Hilton Head Airport
HXD · KHXD · Hilton Head Island, South Carolina · Beaufort County · map
Hilton Head Airport is a public-use airport owned by Beaufort County, 3 miles east of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 19 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 5,000 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 88 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 35,641 takeoffs and landings a year. About 105,417 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Hilton Head Airport?
Its FAA code is HXD, and its ICAO code is KHXD.
Where is Hilton Head Airport?
It is 3 miles east of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 19 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Hilton Head Airport?
Its one runway, 03/21, is 5,000 feet long, asphalt.
Does Hilton Head Airport have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Hilton Head Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Hilton Head Airport?
5 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Palmetto Aces Flying Club LLC and Turrisi Flight Training LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Hilton Head Airport?
6 pilot examiners and 6 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 Hilton Head Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HXD · ICAO KHXD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Beaufort County
- Elevation
- 19 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 5,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 297 ft, 4,703 ft available for landing, tree 56 ft high 1,325 ft from the end
- Runway 21: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, threshold displaced 403 ft, 4,597 ft available for landing, tree 55 ft high 1,300 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 118.975 | Hilton Head |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Hxd and aWOS-3PT | 121.4 | Hilton Head |
| Ground · Clearance delivery | 121.1 | Hilton Head |
| Clearance delivery When hxd tower closed | 123.85 | Hilton Head |
| Approach and departure | 125.3 | Hilton Head |
| Savannah and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.925 | Hilton Head |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 843-342-5072.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Beaufort Executive (12 nm north), Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport (22 nm northwest), Savannah/Hilton Head International (26 nm west).
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 South Carolina · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate runway end identifier lightss runway 03 and 21; PAPI runway 03 and 21; medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 - the common traffic frequency.
- Engineered materials arresting system (emas) 207 feet in length by 105 feet in width located at the der 03.
- Engineered materials arresting system (emas) 211 feet in length by 105 feet in width located at the der 21.
- PAPI unusable beyond 7 degreess left of centerline.
- 33:1 to displaced thld; trees at 1600 feet.
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Parasail operations within 3 NM radius of sav 009 DEGS/15 NM, surface to 1500 durg daylight hours.
- 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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 55 |
| multi-engine | 23 |
| jets | 8 |
| helicopters | 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 35,641, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 3,516 |
| air taxi and commuter | 8,944 |
| general aviation, travelling | 21,106 |
| general aviation, local | 1,338 |
| military | 737 |
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 Hilton Head Island from the FAA register
60 aircraft are registered to owners in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina: 41 piston singles, 7 turboprops, 6 business jets, 4 piston twins, 1 helicopter. 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 South Carolina.
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:
- Palmetto Aces Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Hilton Head Island
- Turrisi Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Hilton Head, 5 miles away Turrisi Flight Training is a flight school based in Hilton Head, South Carolina, offering customized pilot training including primary, instrument, and commercial flight instruction, as well as flight evaluations, ground school, and aircraft
- Beaufort Flight Training LLC 2 aircraft · Beaufort, 13 miles away Beaufort Flight Training and Rentals is a flight school in Beaufort, South Carolina that offers flight training for private pilot, instrument, commercial, and multi-engine ratings, as well as aircraft rental.
- Executive Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · Beaufort, 13 miles away Executive Flight Training is a flight school offering type rating and recurrent training for business aircraft including Citations, King Airs, TBMs, PC-12s, and twin Cessnas.
- Frogmore Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · St Helena Is, 13 miles away
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
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 5 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 4 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 13 engineering representatives, 90 training center evaluators, 1 training center examiner.
- Cynthia Hollman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Beaufort Executive Airport · Beaufort, SC (12 nm) · (843) 425-8063 · [email protected]
- Douglas Scott Carmody private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor · Beaufort, SC (12 nm) · (843) 929-7271 · [email protected]
- Matthew Cory Archer private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Beaufort Executive Airport · Beaufort, SC (12 nm) · (843) 263-9997 · [email protected]
- Elliot Neal Brandt private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Savannah, GA (26 nm) · (704) 441-1003 · [email protected]
- Laurie Lynn McCord private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Fly Corps Aviation · Savannah, GA (26 nm) · (859) 803-9857 · [email protected]
- Christopher Robert Peterson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Walterboro Lowcountry Airport · Walterboro, SC (42 nm) · (843) 224-1074 · [email protected]
All 125 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.
- 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.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 14 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 Hilton Head Island 60 aircraft · 41 piston singles, 7 turboprops, 6 business jets
- Augusta Aviation INC 4 aircraft in town
- Carolina Aero Tech LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Mouse Air LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Palmetto Aces Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Turrisi Flight Training LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Beaufort Flight Training LLC 2 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 14 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in South Carolina 1,035 since 1982 · 172 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in South Carolina 67 landing places
- South Carolina 3,113 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HXD.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 29, 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.