Saginaw County/H W Browne
HYX · KHYX · Saginaw, Michigan · Saginaw County · map
Saginaw County/H W Browne is a public-use airport owned by the County of Saginaw, 4 miles east of Saginaw, Michigan, 602 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 5,002 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 37 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 1 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 12,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Saginaw County/H W Browne?
Its FAA code is HYX, and its ICAO code is KHYX.
Where is Saginaw County/H W Browne?
It is 4 miles east of Saginaw, Michigan, 602 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Saginaw County/H W Browne?
The longest of its 2 runways, 10/28, is 5,002 feet long.
Does Saginaw County/H W Browne have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Saginaw County/H W Browne?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at Saginaw County/H W Browne?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Fly By Knights Aero Club INC and Gra Flying Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Saginaw County/H W Browne?
2 pilot examiners 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 Saginaw County/H W Browne…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HYX · ICAO KHYX
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Saginaw
- Elevation
- 602 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 5:00 pm; weekends, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 5,002 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 05/23 | 2,952 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: PAPI, four lights on the left, brush 4 ft high 229 ft from the end
- Runway 28: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), trees 66 ft high 842 ft from the end
- Runway 05: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 119 ft, fence 6 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, two lights on the right, threshold displaced 129 ft, road 15 ft high 210 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 120.95 | |
| Hyx and aWOS-3P | 118.325 | |
| Freeland and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.7 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 989-752-3408.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Mbs International (11 nm northwest), Tuscola Area Airport (18 nm east), Jack Barstow Airport (22 nm northwest).
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 Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Deer and large birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate malsf runway 28; runway end identifier lights runway 10; PAPI runway 05, 23, 10, and 28; high-intensity runway lights runway 10/28; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 10 and 28 operates continuously durg daylight hours.
- Unatndd major holidays.
- 100LL and jet a+ available H24 self service.
- 2 feet concrete culvert, 100 feet dist, 80 feet L; -15 feet ditch, air carriers approach end.
- Approach ratio 20:1 to dthr.
- Approach ratio 20:1 to dthr.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 | 29 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| jets | 3 |
| helicopters | 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 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.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 12,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 6,000 |
| general aviation, local | 6,000 |
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 Saginaw from the FAA register
30 aircraft are registered to owners in Saginaw, Michigan: 18 piston singles, 5 drones, 2 piston twins, 2 helicopters, 2 business jets. 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 Michigan.
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:
- Fly By Knights Aero Club INC 1 aircraft · Bay City, 8 miles away
- Gra Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Bay City, 8 miles away
Repair stations in Saginaw:
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
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 2 engineering representatives.
- Craig Fortson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Crosswinds Aviation · Howell, MI (49 nm) · (954) 931-3037 · [email protected]
- Daniel Stephen Unger private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Crosswinds Aviation · Howell, MI (49 nm) · (586) 675-6030 · [email protected]
All 8 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.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
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 · 2 since 1982, 0 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 Saginaw 30 aircraft · 18 piston singles, 5 drones, 2 piston twins
- Plant Life Group INC 2 aircraft in town
- Fly By Knights Aero Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Gra Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Linear Motion, LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 220 landing places
- Michigan 7,225 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HYX.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.