Hilton Head Airport

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Hilton Head Airport
IATA: HHH – ICAO: KHXD – FAA: HXD
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Beaufort County
Serves		Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Elevation AMSL		19 ft / 6 m
Coordinates		32°13′28″N 080°41′51″W / 32.22444, -80.6975
Website		www.bcgov.net/...
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
3/21	4,300	1,311	Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations			50,638
Based aircraft			87
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Hilton Head Airport (IATA: HHH, ICAO: KHXD, FAA LID: 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.^[1] 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.^[2] The IATA code HHH is used for commercial airline booking purposes.

Contents 1 Facilities and aircraft 2 Airlines and destinations 3 References 4 External links

[edit] 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.^[1] The current terminal building was built in 1995. At 18,000 square feet (1,700 m²), 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.^[1]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

• DayJet (nonstop service to Jacksonville, Lakeland, Tallahassee, Pensacola, Gainesville, Boca Raton, Opa-Locka/Miami Dade County, Naples, Sarasota/Bradenton, Savannah, Macon, and Montgomery with more nonstop cities being added)
• Delta Air Lines
  • Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta)
• US Airways
  • US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines (Charlotte, Washington-Reagan [seasonal])

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Hilton Head Airport, official site
• Hybrid map and satellite image
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KHXD
  • ASN accident history for HHH
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KHXD