Danbury Municipal Airport

Coordinates: 41°22′18″N 073°28′56″W / 41.37167°N 73.48222°W / 41.37167; -73.48222

Danbury Municipal Airport
FAA airport diagram
IATA: DXR – ICAO: KDXR – FAA LID: DXR
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Danbury
Location		Danbury, Connecticut
Elevation AMSL		458 ft / 140 m
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
8/26	4,422	1,348	Asphalt
17/35	3,135	956	Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations			79,282
Based aircraft			227
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Danbury Municipal Airport (IATA: DXR, ICAO: KDXR, FAA LID: DXR) is a public use general aviation airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Danbury, in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.^[1] The airport opened in 1930. It is currently run by the city of Danbury.

The Reliant Air building burned down on the evening of September 12, 2007. The hangar was located on the northeast side of the airport.^[2] It has since been rebuilt and Reliant Air continues in business.

Facilities and aircraft

Danbury Municipal Airport covers 248 acres (1.00 km²) and has two runways:^[1]

• Runway 8/26: 4,422 x 150 ft (1,348 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 17/35: 3,135 x 100 ft (956 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt

The airport has three instrument approaches:

• Localizer Runway 8: Decision height - 643 feet (196 m) AGL
• VOR or GPS-A: Decision height - 902 feet (275 m) AGL
• GPS Runway 8: Decision height - 802 feet (244 m) AGL

For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2007, the airport had 79,282 aircraft operations, an average of 217 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% air taxi and <1% military. There are 227 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single engine, 21% multi-engine, 1% jet aircraft and 1% helicopters.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} FAA Airport Master Record for DXR (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
2. ^ Kevin J. Czarzasty (2007-09-13). "Fire Destroys Hangar at Danbury Airport". FireFightingNews. http://www.firefightingnews.com/articlePSO-US.cfm?articleID=37794. Retrieved 2009-11-14. 

External links

• Airport History and Mission Statement at City of Danbury website
• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 20 October 2011
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KDXR
  • ASN accident history for DXR
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KDXR