Aviation in Connecticut
Connecticut is served by a network of 54 public-use airports recorded in the FAA's NASR Airport Master Record. The mix breaks down into 1 large hub, 5 medium hubs, and 48 small or regional fields. Together they form the on-the-ground network that connects Connecticut residents to the rest of the country and, in many cases, to international destinations through the connecting hubs profiled elsewhere in this directory.
Reading the table below as a planner: the large-hub entries are where you will find the broadest selection of carriers, the longest list of nonstop destinations, and the most amenities, and also the longest TSA queues. Medium hubs typically host scheduled service from three to ten carriers and are often the most efficient choice for travelers based outside the largest metropolitan areas. The small and regional entries cover everything from Essential Air Service routes to general-aviation strips that primarily serve charter, training and corporate traffic.
FAA region: Connecticut falls inside the FAA's New England Region, headquartered in Burlington, MA. The region oversees airport certification, safety inspections, and air-traffic-control coordination for every airport in this state.
All 54 airports in Connecticut
| Airport | City | IATA | ICAO | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley International Airport | Hartford | BDL |
KBDL |
Large hub |
| Danbury Municipal Airport | Danbury | DXR |
KDXR |
Medium hub |
| Groton New London Airport | Groton | GON |
KGON |
Medium hub |
| Hartford Brainard Airport | Hartford | HFD |
KHFD |
Medium hub |
| Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport | Bridgeport | BDR |
KBDR |
Medium hub |
| Tweed New Haven Airport | New Haven | HVN |
KHVN |
Medium hub |
| Bancroft Airport | East Windsor Hill | - | - | Regional |
| Bee Field | Jewett City | - | - | Regional |
| Buell Farm Ultralightport | Eastford | - | - | Regional |
| Candlelight Farms Airport | New Milford | - | - | Regional |
| Chester Airport | Chester | - | - | Regional |
| Danielson Airport | Danielson | - | - | Regional |
| Devils Hopyard Field | East Haddam | - | - | Regional |
| Docktors Field | New Milford | - | - | Regional |
| Eastford Airport | Eastford | - | - | Regional |
| Ellington Airport | Ellington | - | - | Regional |
| Flying Ridge Airstrip | Newtown | - | - | Regional |
| Gager Field | Bozrah | - | - | Regional |
| Gallup Farm Airport | Voluntown | - | - | Regional |
| Good Hill Farm Airport | Roxbury | - | - | Regional |
| Goodspeed Airport | East Haddam | - | - | Regional |
| Green Acres Airport | Bristol | - | - | Regional |
| Heckler Field | Coventry | - | - | Regional |
| Irish Hills Farms Airport | Bethlehem | - | - | Regional |
| Laurie Field | Hazardville | - | - | Regional |
| Long View Landing Airport | Washington | - | - | Regional |
| Maplewood Farm Airport | Durham | - | - | Regional |
| Meriden Markham Municipal Airport | Meriden | - | - | Regional |
| Mile Creek Airport | Old Lyme | - | - | Regional |
| North Canaan Aviation Facilities Inc Airport | North Canaan | - | - | Regional |
| Rankl Field | Marlborough | - | - | Regional |
| Ripley Field | Litchfield | - | - | Regional |
| Roberts Farm Airport | East Windsor | - | - | Regional |
| Robertson Field | Plainville | - | - | Regional |
| Salmon River Airfield | Marlborough | - | - | Regional |
| Simsbury Airport | Simsbury | - | - | Regional |
| Skis Landing Area Airport | Colchester | - | - | Regional |
| Skylark Airpark | Warehouse Point | - | - | Regional |
| Spruce Airport | Jewett City | - | - | Regional |
| Stonington Airpark | Stonington | - | - | Regional |
| Sunnyvale Field | North Stonington | - | - | Regional |
| Thomson Field | Bethlehem | - | - | Regional |
| Toutant Airport | Woodstock | - | - | Regional |
| Valley Farm Airport | Somers | - | - | Regional |
| Waterbury Airport | Waterbury | - | - | Regional |
| Waterbury Oxford Airport | Oxford | OXC |
KOXC |
Regional |
| Westford Airstrip | Ashford | - | - | Regional |
| Whelan Farms Airport | Bethlehem | - | - | Regional |
| Windham Airport | North Windham | - | - | Regional |
| Wings Ago Airstrip | Goshen | - | - | Regional |
| Woodstock Airport | Woodstock | - | - | Regional |
| Wychwood Field | Mystic | - | - | Regional |
| Wysocki Field | Ellington | - | - | Regional |
| Yankee Airstrip | East Killingly | - | - | Regional |
Travel context
Travelers comparing flight options inside Connecticut should look beyond the obvious large-hub entry. Many travelers reflexively book through the biggest airport in their state, but for short-haul itineraries a closer medium or regional airport can shave an hour off the total door-to-door time even when its ticket price is slightly higher. The opposite is also true for long-haul or international travel, where the broader carrier selection at the large hub typically wins on both price and routing.
For multi-airport metropolitan areas, and several states have them, pay attention to which carrier alliance dominates each airport. A traveler with frequent-flyer status on one alliance will usually find the better experience at the alliance's home airport, even at the cost of a slightly longer drive.