Manassas Regional Airport

Manassas Regional Airport (IATA: MNZ[1][2], ICAO: KHEF, FAA LID: HEF) (Harry P. Davis Field) is five miles southwest of the center of Manassas.[3] Manassas Regional Airport is the largest regional airport in Virginia, and it is located 30 miles (48 km) from Washington, D.C.

Manassas Regional Airport

Harry P. Davis Field
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Manassas
ServesManassas, Virginia
Elevation AMSL192 ft / 59 m
Coordinates38°43′17″N 077°30′56″W
Websitewww.manassasregionalairport.aero....
Map
HEF
HEF
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16L/34R 6,200 1,737 Asphalt
16R/34L 3,704 1,129 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations139,625
Based aircraft401

History
Small planes at Manassas Regional Airport

An airport for Manassas was proposed in 1930, when the mayor was Harry P. Davis.[4] It was built in 1931 on 94 acres (0.38 km2)[5] along Virginia Route 234, in the area now known as Manaport Shopping Center. Originally owned privately, the Town of Manassas bought the airport in 1945.[6] Due to airport activity and nearby housing development, the airport moved to its current location in 1964. The new airport opened with a single 3,700-by-100-foot (1,128 m × 30 m) paved runway. In 1992, the city purchased a control tower from Centennial Airport near Denver and reassembled it at Manassas Regional Airport. A new terminal was built in 1996.[7]

Facilities

The airport covers 888 acres (359 ha) at an elevation of 192 feet (59 m). It has two asphalt runways: 16L/34R is 6,200 x 100 feet (1,737 x 30 m) and 16R/34L is 3,704 x 100 feet (1,129 x 30 m).[3]

In the year ending December 2011 the airport had 85,000 aircraft operations, average 236 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% air taxi and 1% military. 401 aircraft were then based at this airport: 78% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, 7% jet and 5% helicopter.[3]

See also

References
  1. Great Circle Mapper (IATA: MNZ)
  2. "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  3. FAA Airport Form 5010 for HEF PDF, effective 2013-01-10
  4. "Manassas Airport Dedication Is Set: State and Federal Officials to Attend Ceremony on Wednesday". The Washington Post. June 5, 1932. p. 8. ProQuest 150345581.
  5. "Manassas Airport to Be Begun Soon: Citizens Buy 94 Acres for Emergency Landing". The Washington Post. June 16, 1931. p. 22. ProQuest 150228975.
  6. "Leased Airport Is Purchased By Manassas". The Washington Post. October 21, 1945. p. M3. ProQuest 151778685.
  7. Airport History at City of Manassas website


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