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KBDR · Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport

ICAO · US · 31 NTSB events

ID KBDR FAA BDR Elev 9 ft Lat 41° 9.81' N Lon 73° 7.57' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

—

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,759 ft. Max gradient: 0.04%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 098° 4,759 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
29 278° 4,759 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.04%
06 045° 4,677 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.00%
24 225° 4,677 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.00%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 119.150
  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.750
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR BRIDGEPORT TWR 120.900
  • CTAF CTAF 120.900
  • A/D NEW YORK APP/DEP 124.075
  • RDO BRIDGEPORT RDO 108.800
  • UNIC UNICOM 123.000

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  • VOR-DME BDR

    Bridgeport

    108.80 MHz · DME 108.80 · LO · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 5 matched · 44 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 06 and 24, 11 and 29; PAPI Rwy 06, 11 and 29; HIRL Rwy 06–24 and 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 06 and 24, 11 and 29; PAPI Rwy 06, 11 and 29; HIRL Rwy 06–24 and 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (5)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 11–29: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 11–29: H4759X150 (ASPH) S–30, D–108, 2S–137 PCR 278 F/B/…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 06 and 24, 11 and 29; PAPI Rwy 06, 11 and 29; HIRL Rwy 06–24 and 11–29. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 06 and 24, 11 and 29; PAPI Rwy 06, 11 and 29; HIRL Rwy 06–24 and 11–29 —CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds and wildlife frequently on and invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee

  • Airport attended 1100–0500Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1100–0500Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (44 sentences)
  • ·32 CONNECTICUT SECTION 2: AIRPORT/FACILITY DIRECTORY Connecticut BRADLEY INTL (See WINDSOR LOCKS on page 43) BRADLEY N41º55.83´ W72º41.99´ NOTAM FILE BDL.
  • ·(L) DME 117.05 BYT Chan 117(Y) at Bradley Intl. 169.
  • ·RWY 06–24: H4677X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–57, D–80, 2S–135 PCR 278 F/B/X/U HIRL No Part 121/Part 380 Ops RWY 06: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 51´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 52´.
  • ·LAND AND HOLD–SHORT OPERATIONS LDG RWY HOLD–SHORT POINT AVBL LDG DIST RWY 06 11–29 3700 RWY 11 06–24 3350
  • ·RWY 06: TORA–4677 TODA–4677 ASDA–4677 LDA–4677 RWY 11: TORA–4759 TODA–4759 ASDA–4759 LDA–4759 RWY 24: TORA–4677 TODA–4677 ASDA–4677 LDA–4357 RWY 29: TORA–4759 TODA–4759 ASDA–4759 LDA–4395 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 06: EMAS
  • ·PAEW adjacent to all operational sfcs dalgt hrs Apr through Oct.
  • ·There may be standing water adjacent to all sfcs.
  • ·Uneven sfcs Rwy 29 safety area apch end left side.
  • ·Extensive helicopter ops blw 10,000 ft 5–15 miles NW thru NE, for tfc information when invof arpt ctc Sikorsky ops on 133.6 (1200–2130Z‡).
  • ·Rwy 29 clsd to takeoff acft more than 45,000 lb exc 30 min PPR 203–576–7497.
  • ·Avoid overflying residential areas NE and SE of arpt.
  • ·Departing Rwy 24 avoid turns until 1/2 mile byd shoreline.
  • ·TPA—1009(1000) for single engine acft, 1509(1500) all others.
  • ·When winds are less than 5 kts requested use of Rwy 11 or Rwy 29.
  • ·When the twr is clsd all engine runups are prohibited.
  • ·However, if an acft rqrs nighttime engine maintenance, PPR from arpt manager is rqrd and the runups are to be performed on Twy G between Twy J and Twy K.
  • ·Pilots are advised to use care in positioning their acft to prevent damage from prop wash to afld sign.
  • ·Rwy 06–24 and Rwy 11–29, 90 day PPR for unsked acr ops gtr than 30 pax seats–call amgr.
  • ·Prkg fee all acft aft 2 hrs.
  • ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) available.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 203-576-8163
  • ·ASOS 119.15 (203) 381–9453.
  • ·CTAF 120.9 ATIS 119.15 UNICOM 123.0 RCO 122.2 (BRIDGEPORT RADIO) ®NEW YORK APP/DEP CON 124.075 CLNC DEL 124.075 (when BDR twr clsd) BRIDGEPORT TOWER 120.9 (1130–0300Z‡) GND CON 121.75 CLNC DEL 121.75 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when ATCT clsd ctc New York Apch at 516-683-2449 or 124.075
  • ·CLASS D svc 1130–0300Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·VOR TEST FACILITY (VOT) 109.25 CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE NEW YORK NEW YORK COPTER L–33B, 34I IAP, AD NE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 CONNECTICUT 33 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·(L) (L) VORW/DME 108.8 BDR Chan 25 N41º09.64´ W73º07.47´ at fld. 6/12W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 106º–120º byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ 121º–130º byd 15 NM blo 3,000´ 161º–180º byd 30 NM blo 1,300´ 181º–260º byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ 261º–359º byd 30 NM blo 5,500´ 360º–105º byd 30 NM blo 3,000´ DME unusable: 106º–120º byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ 121º–130º byd 30 NM blo 2,200´ 161º–180º byd 30 NM blo 1,300´ 181º–260º byd 30 NM blo 2,500´ 261º–359º byd 30 NM blo 5,500´ 360º–105º byd 30 NM blo 3,000´ ILS/DME 110.7 I–BDR Chan 44 Rwy 06.
  • ·Glideslope unusable for cpd apchs blw 350´.

+ 14 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · BDR

NTSB events

31 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

31

since 1982

Fatal

7

22.6% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 149,945 ops in 1991

2024 total

73,526

10-yr total

558,835

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 97% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

3.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.81

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=31

  • Other 8
  • Ground collision 5
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Hard landing 3
  • Loss of control 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Gear-up landing 2

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2011-06-25 Piper PA-32-300 · Other · VMC · night →
2024-09-10 BRANDT STIRLING D WAIEX-B · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2023-04-27 GILBERT R. RINGER GP4 · Gear-up · IMC · day →
2015-09-07 Piper PA-24 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2011-04-02 Cessna U206C · Hard landing · dusk →
2009-06-12 PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD PC-12/47 · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
2008-11-01 GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. AA-5B · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2007-09-18 Piper PA-28-180 · Other · VMC · day →
2004-04-10 Cessna 172N · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2001-12-30 Piper PA-28R-180 · Other · VMC · night →
2001-03-09 Hawker Siddeley HS-125-3A · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
1998-04-19 Mooney M20J · Stall / spin · IMC · night →
1997-01-16 Cessna 310F · Ground collision · night →
1996-06-29 Piper PA-28-161 · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1996-02-16 Piper PA-32-300 · Ground collision · day →
1994-07-31 Piper PA-28-181 · Engine failure · day →
1994-04-27 Piper PA31 · Stall / spin · IMC · night →
1991-12-26 Piper PA-24-260C · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1991-10-12 Aerospatiale ATR-42-320 · Ground collision · VMC · night →
1990-10-23 Cessna 210 · Under/overshoot · IMC · day →
1990-04-18 Piper PA-34-200T · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1989-01-16 Beech S-35 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night-moonlit →
1989-01-07 Cessna 152 · Engine failure · day →
1988-12-24 Beech A36 · Other · day →
1988-02-20 Piper PA-34-200T · Other · IMC · night →
1988-02-16 Gulfstream AA-5B · Other · day →
1987-09-29 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-12-29 KOSCH WHITEHEAD #21 · Ground collision · IMC · day →
1984-09-03 Aero Commander 680V · Other · IMC · night →
1983-01-30 Cessna 172P · Weather · day →
1983-01-08 Robinson R22 · Ground collision · VMC · day →

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Raymond Carmine Altieri Stratford CT 5 nm
Christopher R Hand Oxford CT 19 nm
P Rivera-Hagarty Lake Ronkonkoma NY 20 nm
Michael Patrick Hughes Holtsville NY 21 nm
Neil Devon Rose Ronkonkoma NY 22 nm
Eduardo Sosa Farmingdale NY 30 nm
Ioannis Charalambous Farmingdale NY 30 nm
Marina Petkova Dimitrova Farmingdale NY 30 nm
Stephen Vincent Campbell Farmingdale NY 30 nm
Nicholas John Gregory New Rochelle NY 33 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Kim Dean Gilbert Bridgeport CT 4 nm
John Joseph O'Neill Bridgeport CT 4 nm
Andrew Nelson Mitchell Bridgeport CT 4 nm
Rodolfo De Oliveira Costa Bridgeport CT 4 nm
Roger Wolcott Ameden Trumbull CT 5 nm
David Scott Lemaire Trumbull CT 5 nm
Klaus Peter Ronge Trumbull CT 5 nm
Robert David Telep Trumbull CT 5 nm
Justin M Sime Trumbull CT 5 nm
William Ronald Ekstrom Trumbull CT 5 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
John Michael Hmurcik Bridgeport CT 4 nm
John Joseph O'Neill Bridgeport CT 4 nm
Leo Louis Colbert Bridgeport CT 4 nm
Antonio Moura Defonte Bridgeport CT 4 nm
Christopher Octave Frank Bridgeport CT 4 nm
Nuheng Sackda Bridgeport CT 4 nm
Russell Lander Sisco Bridgeport CT 4 nm
Gregory Carl Fraser Bridgeport CT 4 nm
Bonifacio Perez Bridgeport CT 4 nm
Daniel William Knapp Bridgeport CT 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Executive Aircraft Interiors
Oxford, CT
18 nm
A&P Aircraft Maintenance
Ronkonkoma, NY
22 nm
Islip Avionics, Inc.
Ronkonkoma, NY
23 nm
Empire Avionics Corporation
White Plains, NY
27 nm
Sunrise Jets Maintenance, LLC.
Westhampton Beach, NY
29 nm
Talon Air Maintenance Services, LLC
Farmingdale, NY
30 nm
Stellar Avionics Services, LLC
Chester, CT
31 nm
VIP Aero Instruments and Avionics
Hartford, CT
41 nm
Bravo Zulu Aviation
Wappingers Falls, NY
44 nm
Precision Avionics, Inc.
Wappingers Falls, NY
44 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.