FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025 Location | FAA Identifier: | HFD | | Lat/Long: | 41-44-12.2000N 072-38-58.0000W41-44.203333N 072-38.966667W41.7367222,-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 860-952-9954 | | 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 | | HFDr334/7.3 | HARTFORD VOR/DME | 114.90 | 13W | | MADr017/25.4 | MADISON VOR/DME | 110.40 | 13W | | BAFr187/25.7 | BARNES VORTAC | 113.00 | 14W | | ORWr304/31.1 | NORWICH VOR/DME | 110.00 | 14W | | CTRr171/35.9 | CHESTER VOR/DME | 115.10 | 13W | | GONr326/36.3 | GROTON VOR/DME | 110.85 | 14W | | PUTr264/38.3 | PUTNAM VOR/DME | 117.40 | 14W | 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: | 41-43.898288N | 41-44.616695N | | Longitude: | 072-38.988637W | 072-38.837732W | | Elevation: | 11.0 ft. | 18.3 ft. | | Traffic pattern: | left | left | | Runway heading: | 024 magnetic, 009 true | 204 magnetic, 189 true | | Displaced threshold: | 411 ft. | 560 ft. | | Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | nonprecision, in good condition | | Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 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: | yes | yes | | Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | yes, no lights | | Instrument approach: | LDA | | Obstructions: | 100 ft. trees, 1263 ft. from runway, 300 ft. left and right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear3 FT GND, 0 FT DSTC, 150 FT R. | 80 ft. trees, 238 ft. from runway, 252 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear27 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: | | | Runway edge lights: | high intensity | | RUNWAY 11 | RUNWAY 29 | | Latitude: | 41-44.051425N | 41-43.992375N | | Longitude: | 072-39.454805W | 072-38.952272W | | Elevation: | 13.9 ft. | 12.0 ft. | | Traffic pattern: | left | left | | Runway heading: | 114 magnetic, 099 true | 294 magnetic, 279 true | | Displaced threshold: | no | 265 ft. | | Markings: | basic, in good condition | basic, in good condition | | Runway end identifier lights: | no | no | | Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | yes, no lights | | Obstructions: | 56 ft. trees, 550 ft. from runway, 18 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear | 88 ft. trees, 714 ft. from runway, 175 ft. left and right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clearAPCH 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: | left | left | | 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: | left | left | | Markings: | none | Runway NE/SW | Dimensions: | 2309 x 150 ft. / 704 x 46 m | | Surface: | turf | | RUNWAY NE | RUNWAY SW | | Traffic pattern: | left | left | | Obstructions: | 68 ft. trees, 624 ft. from runway, 195 ft. left and right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear | 91 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 AUTHORITYSUITE 160, 334 ELLA GRASSO TURNPIKEWINDSOR LOCKS, CT 06096Phone 860-386-6000 | | Manager: | PELLEGRINO, ROBERT239 MAXIM ROADHARTFORD, CT 06114Phone 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. | | - | WHEN ATCT CLSD, FOR CD CTC BRADLEY APCH 860-386-3597. | | 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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z. | STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals | | STELA ONE (RNAV) **NEW** | download (218KB) | | IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures | | RNAV (GPS) RWY 02 **CHANGED** | download (230KB) | | LDA RWY 02 **CHANGED** | download (304KB) | | VOR-A **CHANGED** | download (232KB) | | RIVER VISUAL RWY 02 | download (167KB) | | NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | download (129KB) | | Departure Procedures | | COASTAL NINE | 2 pages: [1] [2] (293KB) | | THUMB ONE (RNAV) **NEW** | download (157KB) | | 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) | | Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes | Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google | Aerial photo | WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo taken 25-Nov-2023 looking southwest. 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From to KHFD | | Sunrise and sunset | Times for 06-Jan-2026 | Local(UTC-5) | Zulu(UTC) | | Morning civil twilight | 06:48 | 11:48 | | Sunrise | 07:19 | 12:19 | | Sunset | 16:34 | 21:34 | | Evening civil twilight | 17:05 | 22:05 | | | Current date and time | | Zulu (UTC) | 07-Jan-2026 01:54:12 | | Local (UTC-5) | 06-Jan-2026 20:54:12 | | | METAR | | KHFD | 070104Z 09004KT 10SM BKN019 OVC120 02/M03 A2986 RMK AO2 T00171028 | | KBDL 12nm N | 070051Z 02004KT 9SM OVC060 00/M03 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP112 T00001028 VISNO RWY 6-24 $ | | KMMK 16nm SW | 070138Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM OVC014 02/M02 A2983 RMK AO2 T00171022 | | | TAF | | KBDL 12nm N | 062022Z 0620/0724 02004KT P6SM BKN045 BKN150 FM062300 01003KT P6SM OVC015 PROB30 0700/0702 4SM -FZRA BR FM070200 01003KT 3SM -FZRA BR OVC008 FM070900 01003KT 2SM -DZ BR OVC006 FM071700 33005KT P6SM BKN010 FM072100 30007KT P6SM BKN040 | | | NOTAMs |  | Click for the latest NOTAMs | NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav. | |