Burley Municipal Airport
Burley Municipal Airport (IATA: BYI, ICAO: KBYI, FAA LID: BYI) is a municipal airport in Burley, Idaho.[1] The airport was rededicated as Burley J R Jack Simplot Airport in October 2002,[2] honoring J. R. "Jack" Simplot.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Burley | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Burley, Idaho | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,150 ft / 1,265 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°32′33″N 113°46′18″W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | BurleyIdaho.org/airport.htm | ||||||||||||||
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History
A stop on the Contract Air Mail Route 5 (CAM5) from Salt Lake City to Pasco, the airport began its life servicing Air Mail aircraft.[3][4]
The first airline flights were Empire Airlines Boeing 247s in 1946; successors West Coast Airlines and Air West landed at Burley until 1969.
Facilities
The airport covers 201 acres (81 ha) and has two asphalt runways: 2/20 is 4,094 x 80 ft (1,248 x 24 m) and 6/24 is 4,067 x 75 ft (1,240 x 23 m).[1]
In the year ending February 10, 2005, the airport had 27,750 aircraft operations, average 76 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi and <1% military. 56 aircraft are based at this airport: 84% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, 4% jet and 2% ultralight.[1]
Accidents and incidents
- On April 13, 2022, a Cessna 208B Caravan registration N928JP on a cargo flight operated by Gem Air from Salt Lake City International Airport crashed while on approach to the airport. The pilot and only occupant on board was fatally injured.[5]
See also
References
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for BYI PDF, effective 2007-10-25
- Burley Airport Archived August 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine page at City of Burley website
- United States (1931–38). Airway bulletin. no. 1-2. Washington: U. S. Govt. print. off.
- "Contract Air Mail Route 5". www.dreamsmithphotos.com. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
- Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Cessna 208B Grand Caravan N928JP Burley Municipal Airport, ID (BYI)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
External links
- Burley Municipal Airport at Idaho Transportation Department
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for BYI
- AirNav airport information for KBYI
- ASN accident history for BYI
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures