Headland Municipal
HDL · KHDL · Headland, Alabama · Henry County · map
Headland Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Headland, 2 miles northeast of Headland, Alabama, 359 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 5,002 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 33 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 41,203 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Headland Municipal?
Its FAA code is HDL, and its ICAO code is KHDL.
Where is Headland Municipal?
It is 2 miles northeast of Headland, Alabama, 359 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Headland Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 09/27, is 5,002 feet long.
Does Headland Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Headland Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Headland Municipal?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Flight Services INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Headland Municipal?
3 pilot examiners and 9 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Headland Municipal…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HDL · ICAO KHDL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Headland
- Elevation
- 359 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- New Orleans sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1947
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 5,002 × 80 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 2,865 × 162 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 09: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 49 ft high 1,062 ft from the end
- Runway 27: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 16 ft high 445 ft from the end
- Runway 17: tree 25 ft high 571 ft from the end
- Runway 35: tree 63 ft high 1,379 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Approach and departure | 125.4 | |
| Hdl and aWOS-3PT | 119.575 | |
| Dothan and center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.3 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 334-693-0508.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Dothan Regional (7 nm west), Ozark/Blackwell Field (16 nm west), Early County (22 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Alabama · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Prior to FAA action.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 09 and 27; PAPI runway 09 and 27; medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel 24 hour credit card service available.
- Farm eqpt and aircraft parked close to runway threshold.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 29 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 41,203, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 31,667 |
| general aviation, local | 5,536 |
| military | 4,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Headland from the FAA register
14 aircraft are registered to owners in Headland, Alabama: 12 piston singles, 1 piston twin, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Alabama.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Flight Services INC 4 aircraft · Headland Flight Services, Inc is a flight school at Headland Municipal Airport in Alabama that offers pilot training for private, instrument, commercial, and CFI/CFII ratings, as well as discovery flights, endorsements, and aircraft rentals.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 9 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 4 training center evaluators, 1 training center examiner.
- Darwin Delano Floyd private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Ozark, AL (16 nm) · (334) 300-8562 · [email protected]
- Harvey John Schwab instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Daleville, AL (23 nm) · (205) 999-6540 · [email protected]
- Dennis Allan Sherwood private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Aerolanding · Enterprise, AL (30 nm) · (262) 914-1915 · [email protected]
All 21 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Headland 14 aircraft · 12 piston singles, 1 piston twins, 1 drones
- Flight Services INC 3 aircraft in town
- Heritage Aviation Management LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Flight Services INC 4 aircraft · flight school
- Accidents and incidents in Alabama 1,210 since 1982 · 172 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Alabama 85 landing places
- Alabama 4,341 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HDL.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.