Hanford Municipal
HJO · KHJO · Hanford, California · Kings County · map
Hanford Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Hanford, 1 mile southeast of Hanford, California, 240 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 5,179 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 50 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 28,700 takeoffs and landings a year. About 3 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Hanford Municipal?
Its FAA code is HJO, and its ICAO code is KHJO.
Where is Hanford Municipal?
It is 1 mile southeast of Hanford, California, 240 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Hanford Municipal?
Its one runway, 14/32, is 5,179 feet long, asphalt.
Does Hanford Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Hanford Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Hanford Municipal?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Central Valley Flight School LLC and Visalia Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Hanford Municipal?
3 pilot examiners and 3 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 Hanford Municipal…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HJO · ICAO KHJO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Hanford
- Elevation
- 240 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1938
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,179 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the right, road 17 ft high 245 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery | 123.9 | |
| Hjo and automated weather (ASOS) | 134.75 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 559-585-8076.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft sales
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Visalia Municipal (11 nm east), Mefford Field (17 nm southeast), Reedley Municipal (23 nm north), Fresno Chandler Executive (27 nm north).
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 California · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- After dark activate runway end identifier lights runway 32; medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel SELF-SERVICE available 24 hours.
- PAPI runway 32 unusable beyond 2 NM.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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 | 44 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| other | 1 |
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 28,700, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 200 |
| general aviation, travelling | 14,250 |
| general aviation, local | 14,250 |
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 Hanford from the FAA register
45 aircraft are registered to owners in Hanford, California: 35 piston singles, 4 drones, 2 turboprops, 2 business jets, 1 piston twin. 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 California.
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:
- Central Valley Flight School LLC 3 aircraft · Hanford
- Visalia Flyers LLC 3 aircraft · Visalia, 13 miles away Visalia Flyers LLC is a flight school in Visalia, California that provides flight instruction under Part 61 of the Federal Aviation Regulations and aircraft rental services.
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: 3 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Daniel Robert Gudgel private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Gudgel Aviation Base · Lemoore, CA (10 nm) · (559) 696-9697 · [email protected]
- James Eric Brannan private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Fresno, CA (28 nm) · (559) 970-8147 · [email protected]
- Jimmy Louis Shamp private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Fresno, CA (28 nm) · (559) 779-4406 · [email protected]
All 12 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.
- 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 · 4 since 1982, 1 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 Hanford 45 aircraft · 35 piston singles, 4 drones, 2 turboprops
- Central Valley Flight School LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Kings Mosquito Abatement District 2 aircraft in town
- Central Valley Flight School LLC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Visalia Flyers LLC 3 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,087 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,642 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HJO.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.