Airports / Connecticut / BDR
Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport
KBDR / BDRBridgeport, ConnecticutELEV 9 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
12 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (KBDR / BDR) sits in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. The field lies at an elevation of 9 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
BDR has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN, 12 nm), Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR, 20 nm), and Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP, 22 nm).
For arrival logistics and seasonal timing, see the Greenwich / Westchester, CT destination guide. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BDR, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KBDR
IATA
BDR
FAA / Local
BDR
Elevation
9 ft
Coordinates
41.1635° N · 73.1262° W
Airspace
D · DeltaClass D — DeltaA control tower runs the immediate airspace. Pilots establish two-way radio contact before entering — typical for busy business-aviation fields.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs CT fields
state range 9–726 ft
At 9 ft, BDR sits lower than 71% of the 7 Connecticut fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 12nmHVNTweed New Haven AirportNew Haven
- 20nmDXRDanbury Municipal AirportDanbury
- 22nmISPLong Island MacArthur AirportIslip
- 27nmHPNWestchester County AirportWhite Plains
- 29nmFRGRepublic AirportEast Farmingdale
- 41nmHFDHartford Brainard AirportHartford
Destinations served
Location
Open the full mapKBDR · Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport · Bridgeport, CT
From the ramp
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