Bridgeport
Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S.
state of Connecticut. The population was 148,654 in 2020, making it the fifth-most populous city in New England. It is a port city in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnock River on Long Island Sound, 60 miles (97 km) from Manhattan and 40 miles (64 km) from The Bronx. Bridgeport and other towns in Fairfield County make up the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, as well as the Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk–Danbury metropolitan statistical area, the second largest metropolitan area in Connecticut and a component of the greater New York metropolitan area.
Getting around Bridgeport the local way
- Get inThere are no commercial airlines or flights available at this airport, although Tailwind Air Service offers seasonal air taxi from Boston and New Bedford, as well as New York City via seaplane.
- Get inCompanies such as Air Charter Advisors can arrange flights on-demand to BDR using light aircraft due to its shorter runways.
- Get inThe Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Ferry runs approximately every hour between Bridgeport and Port Jefferson, New York, on Long Island.
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