| Herington Regional Airport Herington AAF |
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| 2006 USGS airphoto | |||
| IATA: none – ICAO: KHRU – FAA LID: HRU | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Herington | ||
| Serves | Herington, Kansas | ||
| Location | Morris County, near Herington, Kansas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,480 ft / 451 m | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 17/35 | 4,184 | 1,275 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 11,600 | ||
| Based aircraft | 11 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Herington Regional Airport (ICAO: KHRU, FAA LID: HRU), formerly known as Herington Municipal Airport, is a public use airport in Morris County, Kansas, United States.[1] The airport is owned by the City of Herington and is located seven nautical miles (13 km) northeast of its central business district.[1] Although the airport is in Morris County, most of Herington is located in Dickinson County.[2] The airport is located on the former site of Herington Army Airfield.[3]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned HRU by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[4]
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Herington Regional Airport covers an area of 1,709 acres (692 ha) at an elevation of 1,480 feet (451 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 17/35 which measures 4,184 by 75 feet (1,275 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending July 14, 2008, the airport had 11,600 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 31 per day. At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine and 18% ultralight.[1]
During World War II, the facility was known as Herington Army Airfield and was used as a United States Army Air Forces Second Air Force as a staging area for overseas deployment of heavy bombers and their crews. These bombers included the models B-17, B-24, and B-29. The facilities at the field included runways, hangars, fuel storage tanks, barracks, administration buildings, and other related structures necessary for airfield operations. Construction started in 1942, and the field was completed over a 14 month period.
In 1945 Herington AAF was deactivated and then declared surplus in 1946. All the property was eventually disposed of and became the Herington Municipal Airport
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