Danbury Municipal Airport (IATA: DXR, ICAO: KDXR, FAA LID: DXR) is a public use general aviation and commercial airport located three miles (5 km) southwest of the central business district of Danbury, in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.
It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a regional reliever airport facility.
In 1928, local pilots purchased a 60-acre tract near the Danbury Fair, known as Tucker's Field.
[4] Danbury Municipal Airport covers 248 acres (1.00 km2) and has two runways:[1] The airport has four instrument approaches: For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 53,524 aircraft operations, an average of 147 per day: 43% local general aviation, 53% transient general aviation, 3% air taxi and 1% military.
[1] The Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol 399th Composite Squadron (NER-CT-042) operates out of the airport.