Burns Municipal Airport

Burns Municipal Airport
Burns Municipal Airport
	IATA: BNO; ICAO: KBNO; FAA LID: BNO;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Burns
Serves	Burns, Oregon
Elevation AMSL	4,148 ft / 1,264 m
Coordinates	43°35′31″N 118°57′20″W
Website	www.bno.aero
Map
	BNO
Runways
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft operations (year ending 9/10/2018)
Aircraft operations (year ending 9/10/2018)	8,000
Based aircraft	13
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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]

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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

[1]
FAA Airport Form 5010 for BNO PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 30, 2023.
[2]
"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.
[3]
"New Air Line Proposed". Morning Oregonian. January 3, 1929. p. 11.
[4]
"2 More Airports Won For Oregon". Morning Oregonian. January 12, 1934. p. 5.
[5]
Richards, Leverett (January 17, 1946). "Burns Okehed For Air Link". The Oregonian. p. 9.
[6]
"Burns airport crash kills 3 BPA employees". The Oregonian. January 8, 1981. p. B1.
[7]
Hammill, Luke (January 9, 2016). "Oregon standoff: FBI stages at Burns airport". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.