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KHFD Hartford-Brainard Airport
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: HFD
Lat/Long: 41-44-12.2000N / 072-38-58.0000W
41-44.203333N / 072-38.966667W
41.7367222 / -72.6494444
(estimated)
Elevation: 18 ft. / 5.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 15W (1995)
From city: 3 miles SE of HARTFORD, CT
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 06114

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Sectional chart: NEW YORK
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: BOSTON CENTER
FSS: BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: HFD (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: MON-FRI 24 HOURS/DAY, ALL SAT-SUN 0600-2300
Pattern altitude: 1018 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 02/20 & REIL RYS 02 & 20 - CTAF. PAPI RY 02 & VASI RY 20 ON 24 HRS.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee: no, LANDING FEE FOR BUSINESS/CORPORATE & REVENUE PRODUCING ACFT.
Airline operations: ARPT CLSD TO ACR OPNS

Airport Communications

CTAF: 119.6
UNICOM: 122.95
ATIS: 126.45(860-246-5929)
WX ASOS: PHONE 860-527-5837
BRAINARD GROUND: 121.6 121.6 [0600-0000]
BRAINARD TOWER: 119.6 248.2 [0600-0000]
BRADLEY APPROACH: 127.8
BRADLEY DEPARTURE: 127.8
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.6 121.6
126.45(860-246-5929)
WHEN ATCT CLOSED: 121.6 121.6
WX ASOS at BDL (12 nm N): PHONE 860-627-9732
WX ASOS at MMK (16 nm SW): 134.925 (203-639-9405)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HFDr334/7.3HARTFORD VOR/DME114.9013W
BDLr186/12.4BRADLEY VORTAC109.0014W
MADr017/25.4MADISON VOR/DME110.4013W
BAFr187/25.7BARNES VORTAC113.0014W
CEFr205/28.2WESTOVER VORTAC114.0014W
HVNr033/30.4NEW HAVEN VOR/DME109.8013W
ORWr304/31.1NORWICH VOR/DME110.0014W
CTRr171/35.9CHESTER VOR/DME115.1013W
GONr326/36.3GROTON VOR/DME110.8514W
PUTr264/38.3PUTNAM VOR/DME117.4014W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
LOMIS005/6.224415WHF .... ..-.
WATERBURY075/25.425714WTBY - -... -.--
CLERA058/29.736214WJWE .--- .-- .

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions: 4417 x 150 ft. / 1346 x 46 m
Surface: asphalt/grooved, in good condition
GROOVING 130 FT WIDE.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 43.0
Double tandem: 70.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 2  RUNWAY 20
Latitude: 41-43.898288N41-44.616695N
Longitude: 072-38.988637W072-38.837732W
Elevation: 11.0 ft.18.3 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 024 magnetic, 009 true204 magnetic, 189 true
Displaced threshold: 411 ft.560 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)4-box VASI on right (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Instrument approach: LDA
Obstructions: 55 ft. trees, 1075 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.		38 ft. trees, 350 ft. from runway, 172 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
+27' BERM 200' FM RY END.

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 2314 x 71 ft. / 705 x 22 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 10.0
Runway edge lights: high intensity
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Latitude: 41-44.051425N41-43.992375N
Longitude: 072-39.454805W072-38.952272W
Elevation: 13.9 ft.12.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 114 magnetic, 099 true294 magnetic, 279 true
Displaced threshold: no265 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 75 ft. trees, 1400 ft. from runway, 35 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear63 ft. trees, 700 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 70 x 77 ft. / 21 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Helipad H2

Dimensions: 44 x 44 ft. / 13 x 13 m
Surface: asphalt
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway NE/SW

Dimensions: 2309 x 150 ft. / 704 x 46 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY NE  RUNWAY SW
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 165 ft. trees, 3200 ft. from runway, 19:1 slope to clear133 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 7:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF CONNECTICUT
PO BOX 317546
NEWINGTON, CT 06131
Phone 860-594-2529
Manager: SENDLEIN, KURT
251 MAXIM ROAD
HARTFORD, CT 06114
Phone 860-566-7037

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 143
Single engine airplanes: 127
Multi engine airplanes: 11
Jet airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 2
Gliders airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 218/day *
48% local general aviation
45% transient general aviation
7% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008

Additional Remarks

- BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
- ARPT LCTD IN NOISE SENSITIVE AREA & POPULATED AREAS TO SOUTH & WEST SHOULD BE AVOIDED; SEE BRAINARD TWR LTRS TO AIRMEN.
- TGL & PRACTICE INST APCH PROHIBITED MON THRU SAT 2200-0600 & SUN 2200-0900.
- TURF NE/SW RY CLSD DURG WINTER MONTHS FROM NOV 2 TO APR 30 EXCP FOR SKI-EQUIPPED ACFT & HELICOPTER TRAINING.
- TWENTY FT DROP OFF DEP END RY 20.
- BE ALERT: HFD IS LOCATED ON W SIDE OF RIVER. THERE IS A CLSD ARPT 1 MILE ENE OF HFD.
A52-H1 HANGAR (26 FT HIGH AT 290 DEGS WEST) 234 FT FROM HELIPORT.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
SWEDE ONE   2 pages: [1] [2] (355KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 02   download (215KB)
LDA RWY 02   download (303KB)
VOR OR GPS-A   download (251KB)
RIVER VISUAL RWY 02   download (170KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (19KB)
 
Departure Procedures
COASTAL TWO (HI)   2 pages: [1] [2] (256KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (42KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBDL - Bradley International Airport (12 nm N)
KMMK - Meriden Markham Municipal Airport (16 nm SW)
KIJD - Windham Airport (21 nm E)
KSNC - Chester Airport (22 nm S)
KBAF - Barnes Municipal Airport (25 nm N)
  
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Area around KHFD (Hartford-Brainard Airport)
 
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Sectional chart
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Airport diagram
Diagram of KHFD (Hartford-Brainard Airport)
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From to KHFD

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0211:02
Sunrise06:3111:31
Sunset16:3821:38
Evening civil twilight17:0722:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 02:58:57
Local (UTC-5)  07-Nov-2009 21:58:57
 
METAR
KHFD 080253Z 17003KT 10SM CLR 06/02 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP216 T00610022 50002
KBDL 
12nm N 		080251Z 17007KT 10SM CLR 05/01 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP210 T00500006 50001
KMMK 
16nm SW 		080253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/00 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP220 T00170000 50004
TAF
KBDL 
12nm N 		072320Z 0800/0906 19007KT P6SM SCT250 FM081200 22005KT P6SM SCT250 FM081500 30008KT P6SM SKC FM082100 22005KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Atlantic Aviation
 860-548-9334
800-548-9334
[web site]
[email]
 Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Passenger terminal and lounge, Catering, Pilot supplies, Rental cars, ...

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 100LL 
$4.69 
Jet A 
$5.48 
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

 Business Name   Contact   Services / Description Comments
Exxel Avionics 860-525-7200
 no information available

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VIP Avionics 860-525-5713
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Hartford-Brainard Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Hartford-Brainard Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KHFD have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
MARRIOTT HARTFORD DOWNTOWN 2.1 319-320
HILTON GARDEN INN HARTFORD SOUTH/GLASTONBURY 1.9 98-109
HILTON HARTFORD 2.6 109-249
DAYS INN HARTFORD 0.6 60-115
COMFORT INN WETHERSFIELD 3.7 79-100
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HARTFORD CONVENTION CENTER AREA 0.5 98-119
COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT HARTFORD CROMWELL 9.5 109-110
CLARION SUITES MANCHESTER 4.6 110-170
HAMPTON INN ROCKY HILL 4.0 93-109
 

Other hotels near Hartford-Brainard Airport

Miles Price ($)
ECONO LODGE 1.4 61-113
HOMEWOOD SUITES BY HILTONŽ HARTFORD SOUTH-GLASTONBURY, CT 2.0 116-189
SHERATON HARTFORD HOTEL 2.2 72-249
RESIDENCE INN BY MARRIOTT HARTFORD DOWNTOWN 2.5 191-359
THE GOODWIN HOTEL 2.5 169
MARRIOTT EXECUSTAY HARTFORD 21 2.5 
CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL HARTFORD 2.6 104-219
HOMEWOOD SUITES HARTFORD DOWNTOWN 2.6 199-209
HOLIDAY INN EAST HARTFORD 2.7 79-121
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HARTFORD-DOWNTOWN 2.7 117-144
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 3.3 44-59
SUPER 8 HARTFORD CT 3.5 47-55

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport. 		    

Hotels in other cities near Hartford-Brainard Airport

2 in Wethersfield
12 in Hartford
3 in East Hartford
5 in Rocky Hill
9 in Manchester
2 in Berlin
6 in Farmington
4 in Cromwell
2 in Avon
3 in East Windsor
11 in Windsor Locks
4 in Southington
8 in Meriden
1 in Bristol
5 in Enfield
1 in Plantsville
 

Things to do: Attractions on or near the airport

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Prop-Liners of America 860-684-4988
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