FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
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: | 18.3 ft. / 5.6 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 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
| FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HFD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | APR-NOV 0700-2100, DEC-MAR 0700-1900 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD, ACTVT REIL RWYS 02 & 20; HIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 02 & 20 OPR CONSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | no, LDG FEE FOR BUS/CORPORATE & REVENUE PRODUCING ACFT. |
| Airline operations: | ARPT CLSD TO ACR OPNS. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 119.6 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 126.45 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 860-527-5837 |
| BRAINARD GROUND: | 121.6 121.6 ;WHEN TWR CLSD [0600-0000] |
| BRAINARD TOWER: | 119.6 248.2 [0600-0000] |
| BRADLEY APPROACH: | 127.8 |
| BRADLEY DEPARTURE: | 127.8 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.6 121.6 ;WHEN TWR CLSD |
| STELA STAR: | 125.35 |
| WX AWOS-AV at CT71 (7 nm W): | 129.825 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at 4B8 (10 nm W): | 119.175 (860-351-5362) |
| WX ASOS at BDL (12 nm N): | 118.15 (860-386-3480) |
| WX ASOS at MMK (16 nm SW): | 134.925 (203-639-9405) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HFDr334/7.3 | | HARTFORD VOR/DME | | 114.90 | | 13W |
| MADr017/25.4 | | MADISON VOR/DME | | 110.40 | | 13W |
| BAFr187/25.7 | | BARNES VORTAC | | 113.00 | | 14W |
| ORWr304/31.1 | | NORWICH VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 14W |
| CTRr171/35.9 | | CHESTER VOR/DME | | 115.10 | | 13W |
| GONr326/36.3 | | GROTON VOR/DME | | 110.85 | | 14W |
| PUTr264/38.3 | | PUTNAM VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 14W |
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 fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 43.0 | | Double tandem: | 70.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 41-43.898288N | | 41-44.616695N |
| Longitude: | 072-38.988637W | | 072-38.837732W |
| Elevation: | 11.0 ft. | | 18.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 024 magnetic, 009 true | | 204 magnetic, 189 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 411 ft. | | 560 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path)
RWY 20 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 7 DEGS L OF RCL. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LDA | | |
| Obstructions: | 100 ft. trees, 1263 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left and right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
3 FT GND, 0 FT DSTC, 150 FT R. | | 80 ft. trees, 238 ft. from runway, 252 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
27 FT BERM, 0-199 FT DSTC, 171-57 FT L. |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 2314 x 71 ft. / 705 x 22 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 41-44.051425N | | 41-43.992375N |
| Longitude: | 072-39.454805W | | 072-38.952272W |
| Elevation: | 13.9 ft. | | 12.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 114 magnetic, 099 true | | 294 magnetic, 279 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 265 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 56 ft. trees, 550 ft. from runway, 18 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | | 88 ft. trees, 714 ft. from runway, 175 ft. left and right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 11:1 TO DTHR. |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 70 x 77 ft. / 21 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Latitude: | 41-44.625333N | | |
| Longitude: | 072-38.942833W | | |
| Elevation: | 16.0 ft. | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | |
Helipad H2
| Dimensions: | 44 x 44 ft. / 13 x 13 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Latitude: | 41-44.355167N | | |
| Longitude: | 072-39.016667W | | |
| Elevation: | 14.0 ft. | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | none | | |
Runway NE/SW
| Dimensions: | 2309 x 150 ft. / 704 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf |
| RUNWAY NE | | RUNWAY SW |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 68 ft. trees, 624 ft. from runway, 195 ft. left and right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear | | 91 ft. trees, 1885 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CONNECTICUT AIRPORT AUTHORITY
SUITE 160, 334 ELLA GRASSO TURNPIKE
WINDSOR LOCKS, CT 06096
Phone 860-386-6000 |
| Manager: | PELLEGRINO, ROBERT
239 MAXIM ROAD
HARTFORD, CT 06114
Phone 860-982-2443 |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ARPT LCTD IN NOISE SENSITIVE AREA. POPULATED AREAS TO SOUTH & WEST SHOULD BE AVOIDED. APCH/DEP OVR RIVER WHEN PSBL. SEE BRAINARD TWR LTRS TO AIRMEN. |
| - | VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE REQSTD - NO TGL & PRACTICE INST APCH MON THRU SAT 2200-0600 & SUN 2200-0900. |
| - | TURF NE/SW RWY CLSD DURG WINTER MONTHS FM NOV 2 TO APR 30 EXC FOR SKI-EQUIPPED ACFT & HEL TRNG. |
| - | CTN HFD IS LCTD ON W SIDE OF RIVER. CLSD ARPT 1 MILE ENE OF HFD ON E SIDE OF RIVER. |
| - | WHEN ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC BRADLEY APCH 860-386-3597. |
| A52-H1 | HNGR (26 FT HIGH AT 290 DEGS WEST) 234 FT FROM HELI. |
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 from 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| STELA ONE **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (303KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 **CHANGED** | |
download (231KB) |
| LDA RWY 02 **CHANGED** | |
download (304KB) |
| VOR-A **CHANGED** | |
download (233KB) |
| RIVER VISUAL RWY 02 **CHANGED** | |
download (167KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (129KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| COASTAL NINE **CHANGED** | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (294KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (388KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
4B8 - Robertson Field Airport (10 nm W)
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)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 25-Nov-2023
looking southwest.
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Nov-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:02 | | 11:02 |
| Sunrise | | 06:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunset | | 16:38 | | 21:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:07 | | 22:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Nov-2025 12:01:44 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 07-Nov-2025 07:01:44 |
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| METAR |
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| KHFD | 071153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M02 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP197 I1000 I6001 T10171022 10000 21033 50000
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KBDL
12nm N | 071151Z 00000KT 10SM FEW180 FEW220 BKN250 M02/M03 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP198 VIRGA OHD-N T10171033 10011 21033 52003 $
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KMMK
16nm SW | 071153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M04/M05 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 I1000 I6000 T10391050 11011 21044 58003
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KBDL
12nm N | 071120Z 0712/0818 19005KT P6SM OVC200 FM071400 19012G22KT P6SM OVC150 FM080100 20011G23KT 6SM -SHRA OVC030 FM080600 20009KT P6SM VCSH OVC015 FM081100 25005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080 FM081500 29008KT P6SM FEW040
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| NOTAMs |
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