Hilton Head Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Hilton Head Airport


IATA = HHH
ICAO = KHXD
FAA = HXD
type = Public
owner = Beaufort County
operator =
city-served = Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
location =
elevation-f = 19
elevation-m = 6
coordinates = coord|32|13|28|N|080|41|51|W|region:US_type:airport_scale:10000
website = [http://www.bcgov.net/Airport_HHI/ www.bcgov.net/...]
r1-number = 3/21
r1-length-f = 4,300
r1-length-m = 1,311
r1-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 50,638
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 87
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=HXD|use=PU|own=PU|site=22328.51*A, effective 2008-04-10]

Hilton Head Airport airport codes|HHH|KHXD|HXD, also known as Hilton Head Island Airport, is a county-owned, public-use airport located in northeastern Hilton Head Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. It is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by two commercial airlines and one public charter airline operating limited service.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Hilton Head Airport is assigned HXD by the FAA and HHH by the IATA. [ [http://gc.kls2.com/airport/HHH Great Circle Mapper: HHH / KHXD - Hilton Head Island, South Carolina (Hilton Head Airport)] ] The IATA code HHH is used for commercial airline booking purposes.

Facilities and aircraft

Hilton Head Airport covers an area of 131 acres (53 ha) and has one runway designated 3/21 with a 4,300 x 100 ft (1,311 x 30 m) asphalt surface. The current terminal building was built in 1995. At convert|18000|sqft|m2|-2, it has four airline gates.

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2007, the airport had 50,638 aircraft operations, an average of 138 per day: 50% air taxi, 49% general aviation and 1% military. At that time there were 87 aircraft based at this airport: 63% single-engine, 26% multi-engine, 9% jet and 1% ultralight.

Airlines and destinations

* Delta Air Lines
** Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta) [ends November 30]
* US Airways
** US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines (Charlotte)

References

External links

* [http://www.bcgov.net/Airport_HHI/welcome.php Hilton Head Airport] , official site
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