Southeast Texas Regional Airport

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Southeast Texas Regional Airport

IATA: BPT – ICAO: KBPT – FAA: BPT
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Jefferson County
Serves		Beaumont / Port Arthur, Texas
Location		Nederland, Texas
Elevation AMSL		15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates		29°57′03″N 094°01′14″W / 29.95083, -94.02056
Website		co.jefferson.tx.us/setra/
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
12/30	6,750	2,057	Concrete
16/34	5,070	1,545	Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			59,010
Based aircraft			87
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

"BPT" redirects here. For other uses, see BPT (disambiguation).

Southeast Texas Regional Airport (IATA: BPT, ICAO: KBPT, FAA LID: BPT), abbreviated as SETRA, is a public airport located near Port Arthur, Texas, United States, nine miles (14 km) southeast of the central business district of Beaumont and northeast of Port Arthur. It was formerly known as the Jefferson County Airport, but its name was changed in an attempt to promote its use. The airport, southwest of the city of Nederland, is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline.

1 Facilities and aircraft
2 Airlines and destinations
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Southeast Texas Regional Airport covers an area of 1,799 acres (728 ha) which contains two paved runways: 12/30 measuring 6,750 x 150 ft (2,057 x 46 m) and 16/34 measuring 5,070 x 150 ft (1,545 x 46 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending January 31, 2007, the airport had 59,010 aircraft operations, an average of 161 per day: 82% general aviation, 11% air taxi, 7% military and <1% scheduled commercial. There are 87 aircraft based at this airport: 67% single engine, 15% multi-engine, 10% jet aircraft and 8% helicopters.^[1]