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KHFD Hartford-Brainard Airport
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 06 OCTOBER 2022

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 -4 (UTC -5 during Standard 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: MON-FRI 24 HOURS/DAY, ALL SAT-SUN 0600-2300
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: WHEN ATCT CLSD, ACTVT REIL RWYS 02 & 20; PAPI RWY 20; HIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 02 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]
YANKEE APPROACH: 127.8
YANKEE DEPARTURE: 127.8
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.6 121.6 ;WHEN TWR CLSD
WX AWOS-AV at CT71 (7 nm W): 129.825
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
HFDr334/7.3HARTFORD VOR/DME114.9013W
MADr017/25.4MADISON VOR/DME110.4013W
BAFr187/25.7BARNES VORTAC113.0014W
ORWr304/31.1NORWICH VOR/DME110.0014W
CTRr171/35.9CHESTER VOR/DME115.1013W
GONr326/36.3GROTON VOR/DME110.8514W
PUTr264/38.3PUTNAM VOR/DME117.4014W

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
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.
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-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path)
RWY 20 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 7 DEGS L OF RCL.
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 15:1 TO DTHR.		38 ft. trees, 350 ft. from runway, 172 ft. left of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear
+27 FT BERM 200 FT FM RWY 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.
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
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
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 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
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Helipad H2

Dimensions: 44 x 44 ft. / 13 x 13 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
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: 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

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 59
Single engine airplanes: 50
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Helicopters: 3
Gliders airplanes: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 181/day *
52% transient general aviation
47% local general aviation
1% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 November 2021

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.
- 20 FT DROP OFF DER 20.
- BE ALERT: HFD IS LOCATED ON W SIDE OF RIVER. THERE IS A CLSD ARPT 1 MILE ENE OF HFD.
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 6 October 2022 at 0901Z to 3 November 2022 at 0900Z.
 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
STELA ONE   2 pages: [1] [2] (348KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 02   download (246KB)
LDA RWY 02   download (319KB)
VOR-A   download (250KB)
RIVER VISUAL RWY 02   download (167KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (129KB)
 
Departure Procedures
COASTAL NINE   2 pages: [1] [2] (297KB)
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Oct-2022
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2710:27
Sunrise06:5510:55
Sunset18:2222:22
Evening civil twilight18:5022:50

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Oct-2022 20:39:26
Local (UTC-4)  07-Oct-2022 16:39:26
 
METAR
KHFD 071953Z 27004G14KT 10SM SCT060 26/09 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP113 T02560089
KBDL 
12nm N 		071951Z 27007KT 10SM FEW070 26/08 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02610083
KMMK 
16nm SW 		071953Z AUTO 29011G16KT 250V310 10SM CLR 25/09 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP117 T02500089
TAF
KBDL 
12nm N 		072013Z 0720/0824 28010G17KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM072300 31010G20KT P6SM BKN060 FM080400 32008G15KT P6SM SCT060 FM081000 32005KT P6SM FEW060 FM081500 30010KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
 Hartford Jet Center
 ASRI 129.60
860-548-9334
[web site]
[email]		 Centrally Located Downtown Hartford Full-Service FBO. Newly Renovated!

- No ATC/Construction Delays
- Late Operations
- Courtesy Vehicles
- Island Information
- Rental Cars
- Hangar space
- 100+ Tie Downs
- Office rental available
- 2.5 miles to downtown Hartford
- Easy access to I-91 & I-84
- Aircraft Maintenance
- Avionics Shop
- Aircraft Sales
- Aircraft Charter
- Parts Solutions

*Flight Deck Grill & Bar Coming Soon!*
 
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Distance		 
Comments		  
Exxel Avionics 860-525-7200
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VIP Avionics 860-525-5713
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