Hagerstown Regional Airport

Hagerstown Regional Airport
Hagerstown Regional Airport; Richard A. Henson Field
IATA: HGR – ICAO: KHGR – FAA: HGR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Washington County
Serves	Hagerstown and surrounding Four-State Area (MD-PA-WV-VA)
Location	Showalter Road, Hagerstown, Maryland, United States
Elevation AMSL	703 ft / 214.3 m
Coordinates	39°42′29″N 77°43′46″W / 39.70806°N 77.72944°WCoordinates: 39°42′29″N 77°43′46″W / 39.70806°N 77.72944°W
Website	http://www.flyhagerstown.com/
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This article is about an airport in Maryland. For an airport of similar name in Indiana, see Hagerstown Airport.

Hagerstown Regional Airport (IATA: HGR, ICAO: KHGR, FAA LID: HGR), also known as Richard A. Henson Field, is a public airport located 5 miles (8.0 km) due north of the central business district (CBD) of Hagerstown, in Washington County, Maryland, United States. The airport is in Western Maryland off of Interstate 81 and U.S. Route 11, not far from Northern Virginia, South Central Pennsylvania, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Allegiant Air flies from HGR to Orlando Sanford International Airport with two departures on Friday and two arrivals on Monday. The airline started commercial service on 14 November 2008. The airline uses the McDonnell Douglas MD-83 jet on this route. Allegiant Air operates without a subsidy.^[1] According to Allegiant Air officials there could more destinations added to Hagerstown Regional. The possible destinations include the Tampa Bay Area and Fort Lauderdale.

Cape Air began servicing Hagerstown Regional with four flights daily to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in March, 2009. This is the second airline to serve Hagerstown. Cape Air uses Cessna 402 aircraft on its flights. These flights are being subsidized by the Essential Air Service federal program.^[2]

Airlines	Destinations
Allegiant Air	Orlando-Sanford
Cape Air	Baltimore

The airport is also a stopover for Air Force One for the U.S. President on the way to the nearby presidential retreat Camp David.

[edit] Transportation

An Allegiant Air MD-83 at HGR.

Hagerstown Regional Airport is relatively easy to get to. By car the airport is only 15 minutes from downtown Hagerstown and it is located directly off of Interstate 81 and U.S. Route 11. Interstate 70 is only 5 miles south of the airport and the airport is accesible via Interstate 81. Parking at the airport is free. Taxi Service by Miller Transportation is available to and from the airport upon request. Avis Budget Group and Hertz Rent-a-Car provide rental service at the airport. County Commuter buses make regular stops at the airport and there are also buses to nearby hotels.

[edit] Previous flights

A Cape Air Cessna 402 at HGR.

US Airways Express served Hagerstown Regional for quite some time. The last discontinued destination from HGR was Pittsburgh International Airport. Due to low ridership and an expired federal subsidy, the airline cancelled service in September 2007. The airport was without an airline for a little bit over a year until the advent of Allegiant Air.

[edit] Incidents

On 19 February 2005, a Cessna 402 landed without the right wheel of the main landing gear. The pilot managed to burn most of the fuel off to prevent a fire. Most of the fuel is stored in the wings. The pilot was able to land on Runway 27 and all five people onboard deplaned within minutes. Nobody was hurt. Several fire departments around the Tri-State area responded to the incident.