Billy Mitchell Airport
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| Airport terminal, May 2009 | |||
| IATA: HNC – ICAO: KHSE – FAA LID: HSE | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | National Park Service | ||
| Serves | Hatteras, North Carolina | ||
| Location | Cape Hatteras National Seashore | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 17 ft / 5 m | ||
| Coordinates | 35°13′58″N 075°37′04″W / 35.23278°N 75.61778°WCoordinates: 35°13′58″N 075°37′04″W / 35.23278°N 75.61778°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
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| 7/25 | 3,000 | 914 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 9,200 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Billy Mitchell Airport (IATA: HNC, ICAO: KHSE, FAA LID: HSE) is a public use airport located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) east of the central business district of Hatteras, in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.[1] The airport is located in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and is owned by the National Park Service.[1] It is named after United States Army Air Service General Billy Mitchell, and is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Billy Mitchell Airport is assigned HSE by the FAA[1] and HNC by the IATA.[3] The airport's ICAO identifier is KHSE.[4]
Facilities and aircraft [edit]
Billy Mitchell Airport covers an area of 100 acres (40 ha) at an elevation of 17 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 75 feet (914 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending September 9, 2009, the airport had 9,200 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi, and 1% military.[1]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d e f FAA Airport Master Record for HSE (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
- ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF, 2.03 MB). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010.
- ^ "Billy Mitchell Airport (ICAO: KHSE, FAA: HSE, IATA: HNC)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
- ^ "Billy Mitchell – HSE (KHSE)". National Flight Data Center. Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
External links [edit]
- Billy Mitchell Airport
- Billy Mitchell Airport (HSE) PDF at North Carolina DOT airport guide
- Aerial image as of March 1993 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for HSE, effective May 2, 2013
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for HSE
- AirNav airport information for KHSE
- ASN accident history for HNC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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