Billy Mitchell Airport
Billy Mitchell Airport | |||||||||||
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Airport terminal, May 2009 | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | National Park Service | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hatteras, North Carolina | ||||||||||
| Location | Cape Hatteras National Seashore | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 16 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°13′58″N 075°37′04″W / 35.23278°N 75.61778°W | ||||||||||
| Website | BillyMitchellAirport.com | ||||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||
Billy Mitchell Airport (IATA: HNC, ICAO: KHSE, FAA LID: HSE) is a public use airport located 4 nmi (4.6 mi; 7.4 km) east of the central business district of Hatteras, in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. The airport is located in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore and is owned by the National Park Service. It is named after United States Army Air Service General Billy Mitchell, and is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Billy Mitchell Airport is assigned HSE by the FAA and HNC by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is KHSE.