# Henderson Field (MDY / PMDY)

**Henderson Field** (IATA: MDY, ICAO: PMDY) is a medium airport in Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands. It opened in Dec 1946. It has one runway, 7,800 ft (2,377 m) long, asphalt. It is operated by United States Department of the Interior.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MDY / PMDY
- FAA: MDY
- Type: Medium airport
- Operator: United States Department of the Interior
- Serves: Sand Island, Midway Atoll, United States Minor Outlying Islands
- Opened: Dec 1946
- Elevation: 12 ft / 4 m
- Coordinates: 28.2017, -177.3810
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 7,800 ft / 2,377 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-11 · Pacific/Midway
- Website: http://www.americanairports.com/Locations/MDYHendersonFieldAirportMidwayHI.aspx
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henderson_Field_(Midway_Atoll) (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3888137
- Weather station: PMDY · WMO 91066
- Ident: PMDY

## Timeline

- Dec 1946: Henderson Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 7,800 ft / 2,377 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 069° / 249° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 7,800 ft / 2,377 m | =2,954 of 29,858 | #63 in Oceania | #2 in UM |
| Elevation | 12 ft / 4 m | =42,227 of 43,403 | =2,122 in Oceania | #2 in UM |
| Age | Opened 1946 | =2,744 of 15,079 | =74 in Oceania | #1 in UM |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =526 in Oceania | =1 in UM |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 118.325 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |
| RDO | RDO | 126.200 |

## Nearby airports

No open airport within 93 mi / 150 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/pmdy/data