Lake Havasu City Airport (IATA: HII, ICAO: KHII, FAA LID: HII), also known as Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport, is a city-owned public-use airport located 6 miles (5.2 nmi; 9.7 km) north of the central business district of Lake Havasu City, in Mohave County, Arizona, United States.[1]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Lake Havasu City | ||||||||||
Serves | Lake Havasu City, Arizona | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 783 ft / 239 m | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
The airport is mostly used for general aviation. Until May 5, 2007, scheduled service to Phoenix and Las Vegas was provided by Mesa Airlines, operating as US Airways Express[2] (previously America West Express[3][4]).
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 8,174 commercial passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2005 and 6,082 enplanements in 2006.[5] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2007–2011, Lake Havasu City Airport is classified as commercial service - non-primary because it has between 2,500 and 10,000 passenger boardings per year.[6]
Lake Havasu City Airport covers an area of 646 acres (261 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway:
For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2019, the airport had 47,675 aircraft operations, an average of 131 per day: 95% general aviation, 4% air taxi and 1% military. There was 143 aircraft based at this airport: 115 single engine, 15 multi-engine, 5 jet aircraft, 3 helicopter and 5 ultralight.[1]
On April 23, 2018, an Air Force F-16 fighter jet crash landed while attempting an emergency landing during a routine training flight. The pilot ejected safely as the plane went off the end of the runway.[7]
Airlines | Destinations |
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Ameriflight | Phoenix |