Bradley International Airport

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Bradley International Airport
Hartford Airport Logo.svg
Airport 2.jpg
Characteristics
ICAO code KBDL
IATA code BDL
Coordinates

41 ° 56 ′ 20 ″  N , 72 ° 41 ′ 0 ″  W Coordinates: 41 ° 56 ′ 20 ″  N , 72 ° 41 ′ 0 ″  W
Height above MSL 52.7 m (173  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center 12 miles north of Hartford ,
12 miles south of Springfield
Street I-91 / CT 20 / CT 75
Local transport Bus :
CTtransit Route 30
Basic data
opening 1941
operator Connecticut Airport Authority (CAA)
surface 984 ha
Terminals 1
Passengers 6,752,241 (2019)
Air freight 114,903 t (2017)
Flight
movements 		94,670 (2017)
Runways
06/24 2899 m × 61 m asphalt
15/33 2087 m × 46 m asphalt
01/19 1301 m × 30 m asphalt

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Bradley International Airport is an international airport and the second largest airport in New England after Logan International Airport in Boston . The New England Air Museum is attached to the airport .

Location and transport links

Bradley International Airport is located in Hartford County , 12 miles north of downtown Hartford and 12 miles south of downtown Springfield, in the neighboring state of Massachusetts . Most of the airport is in the Windsor Locks area, one third of which it occupies. Parts of the runways protrude into Suffield and East Granby . The Bradley Airport Connector , which shares most of its route with Connecticut Route 20 , connects the airport with Interstate 91 . In addition, Connecticut Route 75 runs east of the airport premises.

The Bradley International Airport is buses in the public transport involved, the route 30 Nahverkehrsgesellschaft CTtransit snaps at him regularly.

history

The foundation stone of the airport was laid in 1940 when the State of Connecticut acquired an approximately 7 km² site . However, in 1941 the area was handed over to the United States Army in preparation for the United States' entry into World War II . After the war ended, Eastern Air Lines began commercial operations in 1947.

Airport facilities

Airport diagram (outdated)

Bradley International Airport covers an area of ​​984 hectares.

Runways

Bradley International Airport has three runways . The longest runway is marked 06/24, is 2899 meters long and 61 meters wide. The cross wind runway 15/33 is 2087 meters long and 46 meters wide. The shortest runway 01/19 is 1301 meters long and 30 meters wide. All runways are covered with asphalt.

Passenger terminals

Bradley International Airport has two passenger terminals .

Terminal A

The main terminal is the terminal A. In it are 23 passenger boarding bridges equipped boarding gates . It originally opened in 1985 with Concourse C with eleven piers. In 2003 Terminal A was expanded to include the East Concourse with twelve additional piers.

Terminal B / International Arrivals Building

After the Murphy Terminal was demolished, the International Arrivals Building is the last remaining part of the old Terminal B. The building is a Port of Entry for the United States Customs and Border Protection , which can be used for international arrivals. The International Arrivals Building is equipped with a passenger boarding bridge. It was used at times for the handling of incoming flights by Norwegian Air Shuttle .

military

Lockheed C-130H of the Connecticut Air National Guard at the airport

Bradley International Airport is used by the Connecticut Air National Guard and the Connecticut Army National Guard for military purposes. The 103rd Airlift Wing is stationed at Bradley Air National Guard Base. The 118th Airlift squadron, which is part of the 103nd Airlift Wing, with transport aircraft of type Lockheed C-130H equipped.

Former passenger terminals

Murphy Terminal

The passenger terminal in 1975

The Murphy Terminal originally opened in 1949 and has expanded several times. It later became Terminal B along with the International Arrivals Building. Murphy Terminal demolition began in 2015.

Airlines and Destinations

Bradley International Airport is used by a total of nine airlines . The most important airline is American Airlines including American Eagle , followed by Southwest Airlines , Delta Air Lines including Delta Connection , Jetblue Airways , United Airlines including United Express and Spirit Airlines .

A total of 26 national and four international destinations are served non-stop from Bradley International Airport . In July 2007, Northwest Airlines launched the first direct connection between Connecticut and Europe with flights to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol . This route has since been discontinued so that there were no longer any direct connections to mainland Europe . However, Aer Lingus started direct flights to Dublin on September 28, 2016 . Norwegian Air Shuttle also began flying to Edinburgh on June 15, 2017 . Aircraft of the types Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737 MAX 8 were used. However, the flights were suspended again on March 24, 2018.

Traffic figures

Source: Bradley International Airport
Bradley International Airport traffic 2000-2019
year Passenger volume Air freight ( tons ) Aircraft movements
(with military)
2019 6,752,241
2018 6,669,161
2017 6,436,407 114.903 94,670
2016 6,060,943 116.118 94,842
2015 5,933,808 107,248 93,461
2014 5,875,801 105.310 96,337
2013 5,420,853 119,618 99,048
2012 - 124,557 102.057
2011 - 124.506 110.705
2010 5,380,987 120,569 105,985
2009 5,334,322 118.147 108,868
2008 6,112,979 149.991 130.144
2007 - 162,929 147.720
2006 6,907,042 168,575 156,620
2005 - 168,570 165,565
2004 - 150,595 145.474
2003 - 138,666 135.271
2002 - 139.195 147,472
2001 6,888,031 154,473 165.029
2000 7,338,118 160,926 171,831

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Hartford (2019)
rank city Passengers Airlines
01 Orlando , Florida 353.270 Frontier , JetBlue , Southwest , Spirit
02 Atlanta , Georgia 325,660 delta
03 Charlotte , North Carolina 281,590 American
04th Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois 274.410 American, United
05 Baltimore , Maryland 212.070 Southwest
06th Fort Lauderdale , Florida 188.160 JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit
07th Tampa , Florida 167.780 JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit
08th Detroit , Michigan 154,510 delta
09 Washington – National , Washington, DC 134,470 American
10 Washington – Dulles , Washington, DC 129,550 United

Incidents

The Boeing B-17 destroyed in the incident
  • On October 2, 2019, a Boeing B-17 with an engine failure crashed while attempting an emergency landing and got into an airport building. Of the 13 people on board, 7 died.

Web links

Commons : Bradley International Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c AirportIQ 5010: Bradley International. GCR1.com, accessed October 4, 2019 .
  2. ↑ a b c d For The Media. BradleyAirport.com, accessed April 28, 2020 .
  3. ↑ a b c North America Airport Rankings. ACI-NA.org , accessed October 3, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Public Transport. BradleyAirport.com, accessed October 4, 2019 .
  5. ↑ 30-Kennedy Road (Bradley Flyer). CTtransit.com , accessed October 4, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Airport Terminal Map. BradleyAirport.com, accessed October 4, 2019 .
  7. ↑ a b c News. BradleyAirport.com, accessed October 4, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Global Entry Enrollment Center. BradleyAirport.com, accessed October 4, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Hartford, Connecticut - 0411. CBP.gov , accessed October 4, 2019 .
  10. ↑ Airlines. BradleyAirport.com, accessed October 4, 2019 .
  11. ↑ 103rd Airlift Wing. 103AW.ANG.AF.mil, accessed October 4, 2019 .
  12. ^ Teardown Of Terminal B At Bradley Airport Begins Renovation Effort. Courant.com , July 20, 2015, accessed October 4, 2019 .
  13. ↑ Airlines. BradleyAirport.com, accessed April 28, 2020 .
  14. ↑ a b NonStop Flights. BradleyAirport.com, accessed April 28, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Aer Lingus' Inaugural Flight from Dublin to Hartford takes off. AerLingus.com , September 28, 2016, accessed October 3, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Norwegian starts US offensive without 737 Max.aeroTELEGRAPH.com , May 30, 2017, accessed on October 3, 2019 (English).
  17. ↑ Norwegian is world's second airline to get Boeing's new 737 Max. USAToday.com , July 1, 2017, accessed October 3, 2019 .
  18. ↑ Norwegian launches Scotland's cheapest flights to the USA. Norwegian.com , June 15, 2017, accessed October 3, 2019 .
  19. ↑ Norwegian is giving up flights to Connecticut. aeroTELEGRAPH.com , January 17, 2018, accessed October 3, 2019 .
  20. ↑ a b Traffic Statistics - Passengers. BradleyAirport.com, accessed October 3, 2019 .
  21. ↑ a b Passenger Traffic Statistics. BradleyAirport.com, accessed October 3, 2019 .
  22. ↑ a b Traffic Statistics. BradleyAirport.com, accessed October 3, 2019 .
  23. ↑ a b Bradley International Airport marks six years of consecutive passenger growth. BradleyAirport.com, accessed October 3, 2019 .
  24. ^ Hartford, CT: Bradley International (BDL). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed April 28, 2020 .
  25. ↑ At least seven dead in the crash of a historic military aircraft. Spiegel.de , October 2, 2019, accessed on October 3, 2019 .