Billy Mitchell Airport

For the airport located in Wisconsin also named after Billy Mitchell, see Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport.

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]

Billy Mitchell Airport
Airport terminal, May 2009
IATA: HNC ICAO: KHSE FAA LID: HSE
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	National Park Service
Serves	Hatteras, North Carolina
Location	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Elevation AMSL	16 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	35°13′58″N 075°37′04″W
Website
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 7/25 3,002 915 Asphalt
Statistics (2022)
Aircraft operations (year ending 9/2/2022) 9,200
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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]

Facilities and aircraft

Billy Mitchell Airport covers an area of 100 acres (40 ha) at an elevation of 16 feet (5 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 7/25 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,002 by 75 feet (915 x 23 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending September 2, 2022, the airport had 9,200 aircraft operations, an average of 25 per day: 97% general aviation, 1% air taxi and 1% military.^[1]

See also

• List of airports in North Carolina