Barnstable Municipal Airport

Barnstable Municipal Airport
Boardman/Polando Field
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Town of Barnstable
Location Hyannis, Massachusetts
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 54.1 ft / 16.5 m
Coordinates 41°40′10″N 070°16′49″W / 41.66944°N 70.28028°W / 41.66944; -70.28028
Website www.town.barnstable.ma.us/
Map
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Location of airport in Massachusetts / United States
HYA
HYA (the US)
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2006) 117,402
Based aircraft (2017) 37
Cape Air headquarters

Barnstable Municipal Airport (IATA: HYA, ICAO: KHYA, FAA LID: HYA), also known as Boardman/Polando Field, is a public airport located on Cape Cod, one mile (1.6 km) north of the central business district of Hyannis, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. This airport is publicly owned by Town of Barnstable.[1] It is Cape Cod's major airport as well as an air hub for the Cape and the Islands (Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket). The airport is served by scheduled commercial flights as well as charters and general aviation. Barnstable Municipal Airport served as a hub for Nantucket-based commuter airline Island Airlines until its shutdown in 2015.[2]

The airport was founded in 1928. During World War II it was also known as Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Hyannis and both the Navy and Army Air Forces flew antisubmarine patrols from the airport.

It was renamed Barnstable Municipal Airport - Boardman/Polando Field in honor of Massachusetts aviation pioneers Russell Boardman and John Polando in 1981, the first aviators in history to fly non-stop for a 5,000 mile distance.[3][4]

Facilities

Airport Overview

Barnstable Municipal Airport covers an area of 639 acres (2.6 km²).

Currently there are Cessna 402 operated by Cape Air, Beechcraft KingAir 300 operated by Rectrix Aviation, Cessna 208 operated by Wiggins Airways, and seasonally Embraer E190 from JetBlue Airways handled as commercial aircraft.

Other commercial aircraft that served KHYA have included the NAMC YS-11, Douglas DC-3, McDonnell Douglas DC-9, Boeing 737, Boeing 727, ATR 42, SAAB 340, and Bombardier Dash 8.

In the summer months, the airport traffic increases significantly, commercially and privately, being the main airport for Cape Cod. The fixed-base operators at the airport are Rectrix Aviation, Air Cape Cod, and Griffin Avionics.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Cape Air Boston, Nantucket
Seasonal: Martha's Vineyard, New York–JFK (Begins October 23, 2018),[5] White Plains[6]
JetBlue Airways Seasonal: New York–JFK[7]
Nantucket Airlines Nantucket
Rectrix Shuttle Nantucket[8]
Seasonal: New York–LaGuardia,[9] Worcester

Statistics

For 12-month period ending April 30, 2017, the airport averaged 262 operations per day: 60% air taxi, 31% transient general aviation, 9% local general aviation, <1% commercial, and <1% military. There were 37 aircraft based at this airport: 31 single-engine and 6 multi-engine.[1][10]

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from HYA (2017)[11]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Nantucket, Massachusetts 10,389 Cape Air, Nantucket Airlines
2 New York–JFK, New York 7,330 JetBlue
3 Boston, Massachusetts 980 Cape Air
4 White Plains, NY 280 Cape Air
5 Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts 250 Cape Air

Ground transportation

The airport is accessible through MA Route 28 or from US 6 through MA Route 132. Barnstable Municipal Airport is also served by local taxi services as well as four major car rental agencies. The Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority provides public transportation to and from the airport as part of the "Villager"/ Route 132 line.

Accidents and incidents

  • Air New England Flight 248: On June 17, 1979, a commercial airliner that crashed on ILS approach. All of those on the plane survived with the exception of the pilot, who was killed instantly.
  • Dassault Mystere Falcon 900B (unscheduled flight): On March 17, 2000, a turbojet aircraft carrying four people skidded off the Barnstable Municipal Airport runway in icy weather while attempting to land, crashed through a fence, crossed Route 28 and stopped in the middle of the TJ Maxx Plaza, causing serious damage to several cars in the parking lot, as well as leaking fuel, which in turn caused the busy plaza to shut down for the night due to safety concerns.[12]
  • Colgan Air Flight 9446: On August 26, 2003 a Beech 1900D operated by Colgan Air for US Airways Express hit the water shortly after taking off from Barnstable Municipal Airport. Both pilots died.[13][14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for HYA (Form 5010 PDF), effective October 12, 2017.
  2. ↑ https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2015/12/13/nantuckets-island-airlines-abruptly-shuts-down/77264118/ December 13, 2015, Retrieved January 20, 2016
  3. ↑ "'Cape Cod's' Success Climaxes 5 Years [of] Bellanca Records". The Sunday Morning Star, Wilmington, DE. 2 August 1931. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Airisms from the Four Winds - More Atlantic Flights". Flight. United Kingdom: flightglobal.com. July 31, 1931. p. 774. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ "New York-JFK". Cape Air. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  6. ↑
  7. ↑ http://investor.jetblue.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=131045&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1908180&highlight=%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  8. ↑ http://www.capecod.com/newscenter/rectrix-begins-flights-between-hyannis-and-nantucket/
  9. ↑ http://www.capecodtimes.com/business/20171025/rectrix-launching-new-york-service-this-weekend
  10. ↑ "AirNav: KHYA - Barnstable Municipal Airport-Boardman/Polando Field". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2017-12-02.
  11. ↑ https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=HYA&Airport_Name=Hyannis,%20MA:%20Barnstable%20Municipal-Boardman/Polando%20Field&carrier=FACTS. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ↑ "IT WAS A MIRACLE." Cape Cod Times. March 18, 2000. Retrieved on May 11, 2016.
  13. ↑ "UPDATE ON NTSB INVESTIGATIONS INTO RECENT BEECH 1900D ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS." National Transportation Safety Board. November 21, 2003. Retrieved on February 13, 2009.
  14. ↑ Gouveia, Aaron. "Buffalo crash airline had Cape crash in 2003 Archived 2012-02-22 at the Wayback Machine.." Cape Cod Times. February 13, 2009. Retrieved on February 13, 2009.
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