Natchez–Adams County Airport

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Natchez–Adams County Airport

Hardy–Anders Field
  • AMSL
272 ft / 83 m
Coordinates31°36′49″N 091°17′50″W / 31.61361°N 91.29722°W / 31.61361; -91.29722
Websitehttp://www.swmra.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 6,500 1,981 Asphalt
18/36 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
Statistics (2021)
Aircraft operations (year ending 7/31/2021)15,142
Based aircraft24

Natchez–Adams County Airport[2] (IATA: HEZ, ICAO: KHEZ, FAA LID: HEZ), also known as Hardy–Anders Field, is a county-owned public-use airport located six nautical miles (11 km) northeast of the central business district of Natchez, a city in Adams County, Mississippi, United States.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 900

mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 13/31 is 6,500 by 150 feet (1,981 x 46 m) and 18/36 is 5,000 by 150 feet (1,524 x 46 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2021, the airport had 15,142 aircraft operations, an average of 41 per day: 94% general aviation, 4% air taxi, and 2% military. At that time there were 24 aircraft based at this airport: 21 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, 1 jet and 1 helicopter.[1]

Past airline service

Historically, Natchez had scheduled airline service operated by

DFW) via an intermediate stop in Nacogdoches, TX.[8][9]
The airport has not had any scheduled airline flights since 1994.

See also

References

  1. ^
    PDF
    , effective 2023-08-10.
  2. ^ Natchez–Adams County Airport page at Adams County website
  3. ^ September. 26, 1954 Southern Airways system timetable
  4. ^ December. 1, 1973 Southern Airways system timetable
  5. ^ September. 24, 1961 Trans-Texas Airways system timetable
  6. ^ Official Airline Guide (OAG), February 1, 1976 edition
  7. ^ November. 1, 1984 Royale Airlines system timetable
  8. ^ http://www.departedflights.com, October 1, 1994 Lone Star Airlines route map
  9. ^ September. 15, 1994 Official Airline Guide (OAG), Natchez flight schedules

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