Hartford-Brainard Airport (IATA: HFD, ICAO: KHFD, FAA LID: HFD) is a towered public airport three miles (5 km) southeast of downtown Hartford, in Hartford County, Connecticut. It is owned by the Connecticut Airport Authority. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017-2021, in which it is categorized as a regional reliever airport facility.
Video Hartford-Brainard Airport
Facilities and aircraft
Hartford-Brainard Airport covers 201 acres (81 ha) and has three runways and one helipad:
- Runway 2/20: 4,417 x 150 ft (1,346 x 46 m) Asphalt
- Runway 11/29: 2,314 x 71 ft (705 x 22 m) Asphalt
- Runway NE/SW: 2,309 x 150 ft (704 x 46 m) Turf (closed during winter months from November 2 to April 30 except for ski-equipped aircraft or helicopter training)
- Helipad H1: 70 x 77 ft (21 x 23 m) Asphalt
In the year ending June 12, 2001 the airport had 120,217 aircraft operations, average 329 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% air taxi and <1% military. 144 aircraft are based at this airport: 87% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, 1% jet aircraft, 1% helicopters and 1% gliders.
The Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol 071st Royal Charter Composite Squadron (NER-CT-071) operates out of the airport.
Maps Hartford-Brainard Airport
See also
- Bradley International Airport (BDL)
- Connecticut World War II Army Airfields
References
External links
- Brainard Airport
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective February 1, 2018
- FAA Terminal Procedures for HFD, effective February 1, 2018
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for HFD
- AirNav airport information for KHFD
- ASN accident history for HFD
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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