Bridgeport/sikorsky Airport (BDR)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	BDR
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	73°7'34.2330" W / 41°9'48.5310" N -73.126176 / 41.163481 (Estimated)
Elevation	8.50 ft / 2.59 m (Surveyed)
Land	800 acres
From nearest city	3 nautical miles SE of Bridgeport, CT
Location	Fairfield County, CT
Magnetic Variation	13W (1980)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	CITY OF BRIDGEPORT
Address	45 LYON TERRACE BRIDGEPORT, CT 06615
Phone number	203-576-7201
Manager	LISA TRACHTENBURG
Address	1000 GREAT MEADOW RD STRATFORD, CT 06497
Phone number	203-576-8163

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	Yes
Sectional chart	NEW YORK
Region	ANE - New England
Responsible ARTCC	ZNY - NEW YORK
Tie-in FSS	BDR - BRIDGEPORT
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	BDR (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date	2017/02

Airport Communications

CTAF	120.9 MHz
UNICOM	123.0 MHz
ASOS	BDR (203-381-9453)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	HIGH/LOW
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AFRT,AMB,AVNCS,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES

Runway Information

Runway 06/24

Dimensions	4677 x 100 ft (1426 x 30 m)
Surface	ASPH (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	High

	06	24
Alignment	45°	225°
Physical elevation	6.90 ft	6.70 ft
Coordinates	41.157041 / -73.131954	41.166119 / -73.119945
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type	ILS/DME
VGSI	4-light PAPI on right	4-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes

Runway 11/29

Dimensions	4759 x 150 ft (1451 x 46 m)
Surface	ASPH (FAIR)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	High

	11	29
Alignment	98°	278°
Physical elevation	8.50 ft	6.50 ft
Coordinates	41.166239 / -73.134960	41.164458 / -73.117837
Traffic pattern	Left	Right
Runway marking	Basic , Fair Condition	Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition
VGSI	4-light PAPI on right	4-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
HVN	DME	NEW HAVEN	35X	109.80		12.4 nm
BYT	DME	BRADLEY	117Y	117.05		49.9 nm
SKU	FAN MARKER	STANWYCK		0.00	12W	46.9 nm
IS	NDB	LOKKS		366.00	14W	26.3 nm
FR	NDB	FRIKK		407.00	14W	28.3 nm
SKU	NDB	STANWYCK		261.00	12W	46.9 nm
FOK	TACAN	SUFFOLK CO	47X	111.00	13W	29.8 nm
BDR	VOR/DME	BRIDGEPORT	25X	108.80	12W	0.2 nm
CCC	VOR/DME	CALVERTON	92Y	114.55	13W	20.4 nm
MAD	VOR/DME	MADISON	41X	110.40	13W	21.6 nm
CMK	VOR/DME	CARMEL	113X	116.60	12W	21.7 nm
DPK	VOR/DME	DEER PARK	124X	117.70	12W	23.8 nm
HFD	VOR/DME	HARTFORD	96X	114.90	13W	38.8 nm
LGA	VOR/DME	LA GUARDIA	78X	113.10	12W	40.7 nm
PWL	VOR/DME	PAWLING	90X	114.30	12W	42.2 nm
JFK	VOR/DME	KENNEDY	106X	115.90	12W	43.3 nm
IGN	VOR/DME	KINGSTON	123X	117.60	12W	43.5 nm
TEB	VOR/DME	TETERBORO	21X	108.40	11W	46.5 nm
CRI	VOR/DME	CANARSIE	70X	112.30	11W	48.1 nm
GON	VOR/DME	GROTON	45Y	110.85	14W	49.6 nm
HTO	VORTAC	HAMPTON	83X	113.60	13W	39.5 nm
BDR	VOT	BRIDGEPORT		109.25		0.1 nm
ISP	VOT	LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR		109.40		22.5 nm
HFD	VOT	HARTFORD		108.20		40.5 nm
GON	VOT	GROTON		110.25		49.6 nm

Remarks

• THERE MAY BE STANDING WATER ADJ TO ALL SFCS.
• AVOID OVERFLYING RESL AREAS NE & SE OF ARPT. DEPARTING RWY 24 AVOID TURNS TIL 1/2 MILE BYD SHORELINE.
• WHEN ATCT CLSD ALL ENG RUNUPS ARE PROHIBITED. HWVR, IF AN ACFT RQRS NIGHTTIME ENG MAINT, PPR FM AMGR IS RQRD AND RUNUPS ARE TO BE PERFORMED ON TWY G BTWN J & K. PILOTS ARE ADZD TO USE CARE PSNG THEIR ACFT TO PREVENT DMG FM PROP WASH TO AFLD SIGN.
• UNEVEN SFCS RWY 29 SAFETY AREA APCH END LEFT SIDE.
• POLE 120 FT .75 NM S OF ARPT UNLGTD.
• RWY 29 CLSD TO TKOF ACFT MORE THAN 45000 LB EXC 30 MIN PPR 203-576-7497.
• FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC NEW YORK APCH AT 516-683-2449 OR 124.075
• EXTSV HOP BLW 10000 FT 5-15 MI NW THRU NE, FOR TFC INFO WHEN INVOF ARPT CTC SIKORSKY OPS ON 133.6/305.8 (0700-1630).
• WHEN WINDS ARE LESS THAN 5 KTS RQSTD USE OF RWY 11 OR 29.
• BIRDS & WILDLIFE FQTLY ON & INVOF ARPT.
• EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.