Greater Binghamton Airport

Greater Binghamton Airport (IATA: BGM, ICAO: KBGM, FAA LID: BGM) is a county-owned American airport eight miles north of Binghamton, in Broome County, New York.[1] It is in East Maine, New York and serves the Southern Tier of New York.

Greater Binghamton Airport

Edwin A. Link Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerBroome County United States
ServesBinghamton, New York United States
LocationMaine, New York United States
Elevation AMSL1,636 ft / 499 m
Coordinates42°12′31″N 075°58′47″W
Websitewww.FlyBGM.com
Map
BGM
Location in New York
BGM
BGM (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 7,304 2,226 Asphalt
10/28 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations21,542
Based aircraft34
2013 diagram

The airport was Broome County Airport through the 1970s. It was renamed Edwin A. Link Field-Broome County Airport to honor the inventor of the aircraft instrument simulator, the Link Trainer, a name it kept until the 1990s when it was again renamed as Binghamton Regional Airport. The name Greater Binghamton Airport was chosen in 2003. The field is still named in Link's honor.

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).[2] Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 108,325 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 98,090 in 2009 and 108,988 in 2010.[4]

History

The Greater Binghamton Airport (BGM) (originally Broome County Airport) has served Binghamton for six decades. Development started in 1945, due to difficult night operations at the Tri-Cities Airport in Endicott, New York during World War II. Broome County Airport opened in 1951 with a 5,600-foot main Runway 16/34, and a 5,002-foot crosswind Runway 10/28.

An approach lighting system was added in 1959 to the runway 34 approach end. The main runway was extended 700 feet in 1969. In the early 1980s the field was renamed Edwin A. Link Field-Broome County Airport in honor of Edwin A. Link a well-known inventor and aviation pioneer in the Binghamton area. Mr. Link was known for the creation of the Link Trainer, the first trainer that taught pilots how to fly in instrument meteorological conditions using only the instruments in the cockpit ("Facility Orientation Guide", n.d.).

In the 1950s Mohawk, Trans World Airlines, and Colonial Airlines (later Eastern Air Lines) stopped at BGM; TWA left in 1965 and Eastern left in 1969-70. Mohawk's successors' jets still stopped into the 1990s. In the 1980s a commuter airline, Brockway Air, flew Beechcraft 1900s and Fokker F-27s from Broome County airport to Syracuse, Boston, Albany, Keene, NH, Worcester, Burlington, and Rutland.

The south, southeast-facing runway 16 gained an instrument landing system during the 1970s along with a medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights to lower landing minimums, but the localizer antenna was placed to the east of the runway with an offset. The airport began extending the north end of the main runway 16/34 in 1988; the extension from 6,298 to 7,500 feet was completed in October 1990. In 1991 the airport was renamed to Binghamton Regional Airport. In 2002 Runway 16/34 was shortened to 7,100 feet to make room for an Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS). The EMAS is a bed of material that will crush under the weight of an aircraft, stopping the aircraft in the event of a runway overrun.

In 2003 the airport was again renamed to the Greater Binghamton Airport. The airport's old linear terminal was unable to keep up with regional jet traffic, and four new jet bridges opened in July 2004. BGM got a $12.3 million federal grant in September 2011 to replace the old EMAS system installed in 2002 and extend Runway 16/34 to 7,304 feet. The project was completed in November 2012 and led to a displaced threshold on Runway 34.

Facilities

The airport covers 1,199 acres (485 ha) at an elevation of 1,636 feet (499 m). It has two asphalt runways: 16/34 is 7,304 by 150 feet (2,226 x 46 m) and 10/28 is 5,001 by 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m).[1]

In 2011 the airport had 21,542 aircraft operations, average 59 per day: 56% general aviation, 38% air taxi, 6% military, and <1% airline. 34 aircraft were then based at the airport: 62% single-engine, 18% multi-engine, 12% helicopter, and 9% jet.[1]

As of 2020, the airport has one scheduled departure flight (Delta flight to Detroit) and one scheduled arrival flight (Delta flight from Detroit).

Airline and destination
AirlinesDestinations
Delta Connection Detroit


Top destinations
Busiest domestic routes out of BGM
(August 2019 – July 2020)[5]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Detroit, MI 23,460 Delta

Ground transportation

Rental car agencies

Public transport
  • Licensed taxis to all points in Broome County
  • Uber and Lyft [6]

Incidents
  • In June 1952 a U.S. Navy North American SNJ Texan trainer crashed 250 yards east of the airport. The pilot suffered minor injuries.[7]
  • On July 23, 1955, a U.S. Naval Reserve Grumman TBM Avenger crashed short of the runway. The pilot suffered minor injuries.[8]
  • On September 4, 1957, a U.S. Air Force Douglas C-124A Globemaster II en route from Larson AFB, Washington crashed while attempting a landing. The plane was delivering 20 tons of equipment for Link Aviation. The crew of 9 survived.[9][10]
  • On Wednesday, November 24, 2010, United Airlines Flight 7823, a United Express Saab 340 turboprop operated by Colgan Air made an emergency landing after the crew received a fire indication in the left engine while passing through 10,000 feet. The flight was bound for Washington Dulles International Airport. On landing in Binghamton, 16 minutes after takeoff, all 33 passengers evacuated via over-wing emergency exits. None required medical attention. Maintenance determined the cause of the fire indication was a faulty sensor. Passengers continued to Washington after about a five-hour delay.[11][12]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for BGM PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on October 27, 2012.
  3. "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  4. "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  5. "RITA | BTS | Transtats".
  6. "New bill: Uber, Lyft drivers can't be sex offenders". Pressconnects. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
  7. "Crash First Major Accident in 6-Year History of Airport". Binghamton Press. Binghamton. September 5, 1957. p. 22.
  8. "Crash Injures Endicott Pilot". Binghamton Press. Binghamton. July 24, 1955. p. 1.
  9. Handte, Jerry (September 5, 1957). "Co-Pilot Tells How Plane Crashed". Binghamton Press. Binghamton. p. 1.
  10. Ranter, Harro. "ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-124A Globemaster II 51-5173 Binghamton Airport, NY (BGM)". aviation-safety.net.
  11. "Incident: Colgan SF34 at Binghamton on Nov 24th 2010, engine fire indication".


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