Henderson Executive Airport (IATA: HSH, ICAO: KHND, FAA LID: HND) is a public use government airport located in Henderson, Nevada, 13 miles south of Las Vegas, in Clark County, Nevada. The airport is owned by the Clark County Commission[1] and is operated by the Clark County Department of Aviation. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013 categorized it as a reliever airport.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Clark County Commission | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Clark County Department of Aviation | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Las Vegas | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Henderson, Nevada | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,491 ft / 759 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°58′22″N 115°08′04″W / 35.97278°N 115.13444°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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It was founded by Arby Alper in 1967 on 912 acres purchased from the city of Henderson, and opened in 1970 as Sky Harbor Airport.[3][4] Clark County bought the airport in 1996 and renamed it Henderson Executive Airport.[5]
Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Henderson Executive Airport is HND to the FAA[1] and HSH to the IATA[6] (which assigned HND to Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan[7]). The airport's ICAO identifier is KHND.[6][8]
Facilities
editThe airport covers 760 acres (310 ha) at an elevation of 2,491 feet (759 m). It has two asphalt runways: 17R/35L is 6,501 by 100 feet (1,982 m × 30 m) and 17L/35R is 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 m × 23 m).[1]
In the year ending May 31, 2022 the airport had 78,000 aircraft operations, average 214 per day: 79% general aviation, 21% air taxi and <1% military. 256 aircraft were then based at the airport: 193 single-engine, 22 multi-engine, 38 jet and 3 helicopter.[1]
The terminal has car rental, flight school, line service facilities and the Landings Restaurant.
Airlines and destinations
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| Advanced Air | Seasonal: Gallup (begins November 4, 2024)[9] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for HND PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS): 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. October 1, 2008.
- ^ Joyce, Nedra (October 11, 1967). "Henderson Asked to Sell Land for Private Airport". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- ^ Deane, Laura (August 2, 1970). "Man's Dream Coming True - Sky Harbor". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
- ^ "California Flying, Viva Las Vegas". February 1, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ a b Great Circle Mapper: HSH/KHND - Las Vegas, Nevada (Henderson Executive Airport)
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: HND/RJTT - Tokyo, Japan (Haneda Airport)
- ^ AirNav: KHND - Henderson Executive Airport
- ^ "Advanced Air Adds Las Vegas Henderson – Gallup Service From Nov 2024". Aeroroutes. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
External links
edit- Henderson Executive Airport, Official website
- Aerial photo as of June 1994 from USGS The National Map
- "Diagram of Henderson Executive Airport (HND)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. (32.6 KB) from Nevada DOT
- FAA Airport Diagram for Henderson Executive (HND) (PDF), effective October 3, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for Henderson Executive (HND), effective October 3, 2024
- Businesses based at Henderson Executive:
- Desert Flying Club - Nevada Non-Profit, Official website
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for HND
- AirNav airport information for KHND
- ASN accident history for HSH
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
- NOAA/NWS current weather conditions
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