Neha Patil (Editor)

Hood Army Airfield

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Airport type
  
Military

Time zone
  
CST (UTC−6)

16
  
3,134

Address
  
Fort Hood, TX 76544, USA

Owner/operator
  
United States Army

Location
  
Fort Hood, Texas, U.S.

Elevation AMSL
  
924 ft / 282 m

3,134
  
955

Phone
  
+1 254-553-0501

Hood Army Airfield

Similar
  
Fort Hood, Skylark Field Airport, City of Killeen, Carl R Darnall Army Me, Clear Creek Gate 3

Hood Army Airfield (IATA: HLR, ICAO: KHLR, FAA LID: HLR) is a military airport located at the U.S. Army's Fort Hood, in Killeen, Texas, U.S.

Facilities

Hood Army Airfield has a single 3,701-by-144-foot (1,128 m × 44 m) asphalt runway, identified as 16/34. In the 16 direction, the threshold is displaced by 567 feet (173 m), resulting in a usable length of 3,134 feet (955 m).

The base is also served by Robert Gray Army Airfield (IATA: GRK, ICAO: KGRK, FAA LID: GRK) and two asphalt auxiliary landing strips used for training at North Fort Hood:

  • Shorthorn Aux Landing Strip (FAA LID: 23XS) – 2,130 by 46 feet (649 m × 14 m) (RWY 15 1,583 feet (482 m) usable, RWY 33 1,897 feet (578 m) usable) at 31.361°N 97.673°W / 31.361; -97.673, elevation 720 feet (220 m), magnetic variation 5.1° E
  • Longhorn Aux Landing Strip (FAA LID: 22XS) – 3,490 by 75 feet (1,064 m × 23 m) (unmarked numbers, but same magnetic heading as Shorthorn at 153 degrees) at 31.374°N 97.667°W / 31.374; -97.667, elevation 720 feet (220 m), magnetic variation 5.1° E

    • References

    Hood Army Airfield Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA