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Henderson Field (IATA: MDY, ICAO: PMDY) is a public airport located on Sand Island in Midway Atoll, an unincorporated territory of the United States. The airport is used as an emergency diversion point for ETOPS operations. It is one of three airfields named after Major Lofton R. Henderson (killed in the Battle of Midway during WWII), together with Henderson Field on Midway's Eastern Island, and Henderson Field in the Solomon Islands. The airfield now provides access to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.

Henderson Field
IATA: MDY ICAO: PMDY
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	U.S. Dept. of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Operator	American Airports Corp. (under sub-contract with Chugach Industries, Inc.)
Serves	Midway Atoll
Location	Sand Island, Midway Atoll
Elevation AMSL	18 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	28°12′05″N 177°22′53″W
Website	tba
Maps
Location on Sand Island. Former runways in gray.
PMDY Location in the Pacific Ocean
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 6/24 7,800 2,377 Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

The airfield operated until 1993 as Naval Air Facility Midway. Its construction was begun by Seabees of the 1st Naval Construction Battalion in July 1942 as a bomber strip.[2] After transition from the U.S. Navy to the Department of the Interior, the airport was subsidized by Boeing until 2004. Since 2004, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has fully supported airport operations and maintenance with some assistance from the Federal Aviation Administration.

Henderson Field has no control tower. From November to June, when albatross are typically present, flight arrivals and departures are limited to night-time.[3] (Midway Atoll NWR is the world's largest nesting albatross colony.)

Past airline service

During the early 1950s, the airfield was used as a technical stop by Pan American World Airways (Pan Am) for its Boeing 377 Stratocruiser propliners as part of Pan Am's round the world service from New York City to San Francisco via London, Frankfurt, Delhi, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Guam, Honolulu and other en route stops.[4]

The airfield was previously served by Aloha Airlines with scheduled weekly charter flights to and from Honolulu using a Boeing 737-200 jetliner. In early 2000, Aloha began scheduled 737 passenger service between Midway Island and Honolulu.[5]

Continental Micronesia served Midway with Boeing 727-100 jetliners during the early 1970s although the airport was only used as an "operational stop" on this airline's westbound service from Honolulu to Guam.[6] The routing of these 727 flights was Honolulu - Midway Island - Kwajalein - Majuro - Ponape - Truk - Guam.[7]

Facilities

Henderson Field covers 1,200 acres (486 ha) and has one runway.[1]

Accidents and incidents

• On January 7, 2004, a Continental Flight 6, a Boeing 777 from Tokyo Narita Airport to Houston Intercontinental Airport carrying 294 people[8] made an emergency landing at 03:10 local time at Midway Henderson Field due to losing an engine after suffering an oil leak from a starter. Continental flew in a Learjet with a maintenance crew of four, a new starter and additional food and water supplies for passengers to Midway.[9][10]
• On June 17, 2011, a Delta Air Lines Boeing 747-400 with 359 passengers and 19 crew made an emergency landing on Henderson, due to the captain's windshield having cracked.[11][12] During the landing at Midway, the plane hit two birds, one of which damaged a wing flap.
• On July 11, 2014, United Airlines Flight 201 from Honolulu to Guam made an emergency landing at Henderson Field after an "electrical odor" was detected in the cabin. An investigation revealed that an equipment supply cooling fan had malfunctioned.[13][14][15]
• On April 16, 2021, United Airlines Flight 2781 made a emergency landing at Henderson Field after smoke/odor smell in the cockpit (reported in ACARS messages). The flight departed Guam, and was on its way to Los Angeles, operated with a Boeing 787-9, registration number N24974.[16] This flight carried only cargo.
• On September 25, 2021, a Hawaiian Airlines A330 (N396HA) experienced an in-flight engine shut down and diverted to Midway Atoll. The aircraft was en route from Seoul (ICN) to Honolulu (HNL).[17]

See also

• Battle for Henderson Field (1942 Battle for Guadalcanal, a different Henderson Field)

References

External links

• AirNav - Henderson Field Airport: airport facilities and navigational aids

На других языках

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- [en] Henderson Field (Midway Atoll)

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[es] Aeródromo Henderson

El Aeródromo Henderson[1] o Campo Henderson (en inglés: Henderson Field) (IATA: MDY, ICAO: PMDY) es un aeropuerto público localizado en la isla Sand en el atolón de Midway,[2] un territorio no incorporado de los Estados Unidos en el Océano Pacífico. El aeropuerto es utilizado como un punto de desvío de emergencia para las operaciones ETOPS. Todavía sirve para esta función, por ejemplo, en junio de 2011, en julio de 2012 y en julio de 2014. El Campo Henderson fue nombrado en honor del Major Lofton R. Henderson (fallecido en la batalla de Midway durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial) y es uno de los 3 campos de aviación que se llaman así, (siendo los otros 2 el campo original Henderson en Isla Eastern del atolón de Midway y el Campo Henderson de Guadalcanal ).

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[it] Henderson Field (Midway)

L'Aeroporto di Henderson Field (IATA:MDY, ICAO:PMDY) è situato sull'atollo di Midway, territorio non incorporato degli Stati Uniti d'America. Henderson Field fu chiamato così in onore del maggiore dei Marines Lofton Henderson, rimasto ucciso nella seconda guerra mondiale, durante la battaglia delle Midway, mentre stava guidando la sua squadriglia di aerei contro una portaerei giapponese, diventando di fatto il primo aviatore dei Marines morto durante la battaglia.

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