METAR & TAF KHCD
Current METAR
Observed 12:55Z
KHCD 281255Z AUTO 29009G14KT 10SM CLR 04/00 A2999 RMK AO2 T00351003
- Wind
- 290° @ 9G14 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 4°C / 0°C
- Altimeter
- 29.99 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- -90 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 2 NM S
- VFR sectional
- TWIN CITIES
- ARTCC
- ZMP · MINNEAPOLIS
- NOTAM facility
- HCD (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- DONOVAN SCHUETTE
- Phone
- 320-234-4473
- Address
- 1400 ADAMS ST SE, HUTCHINSON MN 55350-7010
Flight service · Hours
- FSS PNM
- PRINCETON1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- MON-FRI · 0800-1700
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 33
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | 7', crops, 276' from thr, 137' R of cntrln, slope 10 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | 4', crops, 234' from thr, 152' R of cntrln, slope 8 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- AGRI,SALES
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- A ground communications outlet is available on frequency 121.725 through Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center and flight services.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery if unavailable via the ground communications outlet, contact Minneapolis Air Route Traffic Control Center at 651-463-5588.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Activation or increased intensity of runway end identifier lights on runways 15 and 33, precision approach path indicators on runways 15 and 33, and medium intensity runway lights on runway 15/33 is available via the common traffic advisory frequency. Medium intensity runway lights on runway 15/33 are preset to low intensity.Show FAA
Fuel notes
- 100LL100LL fuel is available 24 hours a day via credit card.Show FAA
- AJet A fuel is available 24 hours a day via credit card.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 33Runway 33 has a 7-foot corn crop 119 feet from the runway end and 194 feet to the right.Show FAA
- 15Runway 15 has a 7-foot corn crop 118 feet from the runway end and 163 feet to the right.Show FAA
Other notes
- For transient hangar availability, contact the fixed base operator at 320-587-7615.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KHCD
Answer card- ICAO
- KHCD
- Name
- HUTCHINSON MUNI/BUTLER FLD
- Location
- HUTCHINSON, MINNESOTA
- Elevation
- 1,062.3 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 2,062.3 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 15/33 · 4,000 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 4°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 290° at 9 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 33
Hutchinson Muni/Butler Fld (KHCD) sits in Hutchinson, Minnesota. Field elevation is 1,062.3 ft MSL. The airport has one runway. Runway 15/33 is 4,000 ft of asphalt. There is no control tower. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.8. No ILS approaches are published here.
Pattern altitude is not published. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston traffic unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. The field has one on-field FBO listed as Hutchinson Municipal Airport. It carries 100LL and Jet A. Both fuels are available 24 hours a day by credit card. That is useful for late arrivals or early departures.
A few operational items matter here. Runway end identifier lights, PAPI and medium intensity runway lights on 15/33 can be activated or brightened on CTAF. The runway lights are preset to low intensity. Watch the published obstructions near both runway ends. There is a 7-foot corn crop close off the departure end of Runway 33. Runway 15 has a similar crop near its end. This is a field where a quick look at the current Chart Supplement and a normal farm-country scan on short final are both smart moves.