Hilton Head Airport
| Hilton Head Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: HHH – ICAO: KHXD – FAA LID: HXD | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Beaufort County / The town of Hilton Head Island | ||
| Serves | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 19 ft / 6 m | ||
| Coordinates | 32°13′28″N 080°41′51″W / 32.22444°N 80.6975°W | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 3/21 | 4,300 | 1,311 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 50,638 | ||
| Based aircraft | 87 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Hilton Head Airport (IATA: HHH, ICAO: KHXD, FAA LID: HXD), also known as Hilton Head Island Airport, is a county and town-owned, public-use airport located in northeastern Hilton Head Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States.[1] It is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by a commercial airline and one public charter airline operating limited service. Hilton Head Airport is the only airport on Hilton Head Island.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Hilton Head Airport is assigned HXD by the FAA and HHH by the IATA.[2] The IATA code HHH is used for commercial airline booking purposes.
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Hilton Head Airport covers an area of 131 acres (53 ha) and has one runway designated 3/21 with a 4,300 x 100 ft (1,311 x 30 m) asphalt surface.[1] The current terminal building was built in 1995. At 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2), it has four airline gates.
For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2007, the airport had 50,638 aircraft operations, an average of 138 per day: 50% air taxi, 49% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 87 aircraft based at this airport: 63% single-engine, 26% multi-engine, 9% jet and 1% ultralight.[1]
[edit] History
Airline Service
- American Eagle Airlines With Service to Raleigh-Durham ? - 1994 (operated with ATR 72)
- Continental Connection (Colgan Air) With Service to Atlanta March 1, 1998 - ? (operated with Beech 1900)
- Delta Connection (Atlantic Southeast Airlines) With Service to Atlanta March 17, 2007 - November 30, 2008 (operated with ATR 72)
- Delta Connection (Mesaba Airlines) With Service to Atlanta March 4, 2010 - November 1, 2010 (operated with Saab 340)
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines | Charlotte Seasonal: Washington-National |
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Hilton Head Airport, official site
- FAA Terminal Procedures for HXD, effective 12 January 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KHXD
- ASN accident history for HHH
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
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