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KHFD Hartford-Brainard Airport
Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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: APR-NOV 0700-2100, DEC-MAR 0700-1900
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: WHEN ATCT CLSD, ACTVT REIL RWYS 02 & 20; HIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 02 & 20 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]
BRADLEY APPROACH: 127.8
BRADLEY DEPARTURE: 127.8
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: 121.6 121.6 ;WHEN TWR CLSD
STELA STAR: 125.35
WX AWOS-AV at CT71 (7 nm W): 129.825
WX AWOS-3PT at 4B8 (10 nm W): 119.175 (860-351-5362)
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
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: 100 ft. trees, 1263 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left and right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
3 FT GND, 0 FT DSTC, 150 FT R.		80 ft. trees, 238 ft. from runway, 252 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
27 FT BERM, 0-199 FT DSTC, 171-57 FT L.

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: 56 ft. trees, 550 ft. from runway, 18 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear88 ft. trees, 714 ft. from runway, 175 ft. left and right of centerline, 5:1 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
Latitude: 41-44.625333N
Longitude: 072-38.942833W
Elevation: 16.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: none

Helipad H2

Dimensions: 44 x 44 ft. / 13 x 13 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Latitude: 41-44.355167N
Longitude: 072-39.016667W
Elevation: 14.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: none

Runway NE/SW

Dimensions: 2309 x 150 ft. / 704 x 46 m
Surface: turf
RUNWAY NE  RUNWAY SW
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 68 ft. trees, 624 ft. from runway, 195 ft. left and right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear91 ft. trees, 1885 ft. from runway, 20:1 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

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.
- CTN HFD IS LCTD ON W SIDE OF RIVER. CLSD ARPT 1 MILE ENE OF HFD ON E SIDE OF RIVER.
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 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 2025 at 0900z.
 
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals
STELA ONE   2 pages: [1] [2] (304KB)
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 02   download (243KB)
LDA RWY 02   download (315KB)
VOR-A   download (245KB)
RIVER VISUAL RWY 02   download (168KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (129KB)
 
Departure Procedures
COASTAL NINE   2 pages: [1] [2] (293KB)
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 29-Jan-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3711:37
Sunrise07:0712:07
Sunset17:0122:01
Evening civil twilight17:3022:30

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Jan-2025 01:44:26
Local (UTC-5)  29-Jan-2025 20:44:26
 
METAR
KHFD 300053Z 31006G16KT 10SM BKN060 02/M09 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP037 T00171094
KBDL 
12nm N 		300128Z 31017G23KT 10SM BKN038 BKN065 OVC080 00/M07 A2968 RMK AO2 PK WND 33030/0106 SNB00E28 P0000 T00001067
KMMK 
16nm SW 		300053Z AUTO 32010G19KT 10SM OVC065 03/M09 A2964 RMK AO2 PK WND 30028/0029 RAB31E41 SLP038 P0000 T00331089
TAF
KBDL 
12nm N 		292029Z 2920/3024 27016G33KT P6SM BKN040 FM300000 31014G25KT P6SM SCT250 FM302000 21004KT P6SM SCT150
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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

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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

  
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 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Distance		 
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Exxel Avionics 860-525-7200
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