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 and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KHTS · observed 4:51 pm EDT (20:51 UTC), 28 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 70°F (21°C), dew point 38°F (3°C)
- Altimeter 30.07 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 east-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility 5 miles, mist, a few clouds at 100 feet MVFR
- From Wed 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 1 mile, mist, a broken layer at 100 feet LIFR
- From Wed 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 300 feet VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KHTS 062051Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/03 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02110033 56024
TAF KHTS 061720Z 0618/0718 06005KT P6SM SKC FM070800 00000KT 5SM BR FEW001 FM071100 VRB03KT 1SM BR BKN001 FM071300 20005KT 6SM BR SCT003 FM071400 21005KT P6SM SKC
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 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
- 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
- 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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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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, never named. All aircraft registered in West Virginia.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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.