Hood Army Airfield (IATA: HLR, ICAO: KHLR, FAA LID: HLR) is a military airport located at the U.S. Army's Fort Hood, in Killeen, Texas, U.S.[1][2][3]

Hood Army Airfield
IATA: HLR ICAO: KHLR FAA LID: HLR
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner/Operator	U.S. Army
Location	Fort Hood, Texas, U.S.
Time zone	CST (UTC−6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−5)
Elevation AMSL	924 ft / 282 m
Coordinates	31.140°N 97.715°W / 31.140; -97.715
Maps
FAA airport diagram of Hood Army Airfield as of April 3, 2014
Hood Army Airfield Location of Hood Army Airfield in Texas
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16 3,701a 1,128 Asphalt 34 3,701 1,128 Asphalt
a Runway available for landing on Runway 16 is 3134 feet due to displaced threshold

Facilities

Hood Army Airfield has a single 3,701-by-144-foot (1,128 m × 44 m) asphalt runway, identified as 16/34. In the 16 direction, the threshold is displaced by 567 feet (173 m), resulting in a usable length for landing of 3,134 feet (955 m).[1][2][3]

The base is also served by Robert Gray Army Airfield (IATA: GRK, ICAO: KGRK, FAA LID: GRK) and two asphalt auxiliary landing strips used for training at North Fort Hood:

• Shorthorn Aux Landing Strip (FAA LID: 23XS) – 2,130 by 46 feet (649 m × 14 m) (RWY 15 1,583 feet (482 m) usable, RWY 33 1,897 feet (578 m) usable) at 31.361°N 97.673°W / 31.361; -97.673, elevation 720 feet (220 m), magnetic variation 5.1° E[4][5]
• Longhorn Aux Landing Strip (FAA LID: 22XS) – 3,490 by 75 feet (1,064 m × 23 m) (unmarked numbers, but same magnetic heading as Shorthorn at 153 degrees) at 31.374°N 97.667°W / 31.374; -97.667, elevation 720 feet (220 m), magnetic variation 5.1° E[6][7]

References

External links

• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective October 6, 2022
• Resources for this U.S. military airport:
  • FAA airport information for HLR
  • AirNav airport information for KHLR
  • ASN accident history for HLR
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KHLR