Hagerstown Rgnl/Richard A Henson Field
HGR · KHGR · Hagerstown, Maryland · Washington County · map
Hagerstown Rgnl/Richard A Henson Field is a public-use airport owned by Washington County, 4 miles north of Hagerstown, Maryland, 703 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 7,000 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KHGR · observed 3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC), 44 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 63°F (17°C), dew point 32°F (0°C)
- Altimeter 30.12 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KHGR 061953Z 32006KT 10SM CLR 17/00 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01720000
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HGR · ICAO KHGR
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Washington County
- Elevation
- 703 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 5:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 7,000 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 02/20 | 3,165 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 27: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 02: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 20: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 120.3 | Hagerstown |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Ground | 120.8 | Hagerstown |
| Approach and departure | 126.825 | Hagerstown |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Hagerstown |
| Hgr and vor | 109.8 | |
| Hgr and automated weather (ASOS) | 126.375 | |
| Trstn and star | 126.75 | Hagerstown |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 301-745-3497.
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.
Aircraft registered in Hagerstown from the FAA register
51 aircraft are registered to owners in Hagerstown, Maryland: 40 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 3 turboprops, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 2 drones. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Maryland.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 15 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 27; runway end identifier lights runway 09; high-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency.
- AP unattnd 10:00 pm to 5:00 am.
- Runway 02/20 not available for part 121/PART 380 operations with schedule passenger carrying operations more than 9 passenger seats and unscheduled passenger carrying operations more than 30 passenger seats. No part 121/PART 380 operations except for tax.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Low level military aircraft 10 NM north on VR708 operating east to west.
- Ultralight act 12 NM east to 5000 feet above sea level.
- Taxiway "P" not available for air carrier operations.
- Runway 02 and 20 closed when the control tower closed.
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 5, 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.