Airports / Connecticut / DXR
Danbury Municipal Airport
KDXR / DXRDanbury, ConnecticutELEV 458 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Based operators
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#1 / 7
Connecticut airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 46 Google ratings — ranked against 7 rated CT fields.
2 operators
Charter fleet based on the field
More resident charter operators than 68% of the 206 US fields with a based fleet on the register.
20 nm
To the nearest alternate
Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Danbury Municipal Airport, listed as KDXR / DXR, is a mid-sized airport in Danbury, Connecticut. Field elevation is 458 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
For charter flyers, DXR is a home base: Eagle Air and Reliant Air Charter Inc operate from the field. The closest alternate fields are Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR, 20 nm), Westchester County Airport (HPN, 21 nm), and Dutchess County Airport (POU, 24 nm).
Trip costs from DXR are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from DXR to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“Inside the service is very friendly, serve coffe, tea, and water, the workers are very friendly.”
Jennifer Harris5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
2/5 reviews“They have campus where they classes for CPR certification, then go to the stop light drive to the other side of the airport it is great, the restroom clean and…”
Jennifer Harris5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Danbury Municipal Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KDXR
IATA
DXR
FAA / Local
DXR
Elevation
458 ft
Coordinates
41.3717° N · 73.4822° 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 458 ft, DXR sits higher than 71% of the 7 Connecticut fields on the register.
Based charter operators2
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 20nmBDRIgor I Sikorsky Memorial AirportBridgeport
- 21nmHPNWestchester County AirportWhite Plains
- 24nmPOUDutchess County AirportPoughkeepsie
- 28nmHVNTweed New Haven AirportNew Haven
- 29nmSWFNew York Stewart International AirportNewburgh
- 39nmISPLong Island MacArthur AirportIslip
Location
Open the full mapKDXR · Danbury Municipal Airport · Danbury, CT
From the ramp
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