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]
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 206 acres (83 ha) 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.[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]
See also
References
- Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for XBP PDF, effective 2023-10-05
- ^ "Texas Airport Directory - Bridgeport, Bridgeport Muni (XBP)" (PDF). Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KXBP - Bridgeport, Texas (Bridgeport Municipal Airport)
- ^ Teeter, Bill (17 July 2001). "2 men hurt in crash of stolen plane". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
- ^ "NTSB Aviation Accident Final Report FTW01LA165". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
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