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Burns Municipal Airport - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 43°35′31″N 118°57′20″W / 43.59194°N 118.95556°W

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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 / 43.59194°N 118.95556°W

Website

www.bno.aero

Map

BNO

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
12/30	5,101	1,555	Concrete
3/21	4,600	1,402	Concrete

Statistics (2018)

Aircraft operations (year ending 9/10/2018)	8,000
Based aircraft	13

Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

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]

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

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

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Burns Municipal Airport
Airport page at City of Burns website
Aerial image as of May 1994 from USGS The National Map
FAA Terminal Procedures for BNO, effective November 28, 2024
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for BNO
- AirNav airport information for KBNO
- ASN accident history for BNO
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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