North Perry Airport
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North Perry Airport (IATA: HWO, ICAO: KHWO, FAA LID: HWO) is a public airport in the City of Pembroke Pines, 5 miles (8 km) west of the central business district of Hollywood, in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is also known as Hollywood North Perry Airport, hence the HWO codes. The airport is owned by the Broward County Aviation Department.[1] It is a general aviation airport devoted to private and business light aircraft activity.
History
In 1943, Henry D. Perry, a dairy farmer, sold 640 acres (259 ha) of land to the
North Perry remained inactive after the war, until 1950 when it was acquired by
In the 1970s, the
The facility suffered minor damage during Hurricane Wilma in 2005.
In 2007, North Perry Airport was named the 2008 "General Aviation Airport of the Year" by the Florida Department of Transportation.
Facilities and aircraft
North Perry Airport covers an area of 536 acres (217 ha) which contains four runways:[1]
- Runway 10L/28R: 3,241 by 100 ft (988 by 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 10R/28L: 3,255 by 100 ft (992 by 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 19L/1R: 3,260 by 100 ft (994 by 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
- Runway 19R/1L: 3,350 by 100 ft (1,021 by 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
Other information:
- Runways 10R/28L and 19R/1L are lit for 24-hour operation
- There are 164 T-Hangars for aircraft storage
- The Air Traffic ControlTower is operational from 7:00am – 9:00pm
- There is extensive flight training activity at the airport.
- There are two commercial banner-towing operators at the airport.
For the 12-month period ending May 2, 2018, the airport had 117,649 aircraft operations, an average of 322 per day: 99% general aviation, <1% military, and <1% air taxi.[1]
Accidents and incidents
- On March 15, 2021, the two occupants of a Beech Bonanza aircraft that had just taken off North Perry Airport as well as a four-year-old child riding in a car nearby were killed after the plane smashed into the car which was occupied by the boy and his mother. The mother was severely injured but was later released from a local hospital. The crash was caught by a home camera which showed the plane exploded after impact.[3]
- On September 27, 2022, tornadoes related to Hurricane Ian, damaged 15 planes, with no loss of life or injuries.[4]
- On October 17, 2022, a single-engine Aero Adventure Aventura II plane crashed with two people on board near North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines, Florida, killing 32-year-old student pilot Jordan Hall and 34-year-old flight instructor Antony Rolland Yen. Authorities say experimental aircraft went down at approximately 11:45 a.m. in a residential neighborhood of Miramar just south of the airport. No one on the ground was injured. Early reports indicate the plane may have been leaking fuel before it went down. An investigation is underway.
See also
References
- ^ PDF, effective 2023-08-10
- ^ "Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Bell UH-1V Iroquois, s/N 68-16138 US, c/N 10797".
- ^ "SEE IT: Plummeting plane caught on doorbell cam hitting SUV in fiery Florida wreck that killed several". MSN.
- ^ NBC2 News (27 September 2022). "More than 15 planes damaged at North Perry Airport in Broward County". NBC. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
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External links
- North Perry Airport page at Broward County website
- "North Perry Airport". brochure from CFASPP
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective March 21, 2024
- FAA Terminal Procedures for HWO, effective March 21, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for HWO
- AirNav airport information for KHWO
- ASN accident history for HWO
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures