| Danbury Municipal Airport | |
| Image Mapsize: | 275 |
| Image Map Caption: | FAA airport diagram |
| Iata: | DXR |
| Icao: | KDXR |
| Faa: | DXR |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | City of Danbury |
| City-Served: | Greater Danbury |
| Hub: | Reliant Air and Eagle Air |
| Location: | Danbury, Connecticut |
| Elevation-F: | 458 |
| Elevation-M: | 140 |
| Coordinates: | 41.3717°N -73.4822°W |
| Website: | DXR Website |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 9 |
| Mapframe-Wikidata: | yes |
| R1-Number: | 8/26 |
| R1-Length-F: | 4,422 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,348 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| R2-Number: | 17/35 |
| R2-Length-F: | 3,135 |
| R2-Length-M: | 956 |
| R2-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2015 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 61,270 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 264 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Danbury Municipal Airport is a public use general aviation and commercial airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Danbury, in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The airport opened in 1930. It is currently run by the City of Danbury under the management of Michael Safranek. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a regional reliever airport facility.[2]
The Reliant Air building burned down on the evening of September 12, 2007. The hangar was located on the northeast side of the airport.[3] It has since been rebuilt and Reliant Air continues in business.
In 1928, local pilots purchased a 60-acre tract near the Danbury Fair, known as Tucker's Field. This property was leased to the town in 1930 and became the Danbury Municipal Airport.[4]
Danbury Municipal Airport covers 248acres and has two runways:
The airport has four instrument approaches:
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 53,524 aircraft operations, an average of 147 per day: 43% local general aviation, 53% transient general aviation, 3% air taxi and 1% military. There were 209 aircraft based at this airport: 169 single engine, 23 multi-engine, 10 jet aircraft and 7 helicopters.
The Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol 399th Composite Squadron (NER-CT-042) operates out of the airport. The hangar is located next to runway 35.[5]