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Bradley International Airport
Bradley International Airport (IATA: BDL, ICAO: KBDL, FAA LID: BDL) is a public
airport located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district of
Windsor Locks, in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is owned by
the State of Connecticut.
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 390 daily take offs and landings, and the
second-busiest airport in New England after Boston's Logan International
Airport.
The airport is home to the New England Air Museum.
History
Bradley has its origins in the 1940 acquisition of 1700 acres (7 km²) 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.
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 Antler, 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.
Following the close of World War II, the airfield was returned to the State of
Connecticut in 1946. The land was formally deeded to the State of Connecticut
for public and commercial use in 1948.
As it returned to civilian use, the airfield in Windsor Locks became known as
Bradley International Airport. With the arrival of Eastern Air Lines Flight 624
in 1947, civilian air travel at the airport commenced. International shipping
operations at the airport began during the same year. It eventually came to
replace the older, smaller Hartford-Brainard Airport as Hartford's primary
airport.
In 1960, Bradley passed the 500,000 mark, handling 500,238 passengers.
In 1971, the International Arrivals building opened, 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 2001 construction commenced on a new parking garage. When it was completed,
it initially could not be used; the intervening attacks of 9/11 had led to a
regulation that would have required it to be set back further from the airport.
For some time it was open but every vehicle had to be individually inspected,
which severely reduced its value. Bradley eventually received a waiver for it
from the Department of Homeland Security.
2001 also saw the commencement of the Terminal Improvement Project- an ambitious
project to add a new terminal and gates to the airport and centralize passenger
screening. The new terminal built by The Tomasso Group opened in 2003. The
terminal improvement was part of a larger project to enhance the reputation of
the City of Hartford as a destination for business and vacation travel.
Bradley saw a new nonstop flight from BDL to Los Angeles LAX in 2005, operated
by Song Airlines which was a part of Delta Airlines at the time. Song Airlines
has since merged operations with Delta Air Lines who still flies the route. The
LAX flight was the first from BDL to the west coast since cutbacks following the
attacks of September 11th. American Airlines had previously flown nonstop to LAX
and United Airlines also flew nonstop to San Francisco, and Denver prior to the
September 11th attacks.
Frontier Airlines, a low-cost airline based in Denver, began a daily flight to
Bradley from Denver on March 2, 2007. It was the airline's first service to New
England since service into Boston ended in 2002.
On July 1, 2007, Northwest Airlines began the first ever trans-Atlantic flight
from BDL to Amsterdam, the airlines European hub, giving passengers the option
for numerous connection possibilities to the rest of Europe, Africa, Asia, and
the Middle East.
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
and Whitney and Hamilton Sundstrand, both divsions of United Technologies, who
helped build the GP7000 TurboFan engines which is an option to power the
aircraft.
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.
Airlines and destinations
Terminal A
The East Concourse (Gates 1-12) hosts the SkyTeam alliance carriers as well as
Frontier Airlines and Southwest Airlines.
* Continental Airlines Gates 1, 3 (Cleveland [seasonal],
Houston-Intercontinental)
o Continental Connection operated by Colgan Air (Newark) [begins April 6]
o Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Cleveland, Newark)
o Continental Express operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Cleveland)
* Delta Air Lines Gates 9-12 (Atlanta, Cancún [begins April 12],
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers [seasonal], Los
Angeles, Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Beach)
o Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Columbus (OH))
o Delta Connection operated by Comair (Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-JFK)
* Frontier Airlines Gate 8 (Denver)
* Northwest Airlines Gates 5, 7 (Amsterdam, Detroit, Minneapolis/St. Paul)
o Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit, Indianapolis,
Memphis [seasonal; begins June 15])
* Southwest Airlines Gates 2, 4, 6 (Baltimore/Washington, Chicago-Midway, Las
Vegas, Nashville, Orlando, Tampa)
The West Concourse (Gates 20-30) hosts the Star Alliance carriers, with the
exception of Air Canada (which operates out of Terminal B).
* United Airlines Gates 21, 23 (Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles)
o United Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Chicago-O'Hare, Washington-Dulles)
o United Express operated by Shuttle America (Chicago-O'Hare)
o United Express operated by Trans States Airlines (Washington-Dulles)
* US Airways Gates 26-30 (Charlotte, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Washington-Reagan)
o US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Philadelphia, Pittsburgh,
Washington-Reagan)
o US Airways Express operated by Colgan Air (Rochester (NY))
o US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Charlotte)
o US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines (Philadelphia,
Washington-Reagan)
o US Airways Express operated by Trans States Airlines (Pittsburgh)
Terminal B
Terminal B (gates 1-10) host the Oneworld alliance carrier American Airlines, as
well as the Star Alliance carrier Air Canada's regional partners, the regional
carrier for unaffiliated Midwest Airlines and all international charter service.
* Air Canada Gate B1
o Air Canada operated by Air Georgian (Montreal, Toronto-Pearson)
o Air Canada Jazz (Toronto-Pearson)
* American Airlines Gates B5-B10 (Dallas/Fort Worth, Miami, San Juan)
o AmericanConnection operated by Chautauqua Airlines (St. Louis)
o American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare, Raleigh/Durham)
* Midwest Airlines Gate B7A
o Midwest Connect operated by SkyWest (Milwaukee)
Cargo operations
Airline, Aircraft, Destination
* ABX Air (Wilmington (OH))
* ATI (Newark, Philadelphia)
* FedEx Express (Indianapolis, Memphis)
o Wiggins Airways (Bridgeport, Long Island/Islip, Newark, Manchester (NH),
Portland (ME))
* Polet Airlines (Destinations vary) (Sikorsky charters the Antonov An-124 when
there is an overseas helicopter delivery)
* Tradewinds Airlines (Aguadilla,PR, Greensboro)
* United Parcel Service UPS Sorting Hub (Albany, Louisville, Newark, Ontario, CA
(Seasonal), Philadelphia, Providence, Rockford)
* Volga-Dnepr Airlines (Destinations vary)
Military operations
* Connecticut Air National Guard
o 103d Airlift Wing "Flying Yankees"
+ 118th Fighter Squadron operates C-12 Huron. It used to opperate the Fairchild
A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the mid 70's right up to 2006.
* Military air transports that are commonly seen include the KC-135 Stratotanker,
C-17 Globemaster, and the C-130 Hercules.
126th Army Aviation Regt.
International Arrivals Building
In December 2002, a new International Arrivals Building opened to the west of
Terminal B. This new International Arrivals Building 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. Four
government agencies provide crucial support at the facility, these agencies are:
the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Immigration and
Naturalization Service, U.S. Customs Service and 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.
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.
Bus
Connecticut Transit operates buses between Hartford and Bradley Airport.
Future
The airport has plans to entirely renovate Terminal B so that its architecture
is unified with the newly constructed Terminal A building. Since 2003, Bradley
has been adding more restaurants and stores and has a total of 20-30 concession
options for travelers.
In conjunction with the new Northwest Airlines service to Amsterdam, airport
officials have said that if the flight is successful, it is likely that more
international service by other carriers will begin. Airport officials have
stated that they are in talks with other European carriers to possibly bring
more service to Bradley. Northwest Airlines would also look to upgrade the
flight to an Airbus A330 if demand is strong.
Embraer, an aerospace company based in Brazil, has selected Bradley as its
future Northeast service center in the United States. An $11 million project is
in place with support from teams of the Connecticut Department of Transportation
and Connecticut's Economic and Community Development. Embraer will build and
operate a full maintenance and repair facility for its line of business jets.
Virgin America lists Hartford as one of thirty cities it expects to serve within
the next five years, which would bring back non-stop service to San Francisco
since the 9/11 attacks.
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