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This is a list of airports in Connecticut, grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some privately owned and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
Groton–New London Airport was established as the first State of Connecticut airport in 1929. Originally called Trumbull Airport after Governor Jonathan Trumbull, the airport was taken over by the United States Army Air Corps in August 1941 as a First Air Force group training base, although the runways were still grass.
Bradley Airport is one of only 68 airports worldwide large enough to accommodate the A380. No carriers provide regular A380 service to Bradley, but the airport occasionally is a diversion airfield for JFK-bound A380s. [23] Northwest Airlines terminated its service to Amsterdam in October 2008 because of the increased cost of jet fuel. [24]
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Manchester–Boston is New England's third-largest cargo airport behind Connecticut's Bradley International, which is a hub for UPS Airlines, and Logan in Boston. FedEx, UPS and Amazon all serve Manchester with cargo-specific jets, including the Airbus A300, Boeing 757, Boeing 767 and Boeing 737.
[5] [6] It one of two airports with regularly scheduled commercial service in Connecticut, the other being Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks. Tweed Airport is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial ...
The Stratford Eagles Composite Squadron is a member group of the non-profit and all-volunteer Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol, which is an official auxiliary of the United States Air Force, carrying the designation NER-CT-022. [15] It performs various duties such as pilot training, search and rescue, disaster relief, and fire watch. [16]
Robertson Airport (FAA LID: 4B8), also known as Robertson Field, is a public use airport in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. [1] It is owned by the town of Plainville [1] and is located two nautical miles (4 km) north of its central business district. [1]