French Frigate Shoals Airport
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IATA: none – ICAO: PHHF – FAA LID: HFS
 French Frigate Shoals
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Private | ||
| Owner | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | ||
| Serves | Tern Island (Hawaii) | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 6 ft / 2 m | ||
| Coordinates | 23°52′11″N 166°17′05″W / 23.86972°N 166.28472°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 06/24 | 3,000 | 914 | Coral |
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
French Frigate Shoals Airport (ICAO: PHHF, FAA LID: HFS) is a private use airport on Tern Island in French Frigate Shoals, a coral atoll, in Hawaii, United States. It is owned by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.[1]
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned HFS by the FAA[1] but has no designation from the IATA (which assigned HFS to Hagfors Airport in Hagfors, Sweden[2]).
[edit] Facilities
French Frigate Shoals Airport has one runway designated 06/24 with a coral surface measuring 3,000 by 200 feet (914 x 61 m) at an elevation of six feet (2 m) above mean sea level. The runway is closed, except for emergencies, or with prior permission from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for HFS (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
- ^ "HFS / ESOH - Hagfors Airport, Hagfors, Sweden". Aviation Safety Network. http://aviation-safety.net/database/airport/airport.php?id=HFS. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
[edit] External links
- French Frigate Shoals Naval Air Facility at Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields
- Airport information for PHHF at AirNav
