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Hood Army Airfield
Hood Army Airfield
	IATA: HLR; ICAO: KHLR; FAA LID: HLR;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner/Operator	U.S. Army
Location	Fort Hood, Texas, U.S.
Time zone	CST (UTC−6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−5)
Elevation AMSL	924 ft / 282 m
Coordinates	31°08′24″N 97°42′54″W / 31.140°N 97.715°W
Maps
	; FAA airport diagram of Hood Army Airfield as of April 3, 2014
	Hood Army Airfield Location of Hood Army Airfield in Texas
Runways
	a Net of displaced threshold on opposite direction of runway 34

Hood Army Airfield (IATA: HLR, ICAO: KHLR, FAA LID: HLR) is a military airport located at the U.S. Army's Fort Hood, in Killeen, Texas, U.S.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Facilities

Hood Army Airfield has a single 3,701-by-144-foot (1,128 m × 44 m) asphalt runway, identified as 16/34. In the 16 direction, the threshold is displaced by 567 feet (173 m), resulting in a usable length of 3,134 feet (955 m).^[1]^[2]^[3]

The base is also served by Robert Gray Army Airfield (IATA: GRK, ICAO: KGRK, FAA LID: GRK) and two asphalt auxiliary landing strips used for training at North Fort Hood:

Shorthorn Aux Landing Strip (FAA LID: 23XS) – 2,130 by 46 feet (649 m × 14 m) (RWY 15 1,583 feet (482 m) usable, RWY 33 1,897 feet (578 m) usable) at 31°21′40″N 97°40′23″W / 31.361°N 97.673°W / 31.361; -97.673, elevation 720 feet (220 m), magnetic variation 5.1° E^[4]^[5]
Longhorn Aux Landing Strip (FAA LID: 22XS) – 3,490 by 75 feet (1,064 m × 23 m) (unmarked numbers, but same magnetic heading as Shorthorn at 153 degrees) at 31°22′26″N 97°40′01″W / 31.374°N 97.667°W / 31.374; -97.667, elevation 720 feet (220 m), magnetic variation 5.1° E^[6]^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Airport data for Hood AAF". FAA. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Airport diagram for Hood AAF" (PDF). FAA. April 3, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ ^a ^b "Airport/Facility Directory entry for Hood AAF" (PDF). FAA. Retrieved April 4, 2014.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Airport data for Shorthorn Aux Landing Strip". FAA. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
^ "Pilot Information for Shorthorn Aux Landing Strip". OurAirports.com. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
^ "Airport data for Longhorn Aux Landing Strip". FAA. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
^ "Pilot Information for Longhorn Aux Landing Strip". OurAirports.com. Retrieved April 4, 2014.

External links

FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective December 26, 2024
Resources for this U.S. military airport:
- FAA airport information for HLR
- AirNav airport information for KHLR
- ASN accident history for HLR
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KHLR

[FAA-1] "Airport data for Hood AAF". FAA. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.

[FAA_AD-2] "Airport diagram for Hood AAF" (PDF). FAA. April 3, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[FAA_AFD-3] "Airport/Facility Directory entry for Hood AAF" (PDF). FAA. Retrieved April 4, 2014.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[FAA_23XS-4] "Airport data for Shorthorn Aux Landing Strip". FAA. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.

[OA_23XS-5] "Pilot Information for Shorthorn Aux Landing Strip". OurAirports.com. Retrieved April 4, 2014.

[FAA_22XS-6] "Airport data for Longhorn Aux Landing Strip". FAA. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.

[OA_22XS-7] "Pilot Information for Longhorn Aux Landing Strip". OurAirports.com. Retrieved April 4, 2014.

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