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HFD

Hartford-Brainard
Hartford, Connecticut

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FAA Identifier: HFD
Latitude/Longitude: 41-44-12.2000N / 072-38-58.0000W
41.7367 / -72.6494
Elevation: 18 feet MSL (Surveyed)
Magnetic Variation: 15W (1995)
Land Area Covered: 201 acres
From City: 3 nautical miles SE of Hartford, CT
County/Parish: Hartford, CT
Airport Operations:
Airport Use: Public
Activiation Date: 4/1/1940 12:00:00 AM
Sectional Chart: New York
Control Tower: Yes
ARTCC: Boston Center (ZBW)
FSS: Bridgeport Flight Service Station ()
Attendance: ALL/MON-FRI/ALL, ALL/SAT-SUN/0600-2300
Wind Indicator: Yes - Lighted
Segmented Circle: Yes
Lights: See Rmk
Beacon: White-Green (lighted land airport)
International Operations: No
Landing Fee: No
Communications:
Unicom: 122.95
CTAF: 119.6
LCL/P 119.6
LCL/P 248.2
GND/P 121.6
CD/P 121.6
ATIS(860-246-5929) 126.45
Services:
Fuel available: 100LL Jet-A
Airframe Repair: Major
Power Plant Repair: Major
Bottled oxygen: None
Bulk oxygen: None
Runway Information:
Runway: 02/20
Dimensions: 4417 x 150 ft.
Surface: Asphalt - in fair condition
Surface Treatment: Saw-cut or plastic groove
Weight Bearing Capacity:
Single wheel: 30 K lbs.
Double wheel: 43 K lbs.
Double tandem: 70 K lbs.
Runway Edge Lights: High intensity
Runway: 11/29
Dimensions: 2314 x 71 ft.
Surface: Asphalt - in good condition
Weight Bearing Capacity:
Single wheel: 10 K lbs.
Runway Edge Lights: High intensity
Helipad: H1
Dimensions: 70 x 77 ft.
Surface: Asphalt - in good condition
Runway Edge Lights: Medium intensity
Helipad: H2
Dimensions: 44 x 44 ft.
Surface: Asphalt - in excellent condition
Runway Edge Lights: Medium intensity
Runway: NE/SW
Dimensions: 2309 x 150 ft.
Surface: Grass, sod
Airport Ownership and Management:
Ownership: Publicly Owned
Owner: Connecticut Airport Authority
Suite 160, 334 Ella Grasso Turnpike
Windsor Locks, CT 06096
860-386-6000
Manager: Kelly, Matthew
239 Maxim Road
Hartford, CT 06114
860-566-7037
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Remarks:
  • THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
  • BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • ARPT LCTD IN NOISE SENSITIVE AREA & POPULATED AREAS TO SOUTH & WEST SHOULD BE AVOIDED; APCH/DEP OVER RIVER WHEN POSSIBLE. SEE BRAINARD TWR LTRS TO AIRMEN.
  • VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE REQUESTED - NO TGL & PRACTICE INST APCH 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.
  • LANDING FEE FOR BUSINESS/CORPORATE & REVENUE PRODUCING ACFT.
  • ARPT CLSD TO ACR OPNS
  • GROOVING 130 FT WIDE.
  • HANGAR (26 FT HIGH AT 290 DEGS WEST) 234 FT FROM HELIPORT.
  • APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
  • APCH RATIO 8:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
  • APCH RATIO 20:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.
  • +27' BERM 200' FM RY END.
  • WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 02/20 & REIL RYS 02 & 20 - CTAF. PAPI RY 02 & VASI RY 20 ON 24 HRS.
  • EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
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