Bradford Regional Airport

Its first scheduled airline flights were United Airlines Douglas DC-3s in 1948. In 1953 United's DC-3 flew New York Newark Airport - Philadelphia - Bradford - Youngstown - Akron/Canton - Cleveland - Toledo - Chicago Midway Airport - Moline, IL - Cedar Rapids - Omaha - Lincoln, NE.http://www.timetableimages.com, Jan. 4, 1953 United timetable United left in 1954.

In 1953 Allegheny Airlines DC-3s stopped at Bradford on a multi-stop route between Buffalo, NY and Pittsburgh.http://www.timetableimages.com, April 26, 1953 Allegheny timetable In 1971 Allegheny Convair 580s flew nonstop to Erie, Harrisburg, Jamestown, NY, New York Newark Airport, Pittsburgh and Washington National Airport and direct to Detroit.http://www.departedflights.com, March 1, 1971 Allegheny timetable Allegheny introduced McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s and flew one-stop in 1976 from Chicago O'Hare Airport via Erie and from New York LaGuardia Airport via Elmira while continuing to fly nonstop Convair 580s from Buffalo and Pittsburgh.Feb. 1, 1976 Official Airline Guide Allegheny remained until 1979 when Allegheny Commuter took over, with nonstop Beechcrafts from Buffalo and nonstop Short 330s from Pittsburgh.http://www.departedflights.com, Nov. 15, 1979 Official Airline Guide Allegheny Commuter service continued for a number of years for Allegheny successor USAir.http://www.departedflights.com, April 9, 1988 USAir & Allegheny Commuter route maps In 1994 Allegheny Commuter successor USAir Express was operating nonstop code sharing BAe Jetstream 31s to Pittsburgh.Sept. 15, 1994 OAG Desktop Flight Guide USAir changed its name to US Airways with US Airways Express Beechcraft 1900Cs being flown nonstop to Pittsburgh in 1999.http://www.departedflights.com, June 1, 1999 Official Airline Guide

The airport covers 1,015 acres (411 ha) at an elevation of 2,143 feet (653 m). It has two asphalt runways: 14/32 is 6,307 by 150 feet (1,922 x 46 m) and 5/23 is 4,499 by 100 feet (1,371 x 30 m).

In the year ending January 31, 2019, the airport had 2,987 aircraft operations, an average of 8 per day: 80% commercial, 14% general aviation, 4% air taxi and 2% military. In April 2022, there were 15 aircraft based at this airport: all 15 single-engine.

Southern Airways Express currently provides BFD with daily commercial flights to Pittsburgh International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport. There are two daily departures to each destination.

Scheduled passenger flights:

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• Essential Air Service documents ([http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=DOT-OST-2003-14528 Docket OST-2003-14528]) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
• [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2003-14528-0052 Order 2006-3-17 (March 24, 2006)]: selecting RegionsAir to provide essential air service (EAS) with 30-passenger Saab 340 aircraft at Bradford, Pennsylvania, and Jamestown, New York, for two years. Service will be three round trips a day to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, and the annual subsidy rate will be set at $1,649,913.
• [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2003-14528-0056 Order 2006-9-20 (September 21, 2006)]: tentatively vacating Order 2006-3-17 that selected Regions Air, Inc., to provide essential air service at Bradford, Pennsylvania, and Jamestown, New York, for two years. In addition, the Department is tentatively selecting Colgan Air, Inc., d/b/a US Airways Express to provide essential air service at both communities under its Pittsburgh option, i.e., three round trips each weekday and weekend to Pittsburgh at an annual subsidy rate of $2,434,827.
• [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2003-14528-0058 Order 2006-10-3 (October 4, 2006)]: finalizes Order 2006-9-20, which tentatively vacated our earlier selection of RegionsAir, Inc. to provide EAS at Bradford and Jamestown, and instead selects Colgan Air, Inc. d/b/a US Airways Express (Colgan) to provide EAS at both communities from October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2008, at an annual subsidy rate of $2,434,827. The subsidy rate is based on service to Pittsburgh, although Colgan has stated it is evaluating serving Washington Dulles International Airport instead of Pittsburgh, the service originally supported by both communities, at the same subsidy rate.
• [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2003-14528-0074 Order 2008-6-37 (June 30, 2008)]: selecting Gulfstream International Airlines, Inc. to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Bradford, Pennsylvania, and Jamestown, New York, at a total annual subsidy of $2,701,865, for the two-year period from October 1, 2008, through September 30, 2010. However, if Gulfstream does not inaugurate full EAS by October 1, 2008, the selection defaults to Colgan Air, Inc. d/b/a United Express for the same two-period, for a total annual subsidy of $3,826,587.
• [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2003-14528-0085 Order 2010-9-12 (September 9, 2010)]: re-selecting Gulfstream International Airlines to provide essential air service (EAS) at Bradford, DuBois, and Oil City/Franklin, Pennsylvania, and Jamestown, New York, for a combined annual subsidy of $5,870,657 ($1,639,254 for Jamestown), from October 1, 2010, through September 30, 2012.
• [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2003-14528-0097 Order 2012-9-23 (September 27, 2012)]: selecting Silver Airways to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Bradford, DuBois, Franklin/Oil City, Pennsylvania, Jamestown, New York, and Parkersburg, West Virginia/Marietta, Ohio, for a combined annual subsidy of $10,348,117 ($1,940,272 for Bradford; $2,587,029 for DuBois, $1,293,515 for Franklin, $1,940,272 for Jamestown, and $2,587,029 for Parkersburg), from October 1, 2012, through September 30, 2014.
• [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2003-14528-0102 Notice of Intent (February 14, 2014)]: of Silver Airways Corp. to discontinue scheduled air service between Cleveland, Ohio (CLE) and: Jamestown, New York (JHW), Bradford, Pennsylvania (BFD), DuBois, Pennsylvania (DUJ), Franklin/Oil City, Pennsylvania (FKL), and Parkersburg, West Virginia/Marietta, Ohio (PKB).
• [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2003-14528-0108 Order 2014-4-26 (April 24, 2014)]: directing interested persons to show cause as to why the Department should not terminate the eligibility ... under the Essential Air Service (EAS) program based on criteria passed by Congress in the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law No. 112-95). We find that Bradford is within 175 miles of a large or medium hub, Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), a medium hub, and, thus, is subject to the 10-enplanement statutory criterion. We also find that during fiscal year 2013, Bradford generated a total of 4,292 passengers (inbound plus outbound). Consistent with the methodology described above, that results in an average of 6.9 enplanements per day, below the 10-enplanement statutory criterion necessary to remain eligible in the EAS program.

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311051827/http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdBOA.nsf/infoBradfordReg Bradford Regional Airport] at Pennsylvania DOT Bureau of Aviation
• [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=11&lat=41.8025&lon=-78.6405&w=1000&h=1000&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of April 2001] from USGS The National Map
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