| Burns Municipal Airport | |
| Iata: | BNO |
| Icao: | KBNO |
| Faa: | BNO |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | City of Burns |
| City-Served: | Burns, Oregon |
| Elevation-F: | 4,148 |
| Coordinates: | 43.5919°N -118.9556°W |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon |
| Pushpin Label: | BNO |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| R1-Number: | 12/30 |
| R1-Length-F: | 5,101 |
| R1-Surface: | Concrete |
| R2-Number: | 3/21 |
| R2-Length-F: | 4,600 |
| R2-Surface: | Concrete |
| Stat-Year: | 2018 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations (year ending 9/10/2018) |
| Stat1-Data: | 8,000 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 13 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Burns Municipal Airport is six miles east of Burns, in Harney County, Oregon. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
By 1929 an airport had been established at Burns.[3] In 1934, the Civil Works Administration awarded $5,000 to build a new airport.[4] In 1942, the City of Burns purchased for a new airport.[5] The new airport was built by the Civil Aeronautics Administration at a cost of $570,000, which had two runways of .[5] During World War II, a squadron of P-38 Lightning were stationed at the Burns Airport.[5]
West Coast DC-3s landed at Burns from 1959 until early 1967.
Burns Municipal Airport covers 825 acres (334 ha) at an elevation of 4,148 feet (1,264 m). It has two runways: 12/30 is 5,101 by 75 feet (1,555 x 23 m) concrete; 3/21 is 4,600 by 60 feet (1,402 x 18 m) concrete. The United States Bureau of Land Management operates a SEAT Base from the airport for fighting wildfires.[7]
In the year ending September 10, 2018, the airport had 8,000 aircraft operations, average 22 per day: 84% general aviation, 15% air taxi, and 1% military. 13 aircraft were then based at the airport: all single-engine.
The airport is home to the Burns Interagency Fire Zone (BIFZ), fire aviation base, supporting initial attack helicopters and single engine air tankers (SEATS).