Bert Mooney Airport
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Bert Mooney Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Butte, Montana | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 5,550 ft / 1,692 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°57′17″N 112°29′51″W / 45.95472°N 112.49750°WCoordinates: 45°57′17″N 112°29′51″W / 45.95472°N 112.49750°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | ButteAirport.com | ||||||||||||||
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Bert Mooney Airport (IATA: BTM, ICAO: KBTM, FAA LID: BTM) is a public airport three miles southeast of Butte, in Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. It is owned by the Bert Mooney Airport Authority.[1]
The airport name was changed in 1972 to honor Bert Mooney, an aviator from Butte who was the first to fly mail into Yellowstone National Park in 1935. Prior to this the airport was Butte Municipal Airport (from its opening in 1926) and Silver Bow County Airport from 1960 to 1972.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service facility (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[2] Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 30,431 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 25,178 in 2009 and 25,433 in 2010.[4]
Facilities[]
Bert Mooney Airport covers 890 acres (360 ha) at an elevation of 5,550 feet (1,692 m). It has two asphalt runways: 15/33 is 9,001 by 150 feet (2,744 x 46 m) and 11/29 is 5,100 by 75 feet.[1]
In 2011 the airport had 23,934 aircraft operations, average 65 per day: 86% general aviation, 8% air taxi, 3% commercial service and 3% military. 36 aircraft were then based at this airport: 67% single-engine, 25% multi-engine, and 8% helicopter.[1]
Airlines and Destinations[]
Passenger[]
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Airlines | Destinations |
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Delta Connection | Salt Lake City |
United Express | Denver[5] |
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Rank | Airport | Passengers | Airline |
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1 | Salt Lake City International (SLC) | 18,270 | Delta Connection |
Accidents[]
On November 7, 1950, a Northwest Orient Airlines plane carrying 21 people crashed into the East Ridge of Butte during a blizzard. All on board were killed.[7]
On March 22, 2009, a Pilatus PC-12 flying in from Oroville, California, crashed in Holy Cross Cemetery 500 feet from the airport, killing all 14 passengers and crew on board.[8][9][10][11]
References[]
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for BTM PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ^ "New Service | Denver International Airport".
- ^ "Butte, MT: Bert Mooney (BTM)". Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA), U.S. Department of Transportation. December 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 115 at Aviation Safety Network
- ^ Plane crash kills 3 families with young children on way to vacation
- ^ "At Least 14 Dead in Montana Crash", The New York Times, 2009-03-22. Accessed 2009-03-23.
- ^ "Crashed US plane 'not certified to carry so many passengers'". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Agence France Press.
- ^ "'Children die' in US plane crash". BBC. 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
External links[]
- Bert Mooney Airport, official site
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective January 27, 2022
- FAA Terminal Procedures for BTM, effective January 27, 2022
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for BTM
- AirNav airport information for KBTM
- ASN accident history for BTM
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
- Airports in Montana
- Buildings and structures in Butte, Montana
- Transportation in Silver Bow County, Montana
- Airports established in 1926
- Essential Air Service
- 1926 establishments in Montana