METAR & TAF KHFD
Current METAR
Observed 18:53Z
KHFD 271853Z VRB05KT 10SM CLR 21/01 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP224 T02110006
- Wind
- VAR @ 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 21°C / 1°C
- Altimeter
- 30.19 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 408 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
- 3 NM SE
- VFR sectional
- NEW YORK
- ARTCC
- ZBW · BOSTON
- NOTAM facility
- HFD (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- PELLEGRINO, ROBERT
- Phone
- 860-982-2443
- Address
- 239 MAXIM ROAD, HARTFORD CT 06114
Flight service · Hours
- FSS BDR
- BRIDGEPORT1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- APR-NOV · 0700-2100
- DEC-MAR · 0700-1900
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 02
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20Favored | 354° / 174° | 4,417 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
| 11/29 | 84° / 264° | 2,314 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3.5°) | — | 100', trees, 1263' from thr, 300' R of cntrln, slope 10 |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box right(4°) | — | 80', trees, 238' from thr, 252' R of cntrln, slope 1 |
| 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56', trees, 550' from thr, 18' R of cntrln, slope 6 |
| 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88', trees, 714' from thr, 175' R of cntrln, slope 5 |
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
ILS · 1
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
- AFRT,AVNCS,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,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
- The turf northeast/southwest runway is closed during winter months from November 2 to April 30 except for ski-equipped aircraft and helicopter training.Show FAA
- When the tower is closed, for clearance delivery contact Bradley Approach at 860-386-3597.Show FAA
- Birds and deer are on and in the vicinity of the airport.Show FAA
- Voluntary compliance is requested: no touch-and-go and practice instrument approaches Monday through Saturday from 2200 to 0600 and Sunday from 2200 to 0900.Show FAA
- Caution: Hartford is located on the west side of the river. The closed airport is 1 mile east-northeast of Hartford on the east side of the river.Show FAA
- The airport is located in a noise sensitive area. Populated areas to the south and west should be avoided. Approach and departure over the river when possible. See Brainard tower letters to airmen.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- When the tower is closed, activate the runway end identifier lights on runways 02 and 20 and the high intensity runway lights on runway 02/20 by using the common traffic advisory frequency. The precision approach path indicators on runways 02 and 20 operate continuously.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 02There is a 3-foot ground obstruction located 0 feet distant and 150 feet to the right at runway 02 end.Show FAA
- 20There is a 27-foot berm located 0 to 199 feet distant and between 171 and 57 feet to the left at runway 20 end.Show FAA
- 20Runway 20 PAPI is unusable beyond 7 degrees left of the runway centerline.Show FAA
- 02The approach clearance slope ratio to the decision height for runway 02 is 20 to 1.Show FAA
- 29The approach clearance slope ratio to the decision height for runway 29 is 11 to 1.Show FAA
- 20The approach clearance slope ratio to the decision height for runway 20 is 16 to 1.Show FAA
- H1There is a hangar 26 feet high at 290 degrees west located 234 feet from helicopter landing area H1.Show FAA
Other notes
- This airport has been surveyed by the National Geodetic Survey.Show FAA
- This condition existed prior to 1959.Show FAA
- The airport is closed to aircraft operations.Show FAA
- There is a landing fee for business, corporate, and revenue producing aircraft.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KHFD
Answer card- ICAO
- KHFD
- Name
- HARTFORD-BRAINARD
- Location
- HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
- Elevation
- 18.3 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,018.3 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Towered · 0600-0000
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 02/20 · 4,417 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 1
- Published frequencies
- 11
- Magnetic variation
- 15°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 000° at 5 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 02
Hartford-Brainard is in Hartford, Connecticut. Field elevation is 18.3 ft MSL. It has two asphalt runways. The longest is runway 02/20 at 4,417 ft. The tower is open 0600 to 0000. One ILS is published for runway 02. Pattern altitude is not published, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise.
Hartford Jet Center is the on-field FBO. It carries 100LL, Jet A and Jet A Prist. Call them at (860) 548-9334 for current service details. The airport sits on the west side of the river. It is about 1 mile east-northeast of Hartford on the east side of the river. Published remarks also call out several obstructions near the runway ends. Runway 20 has a berm near the approach end. Runway 02 has a small ground obstruction off the right side. Runway 20 PAPI is unusable beyond 7 degrees left of centerline.
This field is closed to aircraft operations. Check the current Chart Supplement and call the airport operator before planning any arrival. There is also voluntary quiet time for touch-and-goes and practice instrument work overnight. Business, corporate and revenue-producing aircraft are subject to a landing fee. For a first-time pilot, the big items are the published closure, the towered environment and the nearby river setting. Verify any operational details with the airport operator before you go.