Bradley International Airport Information
Bradley International Airport (IATA: BDL, ICAO: KBDL, FAA LID: BDL) is a joint civil-military public airport located in Windsor Locks on the border with East Granby and Suffield, in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is owned by the State of Connecticut.[1]
The airport is situated in the towns of Windsor Locks, Suffield and East Granby, about halfway between Hartford and Springfield. It is Connecticut's busiest commercial airport with 350 daily operations, and the second-busiest airport in New England after Boston's Logan International Airport.[2] The three largest carriers at Bradley International Airport are Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, and US Airways, with approximate market shares of 30%, 25%, and 18% respectively.[3] Continental Airlines and United Airlines, which are owned by the same company, have a combined market share of about 15%.[3] As a dual-use military facility with the U.S. Air Force, the airport is also home to Bradley Air National Guard Base and the 103d Airlift Wing (103 AW) of the Connecticut Air National Guard.
In 2008, Bradley was ranked the 55th busiest airport in the United States by number of passengers enplaned.[4] Bradley is branded as the "Gateway to New England" and is also home to the New England Air Museum.
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History
Aerial view of Bradley International AirportWorld War II
Bradley has its origins in the 1940 acquisition of 1,700 acres (690 ha) of land in Windsor Locks by the State of Connecticut. In 1941 this land was turned over to the U. S. Army, as the country began its preparations for the impending war.[5]
Less than a year after the Army assumed control, the field at Windsor Locks had its first fatality. Among those assigned to duty in Windsor Locks was the young Lt. Eugene M. Bradley of Antlers, Oklahoma. While participating in a training drill, Lt. Bradley's P-40 crashed on August 21, 1941. Following a funeral at Talarski Funeral Home in Hartford, Lt. Bradley's remains were interred in the national cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.
After a groundswell of sentiment in favor of naming the airfield in Windsor Locks in honor of the airman, the airfield was renamed Army Air Base, Bradley Field, Connecticut on January 20, 1942. The airfield was used by the First Air Force primarily as a group training airfield for single-engine P-47 Thunderbolt fighter groups, which obtained their new aircraft from the Republic production plant on Long Island prior to their deployment to overseas combat theaters.
Known units which trained at Bradley were:
- 326th Fighter Group, September–November 1942
- 348th Fighter Group, October 1942
- 352d Fighter Group, October–November 1942
- 58th Fighter Group, March–April 1943
- 362d Fighter Group, June–August 1943
- 370th Fighter Group, January 1944
- 402d Fighter Group, February–April 1944
- 452d Fighter Squadron (P-47 Replacement pilot training)
- 540th Fighter Squadron (P-47 Replacement pilot training)
- 489th Bombardment Group (Heavy)**, December 1944
- 319th Bombardment Group (Medium)**, January–February 1945
- Note: **Combat units redeployed from Europe, turned in aircraft at Bradley then were transferred to Second Air Force transition schools in the Midwest for B-29 Superfortress training prior to deployment to Twentieth Air Force in the Western Pacific.
Other known units assigned were:
- 1st Photographic Squadron, December 1941-January 1944
- 9th Photographic Squadron, March–April 1942
- 19th Reconnaissance Squadron (Long Range), September 1943-January 1944
- 16th Reconnaissance Squadron (Special), November–December 1944
- Assigned to 73d Observation (later Reconnaissance Group). Based at Bradley but deployed numerous times to overseas locations.
The airfield was inactivated in March 1945 and following the end of World War II in 1945, the airfield was returned to the State of Connecticut in 1946.
Up to date
In 1947, when the airport returned to civilian use, the airfield in Windsor Locks became known as Bradley International Airport. Also, Eastern Air Lines Flight 624th arrived that same year, which was the first civilian flight at the airport. International shipping operations at the airport began the same year. It eventually came to replace the older, smaller Hartford-Brainard Airport as Hartford's primary airport.[5]
In 1948, the federal government deeded the Airport to the State of Connecticut for public and commercial use.[5]
In 1950, Bradley International Airport exceeded the 100,000-passenger mark, handling 108,348 annual passengers.[5]
Former American Airlines gates in Terminal B.In 1952, the Murphy Terminal was opened. Later dubbed Terminal B, the terminal was the oldest passenger terminal in service when it closed in 2010.[6]
The April 1957 OAG shows 39 weekday departures: 14 American, 14 Eastern, 9 United and 2 Northeast.
In 1960 Bradley passed the 500,000 mark, handling 500,238 passengers.[5]
In 1971, the Murphy Terminal was expanded with an International Arrivals wing. This was followed by the installation of instrument landing systems on two of the runways in 1977.
In 1979, a tornado ripped through Windsor Locks, wreaking destruction along the eastern portions of the airport. The New England Air Museum sustained some of the worst damage. It reopened in 1982.
In 1986, new Terminal A and Bradley Sheraton Hotel was completed. The Roncari cargo terminal was also constructed.[5]
In 2001, construction commenced on a new parking garage. When completed, the garage could not immediately be used. The intervening attacks of 9/11 led to regulations requiring parking structures to be set back farther from the tarmac. After opening, for several weeks every vehicle had to be individually inspected, severely reducing its value. Bradley eventually received a waiver for normal operation of the garage from the Department of Homeland Security.
Food court and shopping hall connecting the East and West concourses of Terminal A2001 also saw the commencement of the Terminal Improvement Project to expand Terminal A with a new concourse, construct a new International Arrivals Building, and centralize passenger screening. The airport expansion was part of a larger project to enhance the reputation of the Hartford metropolitan area as a destination for business and vacation travel. The new East Concourse opened in September 2002, and the new International Arrivals Building opened in December 2002.[5]
On October 2–3, 2007, the Airbus A380 visited Bradley as part of its world tour, stopping in Hartford to showcase the aircraft to Connecticut workers for Pratt & Whitney and Hamilton Sundstrand, both divisions of United Technologies, which helped build the GP7000 TurboFan engines, which is an option to power the aircraft. Bradley Airport is one of only 68 airports worldwide large enough to accommodate the A380.
On October 18, 2007, Bradley International Airport was named as one of the top five small airports in the North American Airport Satisfaction Study by J.D. Powers.
On October 7, 2008, Embraer, an aerospace company based in Brazil, selected Bradley as its future Northeast service center in the United States. An $11 million project was begun with support from teams of the Connecticut Department of Transportation and Connecticut's Economic and Community Development. The center is intended to be a full maintenance and repair facility for its line of business jets, and is expected to employ up to 60 aircraft technicians. The facility was temporarily closed ten months after opening due to economic conditions, reopening on February 28, 2011.[7][8]
Passenger, cargo, and military operations
View looking down the East concourse from the entrance. Artwork is hung on the parts of the walls, and is changed each season.Airlines and destinations
Bradley International Airport consists of two terminals. Terminal A has two concourses: The East Concourse (gates 1-12) hosts Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, and Southwest Airlines. The West Concourse (gates 20-30) hosts, Air Canada, American Airlines, Frontier Airlines, United Airlines and US Airways. Currently gate A22 is unassigned and open for growth. Gate A5 is also unassigned and open for growth but is used by Delta as an overflow gate.
Terminal B was closed to passenger use on April 15, 2010. The structure continues to host the Bradley offices of the Connecticut State Police and is used for storage. Bradley's Master Plan calls for the eventual demolition of Terminal B, and its replacement with a new 24-gate terminal, consisting of two 12 gate concourses.[9] Demolition of Terminal B is currently projected to occur in 2013, although the process may be accelerated if conditions warrant.[10]
All international arrivals (except flights with customs preclearance) are handled at the International Arrivals Building, located to the west of Terminal B.
Current Destinations from Bradley International Airport.| Airlines | Destinations | Gates |
|---|---|---|
| Air Canada Express operated by Air Georgian | Montreal-Trudeau, Toronto-Pearson | A20 |
| Air Canada Express operated by Jazz Air | Toronto-Pearson | A20 |
| American Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, San Juan | A24-A26 |
| American Eagle | Chicago-O'Hare | A24-A26 |
| Continental Connection operated by CommutAir | Newark | A1, A3 |
| Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines | Cleveland | A1, A3 |
| Continental Express operated by ExpressJet | Cleveland Seasonal: Newark | A1, A3 |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta, Detroit, Orlando Seasonal: Cancun, Minneapolis/St.Paul, West Palm Beach | A5, A7, A9-A12 |
| Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines | Detroit, Washington-National Seasonal: Atlanta | A5, A7, A9-A12 |
| Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines | New York - JFK, Washington-National | A5, A7, A9-A12 |
| Delta Connection operated by Comair | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Detroit, Raleigh/Durham, Washington-National | A5, A7, A9-A12 |
| Delta Connection operated by Compass Airlines | Seasonal: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul | A5, A7, A9-A12 |
| Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul | A5, A7, A9-A12 |
| Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Detroit, New York-JFK, Raleigh/Durham, Washington-National | A5, A7, A9-A12 |
| Frontier Airlines operated by Chautauqua Airlines | Milwaukee | A27 |
| JetBlue Airways | Fort Lauderdale, Orlando | A8 |
| Southwest Airlines | Baltimore, Chicago-Midway, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Nashville, Orlando, Tampa Seasonal: West Palm Beach | A2, A4, A6 |
| United Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles | A21, A23 |
| United Express operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines | Washington-Dulles | A21, A23 |
| United Express operated by GoJet Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles | A21, A23 |
| United Express operated by Mesa Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles | A21, A23 |
| United Express operated by Shuttle America | Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles | A21, A23 |
| United Express operated by Trans States Airlines | Washington-Dulles | A21, A23 |
| US Airways | Charlotte, Philadelphia, Washington-National | A28-A30 |
| US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin | Philadelphia, Washington-National | A28-A30 |
| US Airways Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines | Seasonal: Washington-National | A28-A30 |
| US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines | New York-LaGuardia, Philadelphia | A28-A30 |
| US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines | Charlotte, Philadelphia, Washington-National | A28-A30 |
| US Airways Express operated by Trans States Airlines | Pittsburgh | A28-A30 |
Top Destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore, Maryland | 257,000 | Southwest |
| 2 | Chicago (O'Hare), Illinois | 243,000 | American, United |
| 3 | Atlanta, Georgia | 240,000 | Delta |
| 4 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 212,000 | US Airways |
| 5 | Orlando, Florida | 190,000 | Delta, JetBlue, Southwest |
| 6 | Detroit, Michigan | 142,000 | Delta |
| 7 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 140,000 | US Airways |
| 8 | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas | 132,000 | American |
| 9 | Washington (Dulles), DC | 128,000 | United |
| 10 | Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota | 111,000 | Delta |
Cargo operations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Capital Cargo International Airlines | Rochester (NY) Seasonal: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Toledo |
| FedEx Express | Indianapolis, Memphis, Newark Seasonal: Harrisburg, Greensboro, Manchester (NH) |
| FedEx Feeder operated by Wiggins Airways | Bridgeport, Long Island/Islip, Newark, Manchester (NH), Portland (ME) |
| UPS Airlines UPS Sorting Hub | Albany, Chicago-Rockford, Louisville, Newark, Philadelphia, Providence Seasonal: Cleveland, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Des Moines, Manchester (NH), Ontario (CA), Syracuse (NY) |
In addition to the regular cargo services described above, Bradley is occasionally visited by Antonov An-124 aircraft operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines, Polet Airlines and Antonov Airlines, transporting heavy cargo, such as Sikorsky helicopters or Pratt & Whitney engines internationally.
Military operations
- Connecticut Air National Guard
- 103d Airlift Wing (103 AW) "Flying Yankees"
- 118th Airlift Squadron (118 AS): operates the C-21. The squadron was previously designated as the 118th Fighter Squadron and operated the Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support aircraft from the mid 1970s to 2007.
- 103d Airlift Wing (103 AW) "Flying Yankees"
- Military air transports that are commonly seen include the KC-135 Stratotanker, C-17 Globemaster, and the C-130 Hercules.
- Connecticut Army National Guard
- 126th Aviation Regiment
Future
Airport construction
- Airport officials are continuing their efforts towards completing the airport's master plan, which includes demolishing the Murphy Terminal, Terminal B, and replacing it with an entirely new terminal. The new terminal will have a state of the art food court and other retail options for passengers. Plans call for the new terminal to ultimately have two separate concourses with 24 passenger gates in total (12 in each), and possibly to connect to an expanded International Arrivals Building, if justified by demand. These plans will come to fruition after the full completion of Terminal A, which includes renovating the United check-in areas and adding more concessions. Terminal A renovations, previously expected to be completed by the summer of 2010, are ongoing. The replacement of Terminal B is expected to begin with the existing structure's demolition in 2013.[10]
- The Sheraton Hotel, located between terminals A and B, is also undergoing extensive renovations.
New service
- JetBlue Airways will be evaluating Hartford to San Juan for the future. During a press conference at Bradley Airport on November 17, JetBlue's CEO David Neelman said "There is no comment right now as of new Jetblue service out of BDL, but we are seriously looking into service to San Juan." Jetblue will be looking at the connection stats for passengers connecting to San Juan on JetBlue via Orlando and Fort Lauderdale.[12]
International Arrivals Building
In December 2002, a new International Arrivals Building opened to the west of Terminal B.[5] This structure houses the Federal Inspection Station and has one jetway for deboarding the aircraft. The IAB replaced the old FIS in Terminal B and will be enlarged as volume demands.[13] Two government agencies provide crucial support at the facility, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The FIS Terminal (International Arrivals Building) is a two-story, 28,000-square-foot (2,600 m2) facility adjacent to Terminal B and the recently constructed Remote Deicing Collection Facility. This entire Construction project included the FIS Terminal and associated landside and airside improvements; entrance roadway, sidewalks and concrete hardstand for arriving aircraft parking. The FIS Terminal can process more than 300 passengers per hour from aircraft as large as a Boeing 747. International departures will be handled from the existing terminal complex. This facility cost approximately $7.7 million, which included the building and site work. A unique, 9’ x 20’ American flag tile mosaic was donated by Robert LaRosa, president of LaRosa Building Group, which designed and constructed the facility. The mosaic is visible upon entering the front of the building. This project was funded through the Bradley Improvement Fund.[14]
All international arrivals except for those from airports with customs preclearance are processed through the IAB.
Ground transportation
Rail
The closest train stations are Windsor Locks and Windsor, both serviced by Amtrak.[15] Connecticut Transit buses travel between the Windsor train station and the airport. The State of Connecticut has planned for commuter rail between New Haven and Springfield; and increased bus service, if not a complete rail link, has been discussed to link the expanded rail service with the airport.
Bus
Connecticut Transit route 34 provides local service connecting Bradley with Windsor and Hartford. Route 30 (the "Bradley Flyer") provides express service to downtown Hartford.[16]
Environment
The Connecticut Air National Guard 103d Airlift Wing leases 144 acres (0.58 km2) in the southwest corner of the airport for their Bradley ANG Base. The base is currently being assessed to determine if it should be placed on the National Priorities List and designated as a Superfund site.[17]
Bradley has also been identified as one of the last remaining tracts of grassland in Connecticut suitable for a few endangered species of birds, including the Upland Sandpiper, the Horned Lark, and the Grasshopper Sparrow.[18]
Incidents and accidents
- March 4, 1953
- Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando N4717N was being operated on a cargo flight from New York-Idlewild Field by Slick Airways. Bradley was experiencing light rain and a low ceiling at the time of the incident. After being cleared to land on Runway 06, the pilot reported problems intercepting the localizer, and continued to circle down to get under the weather. The plane struck trees approximately 1.6 miles (2.6 km) southwest of the airport, killing the crew of 2.[19]
- July 16, 1971
- Douglas C-47B N74844 of New England Propeller Service crashed on approach. The aircraft was on a ferry flight to Beverly Municipal Airport, Massachusetts when an engine lost power shortly after take-off due to water in the fuel. At the time of the accident, the aircraft was attempting to return to Bradley Airport.[20]
- May 3, 1991
- A Ryan International (wet-leased by Emery Worldwide) Boeing 727-100QC, N425EX, caught fire during take-off. The take-off was aborted and the three crew members escaped, while the aircraft was destroyed by the fire. The fire was determined to have started in the number 3 engine. It was determined that the 9th stage HP compressor had ruptured.[21]
- November 12, 1995 at 12:55 am EST
- An American Airlines MD-83, N566AA, crashed while trying to land at Bradley. American Airlines flight 1572 was substantially damaged when it impacted trees while on approach to runway 15 at Bradley International Airport. The airplane also impacted an instrument landing system antenna as it landed short of the runway on grassy, even terrain. The cause of the accident was determined to be the pilot's failure to reset the altimeter,[22] however, severe weather may have played a factor. Nine of the 78 passengers were injured.
- January 21, 1998
- A Continental Express ATR-42, N15827, had an emergency during roll on landing. During the landing roll, a fire erupted in the right engine. The airplane was stopped on the runway, the engines were shut down, and the occupants evacuated. The fire handles for both engines were pulled and both fire bottles on the right engine discharged. However, the fire on the right engine continued to burn. The airport fire services attended shortly afterward and extinguished the fire.[23]
- January 6, 2003
- An Continental Express Embraer ERJ-145LR, N16571, overran the runway at Cleveland Hopkins Airport after leaving Bradley. After touchdown, the flight crew was unable to stop the airplane on the runway. The airplane continued beyond the departure end, on extended runway centerline, and struck the ILS runway 6 localizer antenna. It came to rest with the nose about 600 feet (180 m) beyond the end of the runway. The nose landing gear had collapsed rearward and deformed the forward pressure bulkhead.[24]
- April 1, 2004 at 6:30 pm EST
- A Beechcraft 1900D operating as US Airways Express–Colgan Air N149CJ hit a fuel truck while parking. The Beech 1900D landed on runway 24, and was cleared to taxi to the ramp. As the airplane entered the ramp area, the flight crew planned to stop beyond the hold-short line, to wait for another airplane to exit gate 25. As the flight crew crossed the hold-short line, and were almost at a complete stop, they felt a "buffet", which became a "large jolt", on the left side of the fuselage. After realizing a fuel truck impacted the left engine and propeller, the captain shut down the engines, and evacuated all 14 passengers from the right window emergency exit. No one was injured. A leading factor was that it was night and the fuel truck driver neglected to maintain clearance with the taxiing plane.[25]
- June 22, 2010 at 8:20 pm EST
- A Virgin Atlantic aircraft carrying approximately 300 passengers from London Heathrow Airport bound for Newark Liberty International Airport diverted to Bradley due to strong thunderstorms in the region. Failures of two auxiliary power units led to difficulties in keeping the grounded jet air conditioned. After refueling, the flight crew discovered no fuel had been transferred to the wing tanks, creating a load imbalance that could not be rectified before the flight crew would be required by regulation to end their work day. The incident was prolonged due to the amount of time needed to bring Customs and Border Protection staff onsite, and local policy that all passengers and baggage be brought into the FIS before passengers could begin customs clearance. All passengers were finally deplaned by 1:40 am, over five hours after arriving at Bradley. The incident attracted significant media attention, and highlighted how the recently-implemented Airline Passengers Bill of Rights does not extend to international flights.[26]
- March 1, 2011 at 6:45 am EST
- A US Airways Embraer 145 operated by Trans States Airlines had left the gate at Bradley International Airport and was taxiing to the runway for a departure to Pittsburgh when the front nose gear collapsed and the front of the plane dropped to the tarmac. None of the 29 passengers were injured. [27]
See also
| United States Air Force portal | |
| Military of the United States portal | |
| World War II portal |
- Connecticut World War II Army Airfields
- Hartford-Brainard Airport (HFD)
- Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN)
- Westover Metropolitan Airport (CEF)
- Previously marketed by defunct Skybus Airlines as "Hartford (Chicopee, MA)".
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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- ^ Bradley International Airport - Courant.com
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External links
- Bradley International Airport (official site)
- Airport area development
- Images of Concourse Artwork
- TAC Air
- Signature Flight Support
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 02 June 2011
- FAA Terminal Procedures for BDL, effective 02 June 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KBDL
- ASN accident history for BDL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KBDL
- FAA current BDL delay information
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