Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field
HTS · KHTS · Huntington, West Virginia · Wayne County · map
Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field is a public-use airport owned by Tri-State Airport Auth., 3 miles south of Huntington, West Virginia, 828 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 7,017 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 36 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 15,302 takeoffs and landings a year. About 96,212 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field?
Its FAA code is HTS, and its ICAO code is KHTS.
Where is Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field?
It is 3 miles south of Huntington, West Virginia, 828 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field?
Its one runway, 12/30, is 7,017 feet long, asphalt.
Does Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Charlotte/Douglas International, St. Pete-Clearwater International, Orlando Sanford International, Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Marshall University. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field?
1 pilot examiner and 4 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 Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field…
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 HTS · ICAO KHTS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Tri-State Airport Auth.
- Elevation
- 828 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1952
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 7,017 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 6,516 ft available for landing, trees 36 ft high 950 ft from the end
- Runway 30: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 501 ft, 6,516 ft available for landing
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 125.2 | Huntington |
| Clearance delivery | 118.05 | Huntington |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery | 120.95 | |
| Clearance delivery | 121.7 | |
| Clearance delivery | 124.55 | |
| Ground | 121.9 | Huntington |
| Tower | 118.5 | Huntington |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service South; West | 119.75 | Huntington |
| Approach and departure · Terminal radar service · Departure procedure (UVUYA) North | 128.4 | Huntington |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Huntington |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 681-432-1499.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft sales
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Ashland Regional (14 nm northwest), Greater Portsmouth Regional (31 nm northwest), Gallia-Meigs Regional (34 nm northeast).
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 West Virginia · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Pilots report possibility of mistaking fuel burning stack located approximately 2 MI west runway 12 for approach lighting sfl.
- Fee for aircraft unless fuel purchased.
- Runway 30 P4L unusable beyond 7 degreess left of centerline.
- Runway 12 obstruction tower located 5100 feet west 600 feet north end runway.
- Birds and 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…
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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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1,759 departures from HTS in those twelve months, carrying 103,560 passengers in 139,297 seats (74% filled), to 31 destinations on 7 airlines.
All 31 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 26 |
| multi-engine | 6 |
| jets | 2 |
| other | 2 |
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 15,302, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,877 |
| air taxi and commuter | 3,860 |
| general aviation, travelling | 7,009 |
| general aviation, local | 1,318 |
| military | 1,238 |
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 Huntington from the FAA register
47 aircraft are registered to owners in Huntington, West Virginia: 38 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 piston twins, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 2 helicopters. 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 West Virginia.
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:
- Marshall University 13 aircraft · Huntington Marshall University is a public research institution in Huntington, West Virginia, founded in 1837.
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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- William Peters JR private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Charleston, WV (46 nm) · (304) 344-1543 · [email protected]
All 6 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.
- 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 · 9 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 Huntington 47 aircraft · 38 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 piston twins
- Marshall University 13 aircraft in town
- Kg Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Marshall University 13 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 1,017 flights in twelve months · Piedmont Airlines
- St. Pete-Clearwater International (PIE) 179 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air, CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Orlando Sanford International (SFB) 142 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis (MEM) 124 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International (FLL) 68 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Rickenbacker International (LCK) 61 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- Myrtle Beach International (MYR) 55 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air, Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Central IL Rgnl/Bloomington-Normal (BMI) 47 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 9 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in West Virginia 423 since 1982 · 53 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in West Virginia 32 landing places
- West Virginia 886 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HTS.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.