Bert Mooney Airport
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Bert Mooney Airport Template:Airport codes 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.<ref name="FAA" />
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).<ref>
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Facilities
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.<ref name="FAA" />
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.<ref name="FAA" />
Airlines and destinations
Passenger Service
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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.<ref>
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Rank | Airport | Passengers | Airline |
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| 1 | Salt Lake City International (SLC) | 16,000 | Delta Connection |
Accidents
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.<ref>Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 115 at Aviation Safety Network</ref>
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.<ref>Plane crash kills 3 families with young children on way to vacation</ref><ref>"At Least 14 Dead in Montana Crash", The New York Times, 2009-03-22. Accessed 2009-03-23.</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
See also
References
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External links
- Bert Mooney Airport, official site
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