Henderson Executive Airport

For the airport in Delaware, see Henderson Aviation Airport.

Henderson Executive Airport
IATA: HSH ICAO: KHND FAA LID: HND
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Clark County Commission
Operator	Clark County Department of Aviation
Serves	Las Vegas
Location	Henderson, Nevada
Elevation  AMSL	2,491 ft / 759 m
Coordinates	35°58′22″N115°08′04″W / 35.97278°N 115.13444°W / 35.97278; -115.13444
Website	www.hnd.aero
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17R/35L 6,501 1,982 Asphalt 17L/35R 5,001 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (May 2021 - May 2022)
Aircraft operations 78,000 Based aircraft 256
Source: Federal Aviation Administration [1]

Henderson Executive Airport( IATA : HSH, ICAO : KHND, FAA LID : HND) is a public use government airport located in Henderson, Nevada, 13 miles south of Las Vegas, in Clark County, Nevada. The airport is owned by the Clark County Commission ^[1] and is operated by the Clark County Department of Aviation. The FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009-2013 categorized it as a reliever airport . ^[2]

It was founded by Arby Alper in 1967 on 912 acres purchased from the city of Henderson, and opened in 1970 as Sky Harbor Airport. ^{[3] [4]} Clark County bought the airport in 1996 and renamed it Henderson Executive Airport. ^[5]

Most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, but Henderson Executive Airport is HND to the FAA ^[1] and HSH to the IATA ^[6] (which assigned HND to Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan ^[7] ). The airport's ICAO identifier is KHND. ^{[6] [8]}

Facilities

The airport covers 760 acres (310 ha) at an elevation of 2,491 feet (759 m). It has two asphalt runways: 17R/35L is 6,501 by 100 feet (1,982 m × 30 m) and 17L/35R is 5,001 by 75 feet (1,524 m × 23 m). ^[1]

In the year ending May 31, 2022 the airport had 78,000 aircraft operations, average 214 per day: 79% general aviation, 21% air taxi and <1% military. 256 aircraft were then based at the airport: 193 single-engine, 22 multi-engine, 38 jet and 3 helicopter. ^[1]

The terminal has car rental, flight school, line service facilities and the Landings Restaurant.

See also

• List of airports in Nevada

References

1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for HND PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.
2. National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS): 2009-2013. Federal Aviation Administration. October 1, 2008.
3. Joyce, Nedra (October 11, 1967). "Henderson Asked to Sell Land for Private Airport". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
4. Deane, Laura (August 2, 1970). "Man's Dream Coming True - Sky Harbor". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
5. "California Flying, Viva Las Vegas". February 1, 2007. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
6. Great Circle Mapper: HSH/KHND - Las Vegas, Nevada (Henderson Executive Airport)
7. Great Circle Mapper: HND/RJTT - Tokyo, Japan (Haneda Airport)
8. AirNav: KHND - Henderson Executive Airport

External links

• Henderson Executive Airport Archived 2010-05-06 at the Wayback Machine , Official website
• Aerial photo as of June 1994 from USGS The National Map
• "Diagram of Henderson Executive Airport (HND)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. (32.6  KB) from Nevada DOT
• FAA Airport Diagram for Henderson Executive (HND)  (PDF), effective September 4, 2025
• FAA Terminal Procedures for Henderson Executive (HND) , effective September 4, 2025
• Businesses based at Henderson Executive:
  • Desert Flying Club - Nevada Non-Profit, Official website
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for HND
  • AirNav airport information for KHND
  • ASN accident history for HSH
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
  • NOAA/NWS current weather conditions