# Hartford Brainard Airport (HFD / KHFD)

**Hartford Brainard Airport** (IATA: HFD, ICAO: KHFD) is a medium airport in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has 3 runways; the longest is 4,417 ft (1,346 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/khfd

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: HFD / KHFD
- FAA: HFD
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 18 ft / 6 m
- Coordinates: 41.7367, -72.6494
- Runways: 3
- Helipads: 2
- Longest runway: 4,417 ft / 1,346 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches, 1 departure, 1 arrival
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://ctairports.org/GeneralAviationAirports/HartfordBrainard/AbouttheAirport.aspx
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford%E2%80%93Brainard_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3886884
- Weather station: KHFD
- Ident: KHFD

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Hartford Brainard Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 4,417 ft / 1,346 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 009° / 189° | yes |
| NE/SW | 2,323 ft / 708 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Grass | 009° / 189° |  |
| 11/29 | 2,314 ft / 705 m | 71 ft / 22 m | Asphalt | 099° / 279° | yes |

- Also 2 helipads.
- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00189AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,417 ft / 1,346 m | =8,368 of 29,858 | =3,180 in North America | =2,619 in US |
| Elevation | 18 ft / 6 m | =41,591 of 43,403 | =18,756 in North America | =15,346 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | BRADLEY APP/DEP | 127.800 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.450 |
| CLD | BRADLEY CLNC DEL | 121.600 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 119.600 |
| GND | GND | 121.600 |
| TWR | BRAINARD TWR | 119.600 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [BDL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdl.md) Bradley International Airport · 14 mi / 23 km
- [BAF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbaf.md) Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport · 29 mi / 47 km
- [CEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcef.md) Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base · 32 mi / 52 km
- [HVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khvn.md) Tweed New Haven Airport · 35 mi / 56 km
- [GON](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgon.md) Groton New London Airport · 42 mi / 68 km
- [BDR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdr.md) Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport · 47 mi / 75 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/khfd/data