3715353 / -73.4821906
(estimated)
Elevation: 458 ft. / 139.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 14W (1995)
From city: 3 miles SW of DANBURY, CT
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 06810

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: DXR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-DUSK
Pattern altitude: 1701 ft. MSL
TPA FOR JET ACFT 1743 AGL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RWY 08/26 & REILS RWY 08 & 26 WHEN TWR CLSD - 119.4.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BCN LCTD ONE MILE SOUTH OF ARPT ON TOP OF A HILL.
Fire and rescue: ARFF index A
Airline operations: PPR 24 HRS FOR UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS; CALL AMGR 203-797-4624.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 119.4
UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 127.75
DANBURY GROUND: 121.6 [0700-2200]
DANBURY TOWER: 119.4 [0700-2200]
NEW YORK APPROACH: 126.4
NEW YORK DEPARTURE: 126.4
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 128.6(WHEN DXR ATCT CLSD)
WX AWOS-3 at OXC (17 nm E): 132.975 (203-262-1190)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CMKr051/7.1CARMEL VOR/DME116.6012W
BDRr320/20.5BRIDGEPORT VOR/DME108.8012W
IGNr151/23.3KINGSTON VOR/DME117.6012W
PWLr179/24.5PAWLING VOR/DME114.3012W
HVNr297/27.7NEW HAVEN VOR/DME109.8013W
DPKr359/35.7DEER PARK VOR/DME117.7012W
MADr289/35.8MADISON VOR/DME110.4013W
LGAr038/39.4LA GUARDIA VOR/DME113.1012W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CLERA282/16.736214WJWE .--- .-- .
WATERBURY252/17.925714WTBY - -... -.--
PATERSON062/39.534712WPNJ .--. -. .---

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: LOW
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 4422 x 150 ft. / 1348 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 38.0
Double wheel: 70.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Latitude: 41-22.121800N41-22.373733N
Longitude: 073-29.445700W073-28.538800W
Elevation: 457.4 ft.453.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 084 magnetic, 070 true264 magnetic, 250 true
Displaced threshold: 368 ft.734 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LOC/DME
Obstructions: 15 ft. trees, 230 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
+9' FENCE 170' FM THR.		88 ft. trees, 450 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
RWY 26 +6' FENCE 75' FROM THLD.

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 3135 x 100 ft. / 956 x 30 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 50.0
Double wheel: 65.0
Operational restrictions: RY 17/35 CLSD NIGHTS.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 41-22.584817N41-22.124450N
Longitude: 073-29.000700W073-28.690600W
Elevation: 452.3 ft.454.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 167 magnetic, 153 true347 magnetic, 333 true
Displaced threshold: 223 ft.231 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 22 ft. pole, 600 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear
5 FT FENCE 50 FT FROM THR. +15 FT ROAD 94 FT FROM THR.		30 ft. trees, 350 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
+8 FT FENCE 150 FT FM THLD; +17 FT ROAD 120 FT FT THLD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF DANBURY
CITY HALL
DANBURY, CT 06810
Phone 203-797-4500
Manager: PAUL D. ESTEFAN
P.O.BOX 2299
DANBURY, CT 06813
Phone 203-797-4624

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 265
Single engine airplanes: 210
Multi engine airplanes: 48
Jet airplanes: 6
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 228/day *
56% local general aviation
40% transient general aviation
4% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008

Additional Remarks

- ACFT USING RWY 35 ARE NOT VISIBLE FM THE TWR DESCENDING BLO 1300' ON BASE LEG TIL APCHG 1/2MI FINAL DUE TO NATURAL TERRAIN.
- PROHIBITED TO ULTRALIGHT & UNREGISTERED ACFT.
- 24 HR SELF- SERV FUEL AVBL
- DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
- INTXN ECTION TKOFS; STOP & GO TKOFS NOT AUZD.
- PPR FOR FORMATION TKOF/LDG; CTC AMGR.
- LDG DISTANCE AVBL NON-STD; PART 121 & 135 OPNS MUST COMPUTE EFFECTIVE RY LENGTHS. ALL OTHERS BE AWARE REMAINING RY LENGTH AVBL AFTER CLEARING CONTROLLING OBSTN RYS 08 & 26 MAY BE INSUFFICIENT DEPENDING ON TYPE ACFT.
- NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT CTC AMGR 203-797-4624.
- ARPT CLSD TO SCHEDULED AIR CARRIER OPNS.

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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
NOBBI FIVE **CHANGED**   2 pages: [1] [2] (442KB)
RICED FOUR   download (182KB)
VALRE THREE **CHANGED**   download (304KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 08   download (195KB)
LOC RWY 08   download (251KB)
VOR OR GPS-A   download (203KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (19KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (42KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

N69 - Stormville Airport (17 nm NW)
KOXC - Waterbury-Oxford Airport (17 nm E)
KBDR - Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (20 nm SE)
KHPN - Westchester County Airport (21 nm SW)
44N - Sky Acres Airport (23 nm NW)
  
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Area around KDXR (Danbury Municipal Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KDXR (Danbury Municipal Airport)
Photo by Erik Stephens
Photo taken 31-Dec-2006
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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
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Diagram of KDXR (Danbury Municipal Airport)
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From to KDXR

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0611:06
Sunrise06:3511:35
Sunset16:4121:41
Evening civil twilight17:1022:10

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 03:43:50
Local (UTC-5)  08-Nov-2009 22:43:50
 
METAR
KDXR 090253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/02 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP292 T00280017 53014
KOXC 
17nm E 		090235Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M03 A3039 RMK AO1
KBDR 
20nm SE 		090252Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM CLR 09/03 A3037 RMK AO2 SLP283 T00890028 51014
TAF
KBDR 
20nm SE 		090230Z 0903/0924 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM091400 21005KT P6SM SKC FM091900 22008KT P6SM SCT250
KHPN 
21nm SW 		090230Z 0903/0924 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM091500 20004KT P6SM SKC FM091900 20006KT P6SM SCT250 AMD NOT SKED
KPOU 
24nm NW 		082321Z 0900/0924 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM091500 20004KT P6SM SCT250 FM091700 20008KT P6SM FEW050 BKN250
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Business Aircraft Center, Inc. UNICOM 122.95
203-748-7000
[web site]
[email]
 Olive Garden and Red Lobster adjacent. Aviation fuel, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, ...
 
AirBoss™ fuel program   Colt International   Avnet Premier FBO   AVTRIP   Enterprise Rent-A-Car   Avis   Hertz  
 
More info about Business Aircraft Center, Inc.
Avfuel
100LL Jet A
FS $4.71 $4.36 
GUARANTEED
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Curtiss Aero 203-743-4007
 Aviation fuel, Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft modifications

More info about Curtiss Aero
Air BP
100LL
SS $4.39 
GUARANTEED
   1 read  write
Reliant Air 122.825
203-743-5100
[web site]
[email]
 The Fastest FBO in the Northeast!
 
AirBoss™ fuel program   NATA Safety 1st   Colt International   Avnet Premier FBO   AVTRIP   Crew car   Avis   Enterprise Rent-A-Car   Hertz   Wi-Fi ZONE   Wireless Internet Access   Wheelchair Accessible  
 
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Avfuel
100LL Jet A
FS $4.49 $4.11 
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Executive Air Service 203-778-1150
203-744-5010
[web site]
[email]
 Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, GPU / Power cart, Passenger terminal and lounge, Flight training, ...
 
Phillips 66 Aviation Performance Center   Enterprise Rent-A-Car   Cessna Pilot Center  
 
More info about Executive Air Service
Phillips 66
100LL Jet A
FS $4.85 $4.25 
GUARANTEED
   4 read  write
FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Danbury Municipal Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Danbury Municipal Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KDXR have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
STONY HILL INN 5.9 89-99
ETHAN ALLEN HOTEL 0.9 145-172
DANBURY PLAZA 2.1 109-128
MICROTEL INN & SUITES BETHEL / DANBURY 5.4 70-89
 

Other hotels near Danbury Municipal Airport

Miles Price ($)
RESIDENCE INN MARRIOTT DANBURY 0.9 159-160
MARON HOTEL AND SUITES DANBURY (FORMERLY RADISSON HOTEL) 1.0 99-100
SUPER 8 DANBURY CT 1.1 50-80
SPRINGHILL SUITES BY MARRIOTT - DANBURY 2.0 159-190
COMFORT SUITES DANBURY 2.0 120-130
HILTON GARDEN INN DANBURY 2.5 75-119
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 2.6 71-79
OAKWOOD AT WILLOW GROVE AT DANB 3.5 133-147
QUALITY INN AND SUITES DANBURY 3.8 90-100
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT DANBURY 4.4 109-140
HAMPTON INN DANBURY CT 4.4 94-159
HOLIDAY INN DANBURY-BETHEL AT I-84airport transportation 4.4 86-140
WELLESLEY INN DANBURY 4.9 65
BEST WESTERN BERKSHIRE INN 5.3 89-109
HOWARD JOHNSON BETHEL 5.4 69-80
DAYS INN BETHEL - DANBURY 5.5 68-79

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
airport transportation indicates that the hotel is reported to provide airport transportation. Please check with the hotel for hours and availability of transportation to/from Danbury Municipal Airport. It is possible that transportation may not be available to/from KDXR but to other nearby airports. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Danbury Municipal Airport

15 in Danbury
5 in Bethel
1 in Ridgefield
1 in Brookfield
2 in Southbury
1 in Mount Kisco, NY
2 in Westport
8 in Norwalk
1 in Fairfield
 

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