Bridgeport Municipal Airport

Bridgeport Municipal Airport is a public airport near Bridgeport, in Wise County, Texas. It is owned by the City of Bridgeport and is located southwest of the central business district.
Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Bridgeport Municipal Airport is XBP to the FAA and has no IATA code.

Facilities and aircraft

Bridgeport Municipal Airport covers and has one asphalt runway, 18/36, 5,005 x 75 ft.
In the year ending September 20, 2022, the airport had 22,400 aircraft operations, all general aviation. 30 aircraft were then based at the airport: 24 single engine, and 6 multi-engine.

Accidents and incidents

16 July 2001: In a rare case of airplane theft, two men stole a Piper PA-28-180 from Parker County Airport near Weatherford, Texas, but crashed while attempting to land at Bridgeport Municipal Airport a short time later. Hudson Oaks police speculated that the men intended to refuel the aircraft in Bridgeport before flying it to Oklahoma. Neither of the thieves had ever held a pilot certificate, but the man who acted as pilot reportedly had 6 hours of prior flight time. The aircraft impacted the runway in a nose-down attitude and slid for a considerable distance; both men suffered serious injuries. No verifiable problems were found in the engine, airframe, or flight controls. The accident was attributed to ''"the non-certificated pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing."''