Bridgeport Municipal Airport

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Bridgeport Municipal Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: KXBP – FAA: XBP
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Bridgeport
Location		Bridgeport, Texas
Elevation AMSL		852 ft / 260 m
Coordinates		33°10′31″N 097°49′42″W / 33.17528, -97.82833
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
17/35	4,004	1,220	Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations			12,300
Based aircraft			49
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

For the airport in Bridgeport, Connecticut, see Sikorsky Memorial Airport.

Bridgeport Municipal Airport (ICAO: KXBP, FAA LID: XBP) is a public airport located four miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Bridgeport, a city in Wise County, Texas, United States. It is owned by the City of Bridgeport.^[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Bridgeport Municipal Airport is assigned XBP (formerly 1F9) by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.^[2]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Bridgeport Municipal Airport covers an area of 117 acres (47 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (17/35) measuring 4,004 x 60 ft. (1,220 x 18 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 23, 2005, the airport had 12,300 aircraft operations, 100% of which were general aviation. There are 49 aircraft based at this airport: 70% single engine, 14% multi-engine, 12% ultralight and 4% helicopters.^[1]