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Baytown Airport

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Baytown Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerRaceco Inc.
ServesBaytown, Texas
Elevation AMSL34 ft / 10 m
Coordinates29°47′10″N 094°57′10″W / 29.78611°N 94.95278°W / 29.78611; -94.95278
Map
HPY is located in Texas
HPY
HPY
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 4,334 1,321 Asphalt
Statistics (2004)
Aircraft operations11,700
Based aircraft39

Baytown Airport (IATA: HPY, ICAO: KHPY, FAA LID: HPY) is a public-use airport located 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) north of the central business district of Baytown, a city in Harris County, Texas, United States. It is privately owned by Raceco Inc.[1]

History

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There was a previous Baytown Airport that closed in 1986; it opened in 1944 as Humphrey Airport.[2] Circa 1977 the City of Baytown was considering buying Humphrey Airport.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

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Baytown Airport covers an area of 125 acres (51 ha) which contains one runway designated 14/32 with a 4,334 x 60 ft (1,321 x 18.288 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending October 2009, the airport had 9,490 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 27 per day. At that time there were 27 aircraft based at the airport, including one jet and two helicopters.[4]

In 2009 Herman Life Flight opened their new East Base on the airport property with one helicopter and crew accommodations.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for HPY PDF, effective 2007-12-20
  2. ^ Guynn, Bruce (1986-06-04). "Local airport closes down its operation". The Baytown Sun. Baytown, Texas. pp. 1-A, 7-A – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "County Willing For City to Buy Airport". The Baytown Sun. Baytown, Texas. 1986-06-04. p. 1-A – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "AirNav: KHPY - Baytown Airport".
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