Haines Airport

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Haines Airport

IATA: HNS – ICAO: PAHN – FAA: HNS
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		State of Alaska DOT&PF - Southeastern Region
Location		Haines, Alaska
Elevation AMSL		15 ft / 5 m
Coordinates		59°14′38″N 135°31′25″W / 59.24389, -135.52361
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
8/26	4,000	1,219	Asphalt
Statistics (2003)
Aircraft operations			7,000
Based aircraft			34
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Diagram of Haines Airport (HNS)

Haines Airport (IATA: HNS, ICAO: PAHN, FAA LID: HNS) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district of Haines, a city in Haines Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. The airport is owned by the state.^[1] It is the primary airport for the Haines, Klukwan, Haines Borough area and is situated on the Haines Highway, directly adjacent to the Chilkat River.

1 Facilities and aircraft
2 Airlines and destinations
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Haines Airport covers an area of 124 acres (50 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (8/26) measuring 4,000 x 100 ft. (1,219 x 30 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2003, the airport had 7,000 aircraft operations, an average of 19 per day: 86% general aviation and 14% air taxi. There are 34 aircraft based at this airport: 97% single engine and 3% multi-engine.^[1]