Half Moon Bay Airport

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Half Moon Bay Airport
IATA: HAF - ICAO: KHAF - FAA: HAF
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator San Mateo County
Serves Half Moon Bay, California
Elevation AMSL 67 ft (20.4 m)
Coordinates 37°30′48″N, 122°30′04″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 5,000 1,524 Asphalt/Concrete

Half Moon Bay Airport (IATA: HAFICAO: KHAFFAA LID: HAF) is a public airport located five miles (8 km) northwest of the central business district (CBD) of Half Moon Bay, in San Mateo County, California, USA. The airport is on the Pacific Coast, south of San Francisco.

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[edit] History

The Half Moon Bay Airport is located approximately 20 miles south of San Francisco. It was constructed by the California State Highway Department for the U.S. Army in 1942. The Army turned the airport over to the U.S. Navy following the end of World War II and San Mateo County acquired the airport from the Navy in 1947. The airport has served a variety of roles over the years and is currently an important business, transportation and emergency service asset to the community.

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Half Moon Bay Airport comprises 325 acres and has one runway:

Half Moon Bay Airport provides a variety of emergency service and response functions including: Air-Ambulance and Medivac flights; law enforcement and homeland security patrols; Coast Guard sea-rescue operations; and use as a disaster relief staging site for the airlifting of emergency supplies in the event that roads are closed during a disaster or emergency.

The Half Moon Bay Airport is home to approximately 80 aircraft and several aviation related businesses. The Airport is self-funded through airport user and business fees and receives no money from the County’s General Fund.

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