Mount Washington Regional
HIE · KHIE · Whitefield, New Hampshire · Coos County · map
Mount Washington Regional is a public-use airport owned by the Town of Whitefield, 3 miles east of Whitefield, New Hampshire, 1,072 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 10/28, is 4,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 21 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 9,500 takeoffs and landings a year. About 4 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KHIE · observed 5:52 pm EDT (21:52 UTC), 62 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 48°F (9°C), dew point 30°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter 29.98 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 9 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 3:00 am EDT (07:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 24,000 feet MVFR
- From Wed 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KHIE 062152Z AUTO 29008KT 10SM CLR 09/M01 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP158 T00891011 $
TAF KHIE 061720Z 0618/0718 30009G15KT P6SM SKC FM062300 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM070700 00000KT 5SM BR SCT240 FM071300 VRB05KT P6SM SCT150
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 HIE · ICAO KHIE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town of Whitefield
- Elevation
- 1,072 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,000 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, irregular hours
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Montreal sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17W
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1946
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 4,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 28: right-hand traffic pattern, trees 62 ft high 791 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Hie and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.525 | |
| Montpelier and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 135.7 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 603-837-2769.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 9,500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
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 Whitefield from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Whitefield, New Hampshire: 4 piston singles. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in New Hampshire.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 6 since 1982, 2 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
- Runway 28 transient line air carriers approach 20:1+, marked with DAY-GLOW balls.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runways 10 and 28; PAPI runway 10; medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel self service available 24 hours with credit card.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -28C.
- Airport conditions not rglrly mnt.
- Rising trrn located 3 NM southeast of airport.
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.