Bert Mooney Airport
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| IATA: BTM – ICAO: KBTM – FAA LID: BTM | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Bert Mooney Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Butte, Montana | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,550 ft / 1,692 m | ||||||||||||||
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| 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. 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 1960-1972.
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]
Airline and destination
Scheduled passenger flights:
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Delta Connection | Salt Lake City |
| Rank | Airport | Passengers | Airline |
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| 1 | Salt Lake City International (SLC) | 27,000 | Delta Connection |
Accidents
On November 7, 1950 a Northwest Orient Airlines plane carrying 22 people crashed into the East Ridge of Butte during a blizzard.[6]
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.[7][8][9][10]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 FAA Airport Master Record for BTM (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
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- ↑ 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.
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External links
- Bert Mooney Airport, official site
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective October 31, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for BTM, effective October 31, 2024
- 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 latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
