Burns Municipal Airport
Direction | Length | Surface | |
---|---|---|---|
ft | m | ||
12/30 | 5,101 | 1,555 | Concrete |
3/21 | 4,600 | 1,402 | Concrete |
Aircraft operations (year ending 9/10/2018) | 8,000 |
---|---|
Based aircraft | 13 |
Burns Municipal Airport (IATA: BNO, ICAO: KBNO, FAA LID: BNO) is six miles east of Burns, in Harney County, Oregon.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
History
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 680 acres (280 ha) 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 5,200 feet (1,600 m).[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.
Accidents and incidents
- On January 7, 1981, three Bonneville Power Administration employees died when their airplane crashed as it approached the airport.[6]
Facilities
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.[1] 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.[1]
The airport is home to the Burns Interagency Fire Zone (BIFZ), fire aviation base, supporting initial attack helicopters and single engine air tankers (SEATS).
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for BNO PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 30, 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.
- ^ "New Air Line Proposed". Morning Oregonian. January 3, 1929. p. 11.
- ^ "2 More Airports Won For Oregon". Morning Oregonian. January 12, 1934. p. 5.
- ^ a b c Richards, Leverett (January 17, 1946). "Burns Okehed For Air Link". The Oregonian. p. 9.
- ^ "Burns airport crash kills 3 BPA employees". The Oregonian. January 8, 1981. p. B1.
- ^ Hammill, Luke (January 9, 2016). "Oregon standoff: FBI stages at Burns airport". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
External links
- Burns Municipal Airport
- Airport page at City of Burns website
- Aerial image as of May 1994 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for BNO, effective September 5, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for BNO
- AirNav airport information for KBNO
- ASN accident history for BNO
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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