Hartford-Brainard Airport

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Hartford-Brainard Airport
23 April 1990
FAA airport diagram
IATA: HFD – ICAO: KHFD – FAA: HFD
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT)
Location		Hartford, Connecticut
Elevation AMSL		18 ft / 5 m
Coordinates		41°44′12″N 072°38′58″W / 41.73667, -72.64944
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
2/20	4,417	1,346	Asphalt
11/29	2,314	705	Asphalt
NE/SW	2,309	704	Turf
Helipads
Number	Length		Surface
Number	ft	m	Surface
H1	70	21	Asphalt
Statistics (2001)
Aircraft operations			120,217
Based aircraft			144
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Hartford-Brainard Airport (IATA: HFD, ICAO: KHFD, FAA LID: HFD) is a Class D, towered public airport located three miles (5 km) southeast of downtown Hartford, in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is owned by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT).^[1]

1 Facilities and aircraft
2 See Also
3 Fixed base operator and flight schools
4 See Also
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Hartford-Brainard Airport covers 201 acres (81 ha) which contains three runways and one helipad:^[1]

Runway 2/20: 4,417 x 150 ft. (1,346 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
Runway 11/29: 2,314 x 71 ft. (705 x 22 m), Surface: Asphalt
Runway NE/SW: 2,309 x 150 ft. (704 x 46 m), Surface: Turf (Closed during winter months from November 2 to April 30 except for Ski-Equipped aircraft or helicopter training.)
Helipad H1: 70 x 77 ft. (21 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt

For the 12-month period ending June 12, 2001, the airport had 120,217 aircraft operations, an average of 329 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% air taxi and <1% military. There are 144 aircraft based at this airport: 87% single engine, 10% multi-engine, 1% jet aircraft, 1% helicopters and 1% gliders.^[1]