Henderson Executive Airport

Henderson Executive Airport (IATA: HSH, ICAO: KHND, FAA LID: HND) is a public airport located in Henderson, Nevada, 13 miles south of Las Vegas, in Clark County, Nevada. The airport is owned by Clark County[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] It was originally Sky Harbor Airport, but was renamed in 1996 when Clark County bought it to be a reliever airport for McCarran International Airport.

Henderson Executive Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerClark County, Nevada
OperatorClark County Department of Aviation
ServesLas Vegas, Nevada
LocationHenderson, Nevada
Elevation AMSL2,492 ft / 760 m
Coordinates35°58′22″N 115°08′04″W
Websitewww.hnd.aero
Map
HND
HND
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17R/35L 6,501 1,982 Asphalt
17L/35R 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (Sept 2014 - Sept 2015)
Aircraft operations71,323
Based aircraft252

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[3] (which assigned HND to Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan[4]). The airport's ICAO identifier is KHND.[3][5]

Facilities

The airport covers 760 acres (310 ha) at an elevation of 2,492 feet (760 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 September 30, 2015 the airport had 71,323 aircraft operations, average 195 per day: 86% general aviation, 14% air taxi and <1% military. 252 aircraft were then based at the airport: 81% single-engine, 12% multi-engine, 7% jet and 3% helicopter.[1]

The terminal has car rental, flight school, line service facilities, and the Landings Restaurant.

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for HND PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 27, 2009.
  2. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS): 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. October 1, 2008.
  3. Great Circle Mapper: HSH/KHND - Las Vegas, Nevada (Henderson Executive Airport)
  4. Great Circle Mapper: HND/RJTT - Tokyo, Japan (Haneda Airport)
  5. AirNav: KHND - Henderson Executive Airport
  • Henderson Executive Airport, official site
  • 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 January 28, 2021
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for Henderson Executive (HND), effective January 28, 2021
  • Businesses based at Henderson Executive:


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