Hilton Head Airport

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
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 80.69750°W / 32.22444; -80.69750
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.

The 2013 Federal sequester will result in the closure of the airport's contract control tower and will require pilots to rely on air traffic controllers from other area airports.[3][4]

Contents

Facilities and aircraft [edit]

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]

History [edit]

Hilton Head Island has been known for championship golf courses for decades. In the 1960's, it was decided that an airport would facilitate an increase in the number of visitors to the island. Hilton Head Airport opened in 1967 with the help of professional golfer Arnold Palmer. An avid pilot, he also became the first person to land at HXD.[5]

Airline Service

Airlines and destinations [edit]

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

References [edit]

External links [edit]