# Hayward Executive Airport (HWD / KHWD)

**Hayward Executive Airport** (IATA: HWD, ICAO: KHWD) is a small airport in Hayward, California, United States. It opened in May 1947. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,694 ft (1,736 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: HWD / KHWD
- FAA: HWD
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Hayward, California, United States
- Opened: May 1947
- Elevation: 52 ft / 16 m
- Coordinates: 37.6592, -122.1220
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,694 ft / 1,736 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 3 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://www.hayward-ca.gov/airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayward_Executive_Airport (8 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3887184
- Weather station: KHWD · WMO 72585
- Ident: KHWD

## Timeline

- May 1947: Hayward Executive Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10R/28L | 5,694 ft / 1,736 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 120° / 300° | yes |
| 10L/28R | 3,108 ft / 947 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 120° / 300° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05015AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,694 ft / 1,736 m | #5,146 of 29,858 | #1,541 in North America | #1,215 in US |
| Elevation | 52 ft / 16 m | #39,085 of 43,403 | #17,731 in North America | #14,667 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | NORCAL APP/DEP | 124.400 |
| A/D | NORCAL APPROACH | 134.500 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 126.700 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 128.050 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 120.200 |
| GND | GND | 121.400 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.900 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |
| A/D | NORCAL APPROACH | 125.350 |

## Nearby airports

- [US-3395](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-3395.md) Boneyard Airstrip · 5.5 mi / 8.9 km
- [OAK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/koak.md) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport · 6.9 mi / 11 km
- [SQL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksql.md) San Carlos Airport · 12 mi / 20 km
- [PAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpao.md) Palo Alto Airport · 14 mi / 22 km
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · 14 mi / 23 km
- [LVK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klvk.md) Livermore Municipal Airport · 17 mi / 27 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/khwd/data