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Hayward Executive

HWD · KHWD · Hayward, California · Alameda County · map

Hayward Executive is a public-use airport owned by the City of Hayward, 2 miles west of Hayward, California, 52 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 10R/28L, is 5,694 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, UL94 unleaded avgas) and about 446 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 38 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 110,158 takeoffs and landings a year. About 36 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.

Quick answers answers refresh every morning

What is the airport code for Hayward Executive?

Its FAA code is HWD, and its ICAO code is KHWD.

Where is Hayward Executive?

It is 2 miles west of Hayward, California, 52 feet above sea level.

How long is the longest runway at Hayward Executive?

The longest of its 2 runways, 10R/28L, is 5,694 feet long.

Does Hayward Executive have a control tower?

Yes, it has a control tower.

What fuel can you buy at Hayward Executive?

The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, UL94 unleaded avgas.

Where can you fly nonstop from Hayward Executive?

Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Laurence G Hanscom Field, Bozeman Yellowstone International, Los Angeles International, Ontario International, Tri-Cities. Every route

Are there flight schools at Hayward Executive?

19 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including California Airways LLC and Hayward Flying Club. Compare them

Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Hayward Executive?

9 pilot examiners and 25 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 Hayward Executive…

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 HWD · ICAO KHWD
Kind
Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
Owner
City of Hayward
Elevation
52 feet above sea level
Control tower
A control tower · 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
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, Jet A, UL94 unleaded avgas; the services card below
On the chart
San Francisco sectional
Magnetic variation
15E
In the FAA's files since
May 1947

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 2

10R28L10L28RN1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.
FAA airport diagram for Hayward Executive
The FAA's official airport diagram (taxiways, ramps, hot spots); tap to enlarge, or open the FAA's PDF.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
10R/28L5,694 × 150 ftAsphalt, excellentMedium-intensity lights
10L/28R3,108 × 75 ftAsphalt, goodMedium-intensity lights
  • Runway 10R: VASI, four boxes on the right, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 826 ft, tree 40 ft high 1,000 ft from the end
  • Runway 28L: localizer with DME, VASI, four boxes on the left, threshold displaced 676 ft
  • Runway 10L: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 60 ft high 1,085 ft from the end
  • Runway 28R: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower120.2Hayward
UNICOM122.95
ATIS (recorded airport information)126.7Hayward
Clearance delivery128.05Hayward
Ground121.4Hayward
Tower (secondary)118.9Hayward
Approach and departure124.4Hayward
Approach (secondary)125.35Hayward
Approach (secondary)134.5Hayward
Emergency121.5Hayward

Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 510-786-3052.

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A, UL94 unleaded avgas
Repairs
airframe and engine: major repairs
Parking
tie-downs
Oxygen
bottled oxygen (high-pressure), bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
Also here
charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental

Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport (6 nm northwest), San Carlos Airport (11 nm southwest), Palo Alto Airport (12 nm south).

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

  • When the control tower closed medium-intensity runway lights runway 10R/28L preset low intst; to increase intst activate - the common traffic frequency. When the control tower closed VASI runway 10R and 28L oper sunset to sunrise; PAPI runway 10L and 28R, runway end identifier lights runway 10R and 28L unavailable.
  • Includes 1 amphibian.
  • <pattern altitude: 600'AGL except runway 10L-28R 800'AGL.
  • Available at SELF-SERVE island.
  • Strength limited by strength of connecting taxiways.
  • Approach ratio 45:1 from displaced threshold.
  • When the control tower closed runway 10L/28R closed.
  • Runway 10R has landing distance remaining signs (lighted) north side of runway.
  • Runway 28L has landing distance remaining signs (lighted) south side of runway.
  • Flocks of birds feeding along the shoreline, creek areas and at the golf course to the north, on occasion may fly across various parts of the airport.
  • Transient helicopter traffic use helipads west of green ramp located at base of the control tower.
  • 155 feet energy complex exhaust stack 1 1/2 NM southwest of airport. Do not overfly energy complex facility below 1,000 feet above sea level.

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 8 departures from HWD in those twelve months, carrying 7 passengers in 98 seats (7% filled), to 8 destinations on 2 airlines.

All 8 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

single-engine325multi-engine44jets46helicopters31
Based aircraft, as a table
aircraft
single-engine325
multi-engine44
jets46
helicopters31
38different aircraft heard arriving or departing here in the last 7 days (161 in 30 days)

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 aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.

36passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024

Takeoffs and landings a year about 110,158, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)

airline28air taxi and commuter1,779general aviation, travelling39,425general aviation, local68,733military193
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
a year
airline28
air taxi and commuter1,779
general aviation, travelling39,425
general aviation, local68,733
military193

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 Hayward from the FAA register

88 aircraft are registered to owners in Hayward, California: 65 piston singles, 9 piston twins, 5 business jets, 3 turboprops, 3 gliders. 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:

Flying Vikings INC 8California Airways LLC 6Temptation Motors LTD 2Sp Aviation INC 2Codingflyboy LLC 2Bay Area Concrete LLC 2

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 (12 nearest of 19, all in California):

  • California Airways LLC 6 aircraft · Hayward California Airways is a flight school and flying club based in Hayward, California, established in 1954.
  • Hayward Flying Club 1 aircraft · Hayward Hayward Flying Club is a non-profit flying club based at Hayward Executive Airport in California.
  • Oakland Flyers LLC 2 aircraft · Oakland, 7 miles away Oakland Flyers is a flight training and aircraft rental facility located at Oakland Airport in the San Francisco Bay Area.
  • N7445P Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Union City, 7 miles away
  • Alameda Aero Club 7 aircraft · Alameda, 9 miles away Alameda Aero Club is a nonprofit, volunteer-operated flying club based at Oakland International Airport's North Field.
  • Sundance Air Services INC 3 aircraft · Alameda, 9 miles away Sundance Air Services provides aircraft maintenance and repair services, aircraft rental, and flight instruction at Oakland Airport in Alameda, California.
  • Mh Aviation LLC 7 aircraft · Foster City, 10 miles away MH Aviation is a flight school and FAA Part 145 repair station at Fox Field (KWJF) in Lancaster, California.
  • Sky Slingers Flying Club - Spc INC 1 aircraft · Redwood City, 11 miles away
  • Pelican Flight Training LLC 3 aircraft · San Carlos, 12 miles away
  • San Carlos Flight Center INC 2 aircraft · San Carlos, 12 miles away San Carlos Flight Center is a flight school and flying club based at San Carlos Airport in California.
  • Sri Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Menlo Park, 12 miles away
  • Giddyup Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Danville, 13 miles away

Charter operators and airlines based in Hayward:

Repair stations in Hayward:

  • Ivanhart INC Sullivan Propeller Specialists is a repair station in Hayward, California that sells new and refurbished aircraft propellers and provides overhaul, repair, and maintenance services for piston, turboprop, warbird, and experimental aircraft p
  • Level III Ndt
  • Ni-Cad Systems INC Ni-Cad Systems is a Part 145 FAA-approved repair station that sells and services aircraft batteries, including nickel-cadmium and lead-acid batteries, battery temperature sensors, and emergency power supplies.
  • Savage Aviation LLC

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

9 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 3 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot; 8 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 25 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.

All 48 nearby, by kind, with contact details

What each kind does
  • DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
  • SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
  • 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.
  • DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
  • DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
  • DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
  • 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 · 49 since 1982, 6 fatal

2025-06-07WPR25LA171 · Yakovlev Yak-50 N150YK · accident · minor injuries
2023-10-02WPR24LA003 · Cessna 340A N121CB · accident · no injuries
2021-08-23WPR21LA331 · Cessna 172N N737GL · accident · no injuries
2020-10-21WPR21LA019 · Glasair III N1YX · accident · serious injuries
2020-07-14WPR20CA222 · Cessna 152 N530CA · accident · no injuries
2019-07-15WPR19FA188 · Robinson R44 N144TG · accident · 1 killed
2018-12-28WPR19CA052 · Robinson R22 N8319T · accident · no injuries
2016-06-19WPR16FA126 · Piper Pa 23-150 N1270P · accident · 1 killed
2016-04-28GAA16CA211 · Cessna 152 N6427Q · accident · no injuries
2015-02-15WPR15LA104 · Scottish Aviation Bulldog - 120 121 N706BD · accident · no injuries
2009-09-16WPR09LA451 · Raytheon Aircraft Company B200 N726CB · accident · no injuries
2006-06-25LAX06LA213 · Cessna T210M N761GW · accident · 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.

Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register

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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HWD.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.