Hettinger Municipal Airport

Hettinger Municipal Airport (ICAO: KHEI, FAA LID: HEI) is a public use airport located in Adams County, North Dakota, United States and owned by the Adams County Airport Authority.[1] The airport is one nautical mile (1.85 km) northwest of the central business district of Hettinger, North Dakota.[1]

Hettinger Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAdams County Airport Authority
ServesHettinger, North Dakota
Elevation AMSL2,705 ft / 824 m
Coordinates46°00′54″N 102°39′22″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 4,652 1,418 Asphalt
17/35 1,890 576 Turf
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations2,830
Based aircraft25

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned HEI by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA[2] (which assigned HEI to Heide-Büsum Airport in Heide, Germany[3]).

Facilities and aircraft

Hettinger Municipal Airport covers an area of 271 acres (110 ha) at an elevation of 2,705 feet (824 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 12/30 is 4,652 by 75 feet (1,418 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface; 17/35 is 1,890 by 100 feet (576 x 30 m) with a turf surface.[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 20, 2006, the airport had 2,830 aircraft operations, an average of 235 per month: 88% general aviation, 11% air taxi and 1% military. At that time there were 25 aircraft based at this airport: 96% single-engine and 4% multi-engine.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for HEI (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
  2. Great Circle Mapper: KHEI - Hettinger, North Dakota - Hettinger Municipal Airport
  3. Aviation Safety Network: HEI / EDXB - Heide/Buesum Airport, Germany
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