Danbury Municipal Airport

Danbury Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Danbury
ServesGreater Danbury
LocationDanbury, Connecticut
Hub forReliant Air and Eagle Air
Elevation AMSL458 ft / 140 m
Coordinates41°22′18″N 073°28′56″W / 41.37167°N 73.48222°W / 41.37167; -73.48222
WebsiteDXR Website
Maps
FAA airport diagram
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 4,422 1,348 Asphalt
17/35 3,135 956 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations61,270
Based aircraft264

Danbury Municipal Airport (IATA: DXR, ICAO: KDXR, FAA LID: DXR) is a public use general aviation and commercial 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 under the management of Michael Safranek. 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 regional reliever airport facility.[2]

The Reliant Air building burned down on the evening of September 12, 2007. The hangar was located on the northeast side of the airport.[3] It has since been rebuilt and Reliant Air continues in business.

  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for DXR PDF, effective 2007-07-05
  2. ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ^ Kevin J. Czarzasty (2007-09-13). "Fire Destroys Hangar at Danbury Airport". FireFightingNews. Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-11-14.