Greater Binghamton Airport

Greater Binghamton Airport
Edwin A. Link Field
IATA: BGM – ICAO: KBGM – FAA LID: BGM
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Broome County
Serves Binghamton, New York
Location Maine, New York
Elevation AMSL 1,636 ft / 499 m
Coordinates 42°12′31″N 075°58′47″W / 42.20861°N 75.97972°W / 42.20861; -75.97972Coordinates: 42°12′31″N 075°58′47″W / 42.20861°N 75.97972°W / 42.20861; -75.97972
Website www.FlyBGM.com
Map
BGM

Location of airport in New York

Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 7,304 2,226 Asphalt
10/28 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 21,542
Based aircraft 34
2013 airport diagram for the Greater Binghamton Airport

Greater Binghamton Airport (IATA: BGM, ICAO: KBGM, FAA LID: BGM) is a county owned, public airport eight miles north of Binghamton, in Broome County, New York.[1] It is in East Maine, New York and serves the Southern Tier of New York.

The airport was Broome County Airport through the 1970s. It was renamed to honor the inventor of the aircraft instrument simulator, the Link Trainer, as Edwin A. Link Field-Broome County Airport, a name it kept until the 1990s when it was again renamed to the Binghamton Regional Airport. The name Greater Binghamton Airport was chosen in 2003. The field is still named in Link's honor. It's also known as Johnson City Airport.[2]

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[3] Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 108,325 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 98,090 in 2009 and 108,988 in 2010.[5]

History

The Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) (originally Broome County Airport) has served Binghamton for six decades. Development started in 1945, due to the overwhelming night operations at the Tri-Cities Airport in Endicott, New York during World War II. Broome County Airport opened in 1951 with a 5,600-foot main Runway 16/34, and a 5,002-foot crosswind Runway 10/28.

To accommodate larger aircraft, the main runway was extended 700 feet in 1969. In the early 1980s the field was renamed Edwin A. Link Field-Broome County Airport in honor of Edwin A. Link a well-known inventor and aviation pioneer in the Binghamton area. Mr. Link was known for the creation of the Link Trainer, which became the first trainer that taught pilots how to fly in instrument meteorological conditions using only the instrumentats inside the cockpit ("Facility Orientation Guide", n.d.).

In the 1950s Mohawk, TWA and Colonial-then-Eastern stopped at BGM; TWA left in 1965–66 and Eastern left around 1970. Mohawk's successors' jets still stopped in the 1990s.

Ultimately, the airport was a hub for a commuter airline, Brockway Air, which had a fleet of Beechcraft 1900s and Fokker F-27s in the 1980s. Brockway Air did short haul flights to Broome County airport from Syracuse, Boston, Albany, Keene, NH, Worcester, Burlington, and Rutland. The airport began extending the north end of the main runway in 1988; the extension was completed in October 1990, increasing the length of runway 16/34 from 6,298 to 7,500 feet. In 1991 the airport was again renamed to Binghamton Regional Airport.

In 2002 Runway 16/34 was shortened to 7,100 feet to make room for an Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS). The EMAS is a bed of material that will crush under the weight of an aircraft, stopping the aircraft in the event of a runway overrun.

In 2003 the airport was again renamed to the Greater Binghamton Airport. The airport's old linear terminal was unable to keep up with regional jet traffic, and four new jet bridges opened in July 2004. BGM got a 12.3 million dollar federal grant in September 2011 to replace the old EMAS system installed in 2002 and extend Runway 16 and 34 to 7,304 feet. The extension project was completed in November 2012 and implemented a displaced threshold on Runway 34.

Facilities

The airport covers 1,199 acres (485 ha) at an elevation of 1,636 feet (499 m). It has two asphalt runways: 16/34 is 7,304 by 150 feet (2,226 x 46 m) and 10/28 is 5,001 by 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m).[1]

In 2011 the airport had 21,542 aircraft operations, average 59 per day: 56% general aviation, 38% air taxi, 6% military, and <1% airline. 34 aircraft were then based at the airport: 62% single-engine, 18% multi-engine, 12% helicopter, and 9% jet.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Scheduled passenger service:

AirlinesDestinations
American Eagle Philadelphia
Delta Connection Detroit
United Express Newark

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes out of BGM
(August 2014 – July 2015)[6]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Philadelphia, PA 30,000 US Airways
2 Detroit, MI 26,000 Delta
3 Newark 25,000 United

Ground transportation

Rental car agencies

Public transport

Incidents

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for BGM (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ↑ http://www.iata.org/publications/Pages/code-search.aspx
  3. ↑ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. External link in |work= (help)
  4. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009. External link in |work= (help)
  5. ↑ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011. External link in |work= (help)
  6. ↑ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=BGM&Airport_Name=Binghamton,%20NY:%20Greater%20Binghamton/Edwin%20A.%20Link%20Field&carrier=FACTS
  7. ↑ "Crash First Major Accident in 6-Year History of Airport". Binghamton Press (Binghamton). September 5, 1957. p. 22.
  8. ↑ "Crash Injures Endicott Pilot". Binghamton Press (Binghamton). July 24, 1955. p. 1.
  9. ↑ Handte, Jerry (September 5, 1957). "Co-Pilot Tells How Plane Crashed". Binghamton Press (Binghamton). p. 1.
  10. ↑ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19570904-0
  11. ↑ "Incident: Colgan SF34 at Binghamton on Nov 24th 2010, engine fire indication".
  12. ↑ http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=201011240392

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