Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport

Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport
USGS aerial image, 1995
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OwnerCity of Burlington
OperatorBurlington Airport Commission
ServesState of Vermont, Southern Quebec
LocationSouth Burlington, Vermont, U.S.
Elevation AMSL335 ft / 102 m
Coordinates44°28′19″N 073°09′12″W / 44.47194°N 73.15333°W / 44.47194; -73.15333
Websitewww.btv.aero
Maps
A map with a grid overlay showing the terminals runways and other structures of the airport.
FAA airport diagram
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 8,319 2,536 Asphalt/concrete
1/19 4,112 1,253 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 5/31/2022)91,300
Based aircraft130
Sources: FAA[1] and airport website[2]

Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (IATA: BTV, ICAO: KBTV, FAA LID: BTV) is a joint-use civil-military airport serving Burlington, Vermont's most populous city, and its metropolitan area.[1] Owned by the City of Burlington,[1] the airport itself is located in neighboring South Burlington,[2] just three nautical miles (6 km) east of Burlington's central business district.[1]

It is by far the busiest airport in Vermont, with 100 times the traffic of the second-busiest, Rutland–Southern Vermont Regional Airport. It is the only airport in the state with mainline commercial service. As of 2015, around 40% of the airport's passengers come from Quebec, Canada.[3]

In 2019, the airport had 687,436 passenger boardings according to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records, an increase of 4.33% from the year prior.[4] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[5]

The airport serves as the base of the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard and an Army Aviation Support Facility (AASF) of the Vermont Army National Guard and the Vermont State Guard.

In 2023, the airport was renamed to honor former U.S. senator Patrick Leahy.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for BTV PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Burlington International Airport Archived August 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, official site
  3. ^ Davis, Mark (August 26, 2015). "Taking Off: Plattsburgh Airport Is Drawing More Flights, Travelers". Seven Days.
  4. ^ "Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)" (PDF). Calendar Year 2016 Preliminary Enplanements by State. Federal Aviation Administration. June 30, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF, 189 KB) on July 15, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  5. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
  6. ^ Huntley, Katharine (April 3, 2023). "Burlington airport to be named for Leahy; State of the City expected to focus on public safety". WCAX. Gray Television. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

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