Bert Mooney Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Bert Mooney Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Butte, Montana | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,551 ft / 1,692 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°57′17″N 112°29′51″W / 45.95472°N 112.49750°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | ButteAirport.com | ||||||||||||||
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 FAA airport diagram as of January 2021 | |||||||||||||||
  BTM Location of airport in Montana  BTM BTM (the United States) | |||||||||||||||
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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, United States. 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 to 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] Montana Department of Transportation records say the airport had 32,501 passenger boardings (enplanements) in 2023.[3]
Facilities
[edit]Bert Mooney Airport covers 890 acres (360 ha) at an elevation of 5,551 feet (1,692 m). It has two asphalt runways: 15/33 is 9,000 by 150 feet (2,743 x 46 m) and 11/29 is 5,100 by 75 feet.[1]
In 2022 the airport had 23,861 aircraft operations, average 65 per day: 87% general aviation, 8% air taxi, 3% commercial service and 3% military. 42 aircraft were then based at this airport: 30 single-engine, 9 multi-engine, and 3 helicopter.[1]
Airlines and destinations
[edit]Passenger Service
[edit]| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Delta Connection | Salt Lake City |
| United Express | Denver |
Bert Mooney gained a second destination airport, Denver International Airport, in 2022. The service to Denver was suspended shortly afterwards due to a pilot shortage. Service to Denver will resume in 2025.[4]
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Destinations from Bert Mooney Airport |
| Rank | Airport | Passengers | Airline |
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| 1 | Salt Lake City International (SLC) | 16,000 | Delta Connection |
Accidents
[edit]On November 7, 1950, a Northwest Orient Airlines plane carrying 21 people crashed into the East Ridge of Butte during a blizzard. All on board were killed.[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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for BTM PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 2, 2023.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
- ^ "State of Montana airline Boardings - 2023" (PDF). Department of Transportation * Montana Aeronautics Division. 2023.
- ^ "Essential Air Service at BUTTE, MONTANA" (PDF). United States of America Department of Transportation Office of the Secretary. October 8, 2024.
- ^ "State of Montana airline Boardings - 2023" (PDF). Department of Transportation * Montana Aeronautics Division. 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Crashed US plane 'not certified to carry so many passengers'". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Agence France Press.
- ^ "'Children die' in US plane crash". BBC. 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
External links
[edit]- Bert Mooney Airport, official site
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective November 28, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for BTM, effective November 28, 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 weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures