Bridgeport Municipal Airport
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Bridgeport Municipal Airport (Template:Comma separated entries) is a public airport near Bridgeport, in Wise County, Texas. It is owned by the City of Bridgeport[1] and is located Script error: No such module "convert". southwest of the central business district.[2]
Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Bridgeport Municipal Airport is XBP (formerly 1F9) to the FAA and has no IATA code.[3]
Facilities and aircraft
Bridgeport Municipal Airport covers Script error: No such module "convert". and has one asphalt runway, 18/36, 5,005 x 75 ft (1,526 x 23 m).[1]
In the year ending September 20, 2022, the airport had 22,400 aircraft operations, all general aviation. 30 aircraft were then based at the airport: 24 single engine, and 6 multi-engine.[1]
Accidents and incidents
- 16 July 2001: In a rare case of airplane theft, two men stole a Piper PA-28-180 from Parker County Airport near Weatherford, Texas, but crashed while attempting to land at Bridgeport Municipal Airport a short time later. Hudson Oaks police speculated that the men intended to refuel the aircraft in Bridgeport before flying it to Oklahoma.[4] Neither of the thieves had ever held a pilot certificate, but the man who acted as pilot reportedly had 6 hours of prior flight time.Template:Refn The aircraft impacted the runway in a nose-down attitude and slid for a considerable distance; both men suffered serious injuries. No verifiable problems were found in the engine, airframe, or flight controls. The accident was attributed to "the non-certificated pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing."[5]
See also
References
- Notes
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External links
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for XBP
- AirNav airport information for KXBP
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures