Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 2,143 ft / 653 m Elevation 653 m | Code BFD Phone +1 814-368-5928 | |
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Owner Bradford Regional Airport Authority Operator Bradford Regional Airport Authority Address Airport Rd, Lewis Run, PA 16738, USA | ||
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Bradford Regional Airport (IATA: BFD, ICAO: KBFD, FAA LID: BFD) is a public use airport located 10 nautical miles (19 km) south of the central business district of Bradford, in McKean County, Pennsylvania, United States. The airport is situated in Lafayette Township, but the mailing address is in Lewis Run, since Lafayette has no post office and limited facilities. It is mostly used for general aviation, but also offers scheduled commercial passenger service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.
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- Night landing at bradford regional airport bfd in pennsylvania
- Approach and landing at kbfd bradford regional airport pa
- Facilities and aircraft
- Airline and destinations
- Incidents
- References
The airport is owned by the Bradford Regional Airport Authority and serves Pennsylvania and Western New York. It is surrounded by the oil field which makes up a large part of local economy. Bradford is the home of Zippo lighters and Case knives; there is an armory at the airport for the National Guard.
As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 4,898 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 2,593 in 2009, and 2,962 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).
Its first airline flights were United DC-3s in 1948; United left about 1954. Allegheny remained until 1979 when Allegheny Commuter took over.
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Facilities and aircraft
The airport covers 1,015 acres (411 ha) at an elevation of 2,143 feet (653 m) above mean sea level. It has two cement/asphalt runways: 14/32 is 6,306 by 150 feet (1,922 x 46 m) and 5/23 is 4,499 by 100 feet (1,371 x 30 m).
In 2010 the airport had 18,932 aircraft operations, average 51 per day: 77% general aviation, 22% air taxi, and 2% military. 21 aircraft were then based at the airport: 91% single-engine, 5% multi-engine, and 5% jet.
Airline and destinations
Scheduled passenger flights: