Beaumont Municipal Airport
Beaumont Municipal Airport | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | City of Beaumont | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Beaumont, Texas | ||||||||||||||
Opened | October 1, 1937 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 32 ft / 10 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°04′13″N 094°12′54″W / 30.07028°N 94.21500°WCoordinates: 30°04′13″N 094°12′54″W / 30.07028°N 94.21500°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | https://beaumontmuni.com | ||||||||||||||
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Beaumont Municipal Airport (IATA: BMT, ICAO: KBMT, FAA LID: BMT) is seven miles west of downtown Beaumont, in Jefferson County, Texas.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Airlines at Beaumont operate from Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT) south of the city.
Facilities[]
The airport covers 276 acres (112 ha) at an elevation of 32 feet (10 m). It has two runways: 13/31 is 4,001 by 75 feet (1,220 x 23 m) asphalt; 16/34 is 2,050 by 75 feet (625 x 23 m) turf.[1]
In the year ending July 30, 2011 the airport had 15,500 aircraft operations, average 42 per day: 97% general aviation and 3% military. In August 2017, 30 aircraft were based at the airport: 25 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 1 jet and 3 helicopter.[1]
History[]
The airport opened in 1937; construction was a Works Project Administration project. The airport was used World War II by the Army Air Corps for antisubmarine patrols.[3] Until around 1940 Eastern Air Lines flights between Houston and New York stopped at Beaumont, one a day each way, and the airport probably never saw airlines after that—it didn't get a paved runway until the 1960s.
Improvements[]
A $230,000 building replaced the original terminal building in the late 1970s.[3] Other improvements included paved runways, taxiway, parking apron and lighting costing $593,000.[4]
Runway and taxiways were improved in 2009; partial financing was from a $2.9 million grant from the Texas Department of Transportation.[5]
In 2014 facilities were completely renovated. Upcoming improvements include a 12,500 sq ft hangar, a 2,500 sq ft office building, removal of a two unit T-Hangar replaced by an eight unit T-Hangar.[6]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for BMT PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 17, 2017.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Airport information". beaumontmuni.com. Beaumont Municipal Airport. Archived from the original on December 26, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ^ John H. Walker and Gwendolyn Wingate (1983). Beaumont A Pictoral History. Donning Company, 5659 Virginia Beach Blvd, Norfolk, VA 23502. p. 182.
- ^ Dan Wallach (June 30, 2009). "Beaumont Municipal Airport will improve runway with a $2.9 million grant". beaumontenterprise.com. Hearst Newspapers II, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
- ^ "Airport Renovations". beaumontmuni.com. Beaumont Texas Municipal Airport. February 24, 2015. Archived from the original on November 25, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
External links[]
- Aerial image as of February 1989 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for BMT, effective September 9, 2021
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for BMT
- AirNav airport information for KBMT
- ASN accident history for BMT
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
- Airports in Texas
- Transportation in Jefferson County, Texas
- Buildings and structures in Beaumont, Texas