Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 18 ft / 5 m 2/20 4,417 Elevation 5.49 m | Location Hartford, Connecticut Website HFD Website Code HFD Phone +1 860-566-7037 | |
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Owner Connecticut Airport Authority Address 20 Lindbergh Dr, Hartford, CT 06114, USA | ||
Hartford–Brainard Airport (IATA: HFD, ICAO: KHFD, FAA LID: HFD) is a towered public airport three miles (5 km) southeast of downtown Hartford, in Hartford County, Connecticut. It is owned by the Connecticut Airport Authority. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a regional reliever airport facility.
Facilities and aircraft
Hartford–Brainard Airport covers 201 acres (81 ha) and has three runways and one helipad:
In the year ending June 12, 2001 the airport had 120,217 aircraft operations, average 329 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% air taxi and <1% military. 144 aircraft are based at this airport: 87% single-engine, 10% multi-engine, 1% jet aircraft, 1% helicopters and 1% gliders.
The Connecticut Wing Civil Air Patrol 071st Royal Charter Composite Squadron (NER-CT-071) operates out of the airport.