Stennis International Airport

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Stennis International Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: KHSA – FAA: HSA
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner/Operator Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission
Serves Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
Elevation AMSL 23 ft / 7 m
Coordinates 30°22′04″N 089°27′17″W / 30.36778, -89.45472
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18/36 8,497 2,590 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 63,600
Based aircraft 104
Source: FAA[1] and airport web site[2]

Stennis International Airport (ICAO: KHSA, FAA LID: HSA) is a public airport located eight miles (13 km) northwest of the central business district of Bay St. Louis, a city in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States.[1] It is owned and operated by the Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission.[2]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned HSA by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Stennis International Airport covers an area of 591 acres (239 ha) at an altitude of 23 feet (7 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with a 8,497 x 150 ft (2,590 x 46 m) asphalt surface. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 63,600 aircraft operations, an average of 174 per day: 90% general aviation and 10% military. At that time there were 104 aircraft based at this airport: 68% single-engine 27% multi-engine, 3% jet and 2% ultralight.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for HSA (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
  2. ^ a b Stennis International Airport page at Hancock County Port and Harbor Commission web site
  3. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KHSA - Bay St. Louis, Mississippi (Stennis International Airport)

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