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Encyclopedia > Henderson Executive Airport
Henderson Executive Airport
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IATA: HSH - ICAO: KHND - FAA: HND
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Clark County
Serves Las Vegas, Nevada
Elevation AMSL 2,492 ft (759.6 m)
Coordinates 35°58′22″N, 115°08′04″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
17R/35L 6,500 1,981 Asphalt
17L/35R 5,000 1,524 Asphalt

Henderson Executive Airport (IATA: HSH, ICAO: KHND, FAA LID: HND) is a public airport located in Henderson, 11 miles (18 km) south of the central business district (CBD) of Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The airport is owned by Clark County and operated by the Clark County Department of Aviation. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... A Location Identifier takes the place of the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, weather station, and manned air traffic control facility in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services. ... Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Nickname: The Entertainment Capital of the World; Sin City Location of Las Vegas in Nevada Coordinates: County Clark Mayor Oscar B. Goodman(D) Area    - City 131. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Runway 13R/31L of El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, D.C. Aerial picture of a runway of Chennai International Airport, Tamil Nadu A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can take off and land. ... A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... The metre, or meter (U.S.), is a measure of length. ... Base layer of asphalt concrete in a road under construction. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO airport code (IPA pronunciation: ) is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ...   FAA redirects here. ... A Location Identifier takes the place of the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, weather station, and manned air traffic control facility in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services. ... Henderson is the fastest-growing large city (over 150,000 pop. ... km redirects here. ... A Central business district (CBD) or downtown is a commercial heart of a city. ... Nickname: The Entertainment Capital of the World; Sin City Location of Las Vegas in Nevada Coordinates: County Clark Mayor Oscar B. Goodman(D) Area    - City 131. ... This article is about the U. S. state of Nevada. ... Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... Clark County Department of Aviation is a part of the Clark County, Nevada government. ...


Originally known as Sky Harbor Airport, the airport was renamed in 1996 when it was purchased by Clark County to be used as a reliever airport for McCarran International Airport. McCarran International Airport (IATA: LAS, ICAO: KLAS, FAA LID: LAS) is the principal commercial airport serving Las Vegas and surrounding Clark County, Nevada. ...


Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Henderson Executive Airport is assigned HND[1] by the FAA and HSH[2] by the IATA (which assigned HND to Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan[3]). The airport's ICAO identifier is KHND[2][4][5]. A Location Identifier takes the place of the name and the location of an airport, navigation aid, weather station, and manned air traffic control facility in air traffic control, telecommunications, computer programming, weather reports, and related services. ...   FAA redirects here. ... The International Air Transport Association is an international trade organisation of airlines headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Tokyo International Airport (Japanese: 東京国際空港 Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō) is an international airport in Ota, Tokyo, Japan. ... Tokyo , literally Eastern capital)   is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, the home of the Japanese Imperial Family, and the de facto[1] capital of Japan. ... The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an agency of the United Nations, codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth. ...


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References

  1. ^ FAA Airport Master Record (Form 5010) for HND, also available as a printable form (PDF)
  2. ^ a b Great Circle Mapper: HSH/KHND - Las Vegas, Nevada (Henderson Executive Airport)
  3. ^ Great Circle Mapper: HND/RJTT - Tokyo, Japan (Haneda Airport)
  4. ^ AirNav: KHND - Henderson Executive Airport
  5. ^ FlightAware: KHND - Henderson Executive Airport

McCarran International Airport (IATA: LAS, ICAO: KLAS, FAA LID: LAS) is the principal commercial airport serving Las Vegas and surrounding Clark County, Nevada. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

External links

  • Nevada DOT Airport Diagram (PDF)
  • FAA Airport Diagram (PDF)

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