Bridgeport Municipal Airport

Bridgeport Municipal Airport (ICAO: KXBP, FAA LID: XBP) is a public airport near Bridgeport, in Wise County, Texas. It is owned by the City of Bridgeport[1] and is located 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) southwest of the central business district.[2]

For the airport in Bridgeport, Connecticut, see Sikorsky Memorial Airport.
Bridgeport Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Bridgeport
LocationBridgeport, Texas
Elevation AMSL852 ft / 260 m
Coordinates33°10′31″N 097°49′42″W
Map
XBP
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 4,004 1,220 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations12,300
Based aircraft49

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 117 acres (47 ha) and has one asphalt runway, 18/36, 4,004 x 60 ft (1,220 x 18 m).[1]

In the year ending June 23, 2005 the airport had 12,300 aircraft operations, all general aviation. 49 aircraft are based at the airport: 70% single engine, 14% multi-engine, 12% ultralight and 4% helicopters.[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.[N 1] 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]

References
Notes
  1. The circumstances of the man's prior flight time are not made clear in the NTSB accident report, but it is likely that he had taken the controls while a certificated pilot was acting as pilot-in-command.
Citations
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for XBP (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05
  2. "Texas Airport Directory - Bridgeport, Bridgeport Muni (XBP)" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. Great Circle Mapper: KXBP - Bridgeport, Texas (Bridgeport Municipal Airport)
  4. Teeter, Bill (17 July 2001). "2 men hurt in crash of stolen plane". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  5. "NTSB Aviation Accident Final Report FTW01LA165". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 9 May 2018.


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