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.
This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017â€"2021, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport. As per USDOT records, the airport had 56,330 total passenger in calendar year 2017.
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
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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. On July 5, 2018, Piedmont Airlines will stop serving Hilton Head Airport and Republic Airlines will start serving the airport with the E175. This marks the first commercially scheduled jet service to the airport.
In the past the airport was serviced by the following airlines:
- 1991 - 1994: American Eagle Airlines with service to Raleigh-Durham (operated with ATR 42/72, SAAB 340)
- March 1, 1998 -Â ?: Continental Connection (Colgan Air) with service to Atlanta, operated with Beech 1900 aircraft
- March 17, 2007 - November 30, 2008: Delta Connection (Atlantic Southeast Airlines) with service to Atlanta, operated with ATR 72 aircraft
- March 4, 2010 - November 1, 2010: Delta Connection (Mesaba Airlines) with service to Atlanta, operated with Saab 340 aircraft
- March 12, 2000 - August 6, 2015 US Airways Express With Service to Charlotte and Washington On A Bombardier Dash 8
- April 23, 1995 - May 3, 1997 Midway Connection (Great Lakes Airlines) to Raleighâ€"Durham International Airport On a Beech 1900 Aircraft
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 runway is currently being extended and will reach 5,000 feet in length, in order to better accommodate more aircraft types. The airport is hoping to attract more air service with the runway extension. Other safety improvements have been completed in addition to the ongoing runway extension, including the relocation of Taxiway A by 100 feet, added airfield drainage components, removal of trees in the flight path and the revision of the general aviation parking area. The runway extension is expected to be completed in the Summer of 2018.
The current terminal building was built in 1995. At 18,000 square feet (1,700Â m2), it has four airline gates. For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2016, the airport had 37,632 aircraft operations, an average of 103 per day: 81% general aviation, 17% air taxi and 2% military. In March 2017, there were 89 aircraft based at this airport: 55 single-engine, 23 multi-engine, 8 jet, 2 helicopter and 1 ultralight.
Airline and destination
Starting July 5, 2018, Piedmont Airlines Bombardier Dash 8 service to Hilton Head will terminate and Republic Airline service on E175 jets will begin on the following day.
Passenger
Cargo
Statistics
In 2017, HXD handled 56,330 total commercial passengers. The only commercial route out of HXD is to Charlotte, North Carolina.
Top destinations
Annual traffic
References
External links
- Hilton Head Island Airport at Beaufort County website
- Hilton Head (HXD) at South Carolina Aeronautics Commission website
- Signature Flight Support, the fixed-base operator
- Aerial image as of January 1994 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective June 21, 2018
- FAA Terminal Procedures for HXD, effective June 21, 2018
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for HXD
- AirNav airport information for KHXD
- ASN accident history for HHH
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
