• Source: Burns Municipal Airport

Burns Municipal Airport (IATA: BNO, ICAO: KBNO, FAA LID: BNO) is six miles east of Burns, in Harney County, Oregon. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.




History


By 1929 an airport had been established at Burns.
In 1934, the Civil Works Administration awarded $5,000 to build a new airport. In 1942, the City of Burns purchased 680 acres (280 ha) for a new airport. 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). During World War II, a squadron of P-38 Lightning were stationed at the Burns Airport.
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.




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. The United States Bureau of Land Management operates a SEAT Base from the airport for fighting wildfires.
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.
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






External links



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 October 31, 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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