Hilton Head Airport

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Hilton Head Airport
IATA: HHHICAO: KHXDFAA 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 / 32.22444; -80.6975
Website www.bcgov.net/...
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: HHHICAO: KHXDFAA 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]

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Airline Service

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines Charlotte
Seasonal: Washington-National

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