Haines Airport Explained

Haines Airport
Iata:HNS
Icao:PAHN
Faa:HNS
Type:Public
Owner:State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeastern Region
City-Served:Haines, Alaska
Elevation-F:15
Elevation-M:5
Coordinates:59.2439°N -135.5236°W
Pushpin Map:USA Alaska
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Alaska
Pushpin Label:HNS
R1-Number:8/26
R1-Length-F:4,000
R1-Length-M:1,219
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2006
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:5,700
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Haines Airport is a state-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Haines, a city in the Haines Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the primary airport serving the Haines, Klukwan, Haines Borough area and is situated on the Haines Highway, directly adjacent to the Chilkat River.

This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2015–2019, which categorized it as a primary commercial service (nonhub) airport based on 10,093 enplanements in 2012.[2] As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 7,035 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 7,099 enplanements in 2009, and 9,534 in 2010.[4]

Facilities and aircraft

Haines Airport covers an area of 124 acres (50 ha) at an elevation of 15 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 8/26 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 100 feet (1,219 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 5,700 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day: 79% air taxi, 19% general aviation, and 2% military.

Airlines and destinations

The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service at this airport:

Statistics

Top domestic destinations
(August 2010 - July 2011)[5] ! Rank! City! Airport! Passengers
1Juneau, AKJNU8,000
2Skagway, AKSGY2,000

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. effective August 25, 2011.
  2. Web site: Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Estimate . PDF, 7.89 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Report . Federal Aviation Administration .
  3. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2008 . PDF, 1.0 MB . CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . December 18, 2009 .
  4. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2010 . PDF, 189 KB . CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2011 .
  5. Web site: Haines, AK: Haines Airport (HNS) . . July 2011 .