Billy Mitchell Airport

For the airport located in Wisconsin also named after Billy Mitchell, see Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport.
Billy Mitchell Airport
Airport terminal, May 2009
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerNational Park Service
ServesHatteras, North Carolina
LocationCape Hatteras National Seashore
Elevation AMSL16 ft / 5 m
Coordinates35°13′58″N 075°37′04″W / 35.23278°N 75.61778°W / 35.23278; -75.61778
WebsiteBillyMitchellAirport.com
Map
HNC/KHSE/HSE is located in North Carolina
HNC/KHSE/HSE
HNC/KHSE/HSE
Location of airport in North Carolina / United States
HNC/KHSE/HSE is located in the United States
HNC/KHSE/HSE
HNC/KHSE/HSE
HNC/KHSE/HSE (the United States)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 3,002 915 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 9/2/2022)9,200

Billy Mitchell Airport (IATA: HNC, ICAO: KHSE, FAA LID: HSE) is a public use airport located 4 nmi (4.6 mi; 7.4 km) east of the central business district of Hatteras, in Dare County, North Carolina, United States.[1] The airport is located in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and is owned by the National Park Service.[1] It is named after United States Army Air Service General Billy Mitchell, and is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Billy Mitchell Airport is assigned HSE by the FAA[1] and HNC by the IATA.[3] The airport's ICAO identifier is KHSE.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for HSE PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective December 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
  3. ^ "Billy Mitchell Airport (ICAO: KHSE, FAA: HSE, IATA: HNC)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  4. ^ "Billy Mitchell – HSE (KHSE)". National Flight Data Center. Federal Aviation Administration. Retrieved July 10, 2012.