Half Moon Bay Airport
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| Aerial view of the airport, facing West | |||
| IATA: HAF – ICAO: KHAF – FAA LID: HAF | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | San Mateo County | ||
| Location | Moss Beach, near Half Moon Bay, California | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 66 ft / 20 m | ||
| Coordinates | 37°30′48″N 122°30′04″W / 37.51333°N 122.50111°WCoordinates: 37°30′48″N 122°30′04″W / 37.51333°N 122.50111°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 12/30 | 5,000 | 1,524 | Asphalt/Concrete |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 60,150 | ||
| Based aircraft | 40 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Half Moon Bay Airport (IATA: HAF, ICAO: KHAF, FAA LID: HAF) is a county-owned public use airport in San Mateo County, California, United States. It is located five nautical miles (9 km) northwest of the central business district of Half Moon Bay, California.[1][2] The airport is on the Pacific Coast, south of San Francisco.
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[edit] History
The Half Moon Bay Airport is located approximately 20 miles south of San Francisco. It was constructed by the California State Highway Department for the U.S. Army in 1942. Known as Half Moon Bay Flight Strip, the Army turned the airport over to the U.S. Navy following the end of World War II and San Mateo County acquired the airport from the Navy in 1947. The airport has served a variety of roles over the years and is currently an important business, transportation and emergency service asset to the community.
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Half Moon Bay Airport covers an area of 325 acres (132 ha) at an elevation of 66 feet (20 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt/concrete surface measuring 5,000 by 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m).[1]
Half Moon Bay Airport provides a variety of emergency service and response functions including: Air-Ambulance and Medevac flights; law enforcement and homeland security patrols; Coast Guard sea-rescue operations; and use as a disaster relief staging site for the airlifting of emergency supplies in the event that roads are closed during a disaster or emergency.
The Half Moon Bay Airport is home to approximately 80 aircraft and several aviation related businesses. The Airport is self-funded through airport user and business fees and receives no money from the County’s General Fund.
For the 12-month period ending September 11, 2008, the airport had 60,150 aircraft operations, an average of 164 per day: 99.8% general aviation and 0.2% air taxi. At that time there were 40 aircraft based at this airport: 93% single-engine, 5% multi-engine and 3% helicopter.[1]
[edit] Pacific Coast Dream Machines
The airport hosts an annual benefit event in April, Pacific Coast Dream Machines, which features aircraft, automobiles.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for HAF (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
- ^ "Half Moon Bay Airport". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1653505. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
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[edit] External links
- Half Moon Bay Airport page at San Mateo County Public Works website
- FAA Terminal Procedures for HAF, effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for HAF
- ASN accident history for HAF
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for HAF
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