# Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR / KBDR)

**Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport** (IATA: BDR, ICAO: KBDR) is a medium airport in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,759 ft (1,451 m). In 2022 it handled 182 passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdr

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BDR / KBDR
- FAA: BDR
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 9 ft / 3 m
- Coordinates: 41.1635, -73.1262
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,759 ft / 1,451 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches, 1 departure, 2 arrivals
- Passengers: 182 (2022)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.bridgeportct.gov/airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_Memorial_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7513895
- Weather station: KBDR · WMO 72504
- Ident: KBDR

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11/29 | 4,759 ft / 1,451 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 098° / 278° | yes |
| 06/24 | 4,677 ft / 1,426 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00621AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 95 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 143 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 126 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 99 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 99 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 53 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 134 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 182 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 182 (2022) | #3,579 of 3,974 | #950 in North America | #703 in US |
| Longest runway | 4,759 ft / 1,451 m | #7,516 of 29,858 | #2,845 in North America | #2,340 in US |
| Elevation | 9 ft / 3 m | =42,733 of 43,403 | =19,198 in North America | =15,632 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

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

## Nearby airports

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- [DXR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdxr.md) Danbury Municipal Airport · 23 mi / 38 km
- [ISP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kisp.md) Long Island MacArthur Airport · 25 mi / 41 km
- [HPN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khpn.md) Westchester County Airport · 31 mi / 50 km
- [FRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfrg.md) Republic Airport · 34 mi / 54 km
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## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdr/data