Hondo Regional
HDO · KHDO · Hondo, Texas · Medina County · map
Hondo Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Hondo, 2 miles northwest of Hondo, Texas, 930 feet above sea level. It has 4 runways; the longest, 17L/35R, is 6,002 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 79 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 25,000 takeoffs and landings a year. About 1 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Hondo Regional?
Its FAA code is HDO, and its ICAO code is KHDO.
Where is Hondo Regional?
It is 2 miles northwest of Hondo, Texas, 930 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Hondo Regional?
The longest of its 4 runways, 17L/35R, is 6,002 feet long.
Does Hondo Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Hondo Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Hondo Regional?
5 pilot examiners and 15 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 Hondo Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HDO · ICAO KHDO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Hondo
- Elevation
- 930 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Antonio sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 8E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1943
Runways 4
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17L/35R | 6,002 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 5,545 × 150 ft | Concrete, excellent | |
| 08/26 | 3,451 × 75 ft | Concrete, good | |
| 17R/35L | 3,224 × 140 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 17L: PAPI, four lights on the left, building 98 ft high 2,450 ft from the end
- Runway 35R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 13: right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 98 ft
- Runway 17R: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.725 | |
| Hdo and automated weather (ASOS) | 119.675 | |
| Kerrville and center (remote transmitter) Low | 134.95 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 830-426-3060.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- avionics, flight instruction, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Castroville Municipal (17 nm east), Garner Field (31 nm west), Kelly Field (31 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 Texas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Bring own ropes for tie down.
- Runway width is 75 feet and unmkd; overall pavement width is 150 feet.
- Grain bin tower.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 | 69 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 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 25,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 5,000 |
| general aviation, local | 20,000 |
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 Hondo from the FAA register
25 aircraft are registered to owners in Hondo, Texas: 23 piston singles, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Texas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Hondo, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Repair stations in Hondo:
- Hondo Aerospace LLC Hondo Aerospace is an FAA Part 145 repair station located in Hondo, Texas that specializes in aircraft storage, parking, maintenance, and component harvesting from end-of-life aircraft.
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
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 15 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 5 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 10 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Brian David Childs private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Sky Safety · San Antonio, TX (38 nm) · (956) 247-9464 · [email protected]
- Paul Alan Rheudasil private pilot, commercial and instrument, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · San Antonio, TX (38 nm) · (480) 290-1910 · [email protected]
- Richard Lee Tarwater instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT · San Antonio, TX (38 nm) · (210) 508-8028 · [email protected]
- Vincent Sosa private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · San Antonio, TX (38 nm) · (210) 992-6530 · [email protected]
- Wade C Amen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · San Antonio, TX (38 nm) · (210) 823-7007 · [email protected]
All 42 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 10 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Hondo 25 aircraft · 23 piston singles, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 helicopters
- Corrigan Air Center 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Corrigan Air Center LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Hondo Aerospace LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 10 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,061 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 392 landing places
- Texas 29,938 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HDO.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.