# Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR)

> Bridgeport, US · IATA: BDR · ICAO: KBDR · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BDR` |
| ICAO | `KBDR` |
| City | Bridgeport |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 3 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 41.16350, -73.12620 |

## Description

The name says helicopter pioneer; the operation says flying club. Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (IATA: BDR, ICAO: KBDR) sits on the Connecticut shoreline in Stratford, is owned by the City of Bridgeport, and has had no scheduled airline since US Airways withdrew in 1999 and no air-cargo handling at all. Traffic today is general aviation, business flying and flight training; there is no customs post, no cargo terminal and no dangerous-goods acceptance. The long-running issue on the field is its runway safety areas: the FAA wants an EMAS arrestor bed to replace the blast fence at Runway 6/24 and has tied badly needed pavement repairs to it, while a fresh master plan is under way. Air freight for Fairfield County is consolidated at Bradley International (BDL) near Hartford, Connecticut's cargo airport, and at New York JFK and Newark (EWR). Both New York gateways are one to two hours away by truck, which leaves BDR a pickup-and-delivery point for business aviation rather than a link in any freight chain.

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