Hawthorne Municipal Airport (California)

Hawthorne Municipal Airport (IATA: HHR, ICAO: KHHR) (also known as Jack Northrop Field) is a public use airport in Hawthorne, California, United States. It is owned by the city of Hawthorne.

Hawthorne Municipal Airport Jack Northrop Field
1994 USGS photo
IATA: HHR ICAO: KHHR FAA LID: HHR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner/Operator	City of Hawthorne
Location	Hawthorne, California
Elevation AMSL	66 ft / 20 m
Coordinates	33°55′22″N 118°20′07″W
Website	cityofhawthorne.org/departments/public-works/airport
Maps
FAA airport diagram
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 7/25 4,884 1,489 Concrete

History

Ariel view of the Hawthorne Municipal Airport in 1972

The name "Jack Northrop Field" comes from the Northrop Aircraft Corporation, founded by Jack Northrop, which for years designed, built and flew many classic airplanes including YB-35 flying wing, the P-61 Black Widow and F-89 Scorpion night fighters, the F-5 Freedom Fighter, and the T-38 Talon jet trainer.^[1]

During World War II, the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces Air Technical Service Command as an aircraft modification center and Air Transport Command to ferry new aircraft to operational units.

SpaceX and its spinoff The Boring Company originally were headquartered at the southeast end of the airport, and continue to have operations there. The Boring Test Tunnel runs just under the fence line at the north-east corner before running under West 120th Street. The Tesla Design Studio is located at the airport as well.^[2]

Facilities

Ground view of the Hawthorne Municipal Airport

The airport covers 80 acres (32 ha); its one runway, 7/25, is 4,884 ft × 100 ft (1,489 m × 30 m) concrete. It is effectively crammed into a very small space and is surrounded by residential areas on all sides. The airport is also in very close proximity to the considerably larger Los Angeles International Airport, so special consideration must be given attention to avoid encroaching on the LAX airspace.

There is one fixed-base operator (FBO) at the airport, Jet Center Los Angeles, a subsidiary of Advanced Air. There is also one other aviation related business on the airfield, Star Helicopters.^[3]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations	Refs
Advanced Air	Crescent City, Merced Seasonal: Mammoth Lakes	[4]

Ground transportation

The Crenshaw station is walking distance from the airport. Several Metro bus lines also run along Crenshaw Boulevard.

See also

• Los Angeles portal
• California World War II Army Airfields