Billy Mitchell Airport

Billy Mitchell Airport (IATA: HNC, ICAO: KHSE, FAA LID: HSE) is a public use airport located four nautical miles (5 mi, 7 km) east of the central business district of Hatteras, in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.[1] The airport is located in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and is owned by the National Park Service.[1] It is named after United States Army Air Service General Billy Mitchell, and is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

For the airport located in Wisconsin also named after Billy Mitchell, see Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport.
Billy Mitchell Airport
Airport terminal, May 2009
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerNational Park Service
ServesHatteras, North Carolina
LocationCape Hatteras National Seashore
Elevation AMSL17 ft / 5 m
Coordinates35°13′58″N 075°37′04″W
WebsiteBillyMitchellAirport.com
Map
HSE
Location of airport in North Carolina / United States
HSE
HSE (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 3,002 915 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2016)9,200

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Billy Mitchell Airport is assigned HSE by the FAA[1] and HNC by the IATA.[3] The airport's ICAO identifier is KHSE.[4]


Facilities and aircraft

Billy Mitchell Airport covers an area of 100 acres (40 ha) at an elevation of 17 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,002 by 75 feet (915 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending March 18, 2016, the airport had 9,200 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi and 1% military.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for HSE PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective Mar 2, 2017.
  2. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
  3. "Billy Mitchell Airport (ICAO: KHSE, FAA: HSE, IATA: HNC)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  4. "Billy Mitchell – HSE (KHSE)". National Flight Data Center. Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved July 10, 2012.



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