Henderson_Executive_Airport

Henderson Executive Airport

Henderson Executive Airport

Airport in Henderson, Nevada

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 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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For the airport in Delaware, see Henderson Aviation Airport.

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

The 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.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    FAA Airport Form 5010 for HND PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.
  2. [2]
    National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS): 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. October 1, 2008.
  3. [3]
    Joyce, Nedra (October 11, 1967). "Henderson Asked to Sell Land for Private Airport". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  4. [4]
    Deane, Laura (August 2, 1970). "Man's Dream Coming True - Sky Harbor". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  5. [5]
    "California Flying, Viva Las Vegas". February 1, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  6. [6]
    Great Circle Mapper: HSH/KHND - Las Vegas, Nevada (Henderson Executive Airport)
  7. [7]
    Great Circle Mapper: HND/RJTT - Tokyo, Japan (Haneda Airport)
  8. [8]
    AirNav: KHND - Henderson Executive Airport
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