Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 1,985 ft / 605 m 5,705 1,739 Elevation 605 m | Serves Sidney, Montana 1/19 5,705 Code SDY Phone +1 406-433-3273 | |
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Owner Sidney Richland Airport Authority Address 540 Airport Rd, Sidney, MT 59270, USA Similar Avis Car Rental, Beagle Properties, Law and Justice Center, Priceless, Gem City Motors | ||
Sidney–Richland Municipal Airport (IATA: SDY, ICAO: KSDY, FAA LID: SDY) is a public use airport located one nautical mile (2 km) west of the central business district of Sidney, a city in Richland County, Montana, United States. It is owned by the Sidney Richland Airport Authority. The airport is served by one commercial airline, service is subsidized by the federal government's Essential Air Service program at a cost of $3,777,579 (per year).
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As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 13,385 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 2,031 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 2,766 in 2009, and 3,659 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation airport based on enplanements in 2008 (the commercial service category requires at least 2,500 enplanements per year).
Scheduled air service temporarily ceased on March 8, 2008, when Big Sky Airlines ended operations in bankruptcy. Great Lakes Airlines was given USDOT approval to take over Essential Air Service (EAS) and flights began in 2009. Between 2011 and 2013, service was provided under EAS contract by Silver Airways (formerly Gulfstream International Airlines). Effective December 10, 2013 service between Sidney and Billings is provided five times per day by Cape Air in Cessna 402C equipment.
Facilities and aircraft
Sidney–Richland Municipal Airport covers an area of 335 acres (136 ha) at an elevation of 1,985 feet (605 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 1/19 is 5,705 by 100 feet (1,739 x 30 m) and 11/29 is 4,023 by 100 feet.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 6,815 aircraft operations, an average of 18 per day: 59% general aviation, 26% scheduled commercial, 15% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time 32 aircraft were based at this airport: 84% single-engine and 16% multi-engine.
Airline and destination
The following airline offers scheduled passenger service: