Airport type Public 3/21 4,300 Code HHH Phone +1 843-255-2950 | Elevation AMSL 19 ft / 6 m 4,300 1,311 Elevation 5.8 m | |
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Serves Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Website www.hiltonheadairport.com/... Address 120 Beach City Rd, Hilton Head Island, SC 29926, USA Owner Beaufort County, South Carolina Similar Savanna Head Internatio, MCRD Parris Island, Budget Car Rental, Enterprise Rent‑A‑Car | ||
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Hilton Head Airport (IATA: HHH, ICAO: KHXD, FAA LID: HXD) is a public use airport located on Hilton Head Island, in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. Also known as Hilton Head Island Airport, it is owned by Beaufort County. Mostly used for general aviation, it is also served by a commercial airline and one public charter airline operating limited service. It is the only airport on Hilton Head Island.
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- Landing hilton head airport and atc radio cessna citation
- History
- Facilities and aircraft
- Statistics
- References
This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport. As per USDOT records, the airport had 38,310 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2015.
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned HXD by the FAA and HHH by the IATA. The IATA code HHH is used for commercial airline booking purposes.
History
Hilton Head Island has been known for championship golf courses for decades. In the 1960s, it was decided that an airport would facilitate an increase in the number of visitors to the island. Hilton Head Airport opened in 1967 with the help of professional golfer Arnold Palmer. An avid pilot, he also became the first person to land at HXD.
In the past the airport was serviced by the following airlines:
Facilities and aircraft
Hilton Head Airport covers an area of 131 acres (53 ha) at an elevation of 19 feet (6 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 3/21 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,300 by 100 feet (1,311 x 30 m). 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, 2016, the airport had 80,208 aircraft operations, an average of 90 per day: 72% general aviation, 36% air taxi, and 4% military. At that time there were 198 aircraft based at this airport: 63% single-engine, 26% multi-engine, 9% jet, and 1% ultralight.
Statistics
In 2015, HHH handled 78,710 total commercial passengers. The only commercial route out of HHH is to Charlotte, North Carolina.