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KBTP · BTP

Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport

40.77690°N
-79.94970°W
ARR / DAY
61
18.8%
DEP / DAY
78
16.7%

Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport (KBTP/BTP) is a small general aviation airport located in Butler, PA, 23 mi north of Pittsburgh. It features 1 runway measuring 4,801 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 61 arrivals and 78 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

24m ago
Temp
72°F
Wind
5 kts
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
SPECI KBTP 051706Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM BKN018 BKN046 OVC080 22/19 A2997 RMK AO2

Runways

1 installed

4,801 FT MAX
08/26
4,801 ft × 100
ASP● LITHIGH

Runway intelligence

Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days

26
73% of ops
3,336 land · 3,511 TO
08
27% of ops
1,255 land · 1,119 TO
Runway 26 carries 73% of operations (3,336 landings, 3,511 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 08 at 27%.

Approach quality

Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates

26 3,336 landings
UA 1%
08 1,255 landings
UA 2%
Approaches to 26 show a 1% unstable-approach rate (30 UA events from 3,336 landings).Phase B will add wind-correlation: which crosswind band produces most UA events.

Traffic behavior

When the field is busy: hourly + weekday vs weekend

Daily avg
91.2
flights/day · 2,737 total
Busy hour (local)
6pm
also 8pm · 9pm
Day vs night
57%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 6pm–9pm local, averaging 91.2 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 0.7× weekday (74.6 vs 101.9 daily).

Aircraft character

What's actually flying here: top types over the last 30 days

Activity is led by (72% of 2,545 flights). Top three types: , , .

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
CTAF 123.050
APCH 124.750
APCH 338.200
UNICOM 123.050
AWOS 121.450
CD/P 119.400
OTHER 119.400
CLASS B 124.750
CLASS B 338.200
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZOB
Mag var:
8° W
Fuel:
100LL, A+

Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 2 PM · 1 movement every 225 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p
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