Herlong Recreational Airport
HEG · KHEG · Jacksonville, Florida · Duval County · map
Herlong Recreational Airport is a public-use airport owned by Jacksonville Aviation Authority, 8 miles southwest of Jacksonville, Florida, 86 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 07/25, is 4,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 97 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 80,700 takeoffs and landings a year. About 6 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KHEG · observed 2:35 pm EDT (18:35 UTC), 10 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter 30.06 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KHEG 111835Z AUTO 24011KT 10SM CLR 27/17 A3006 RMK AO2 TSNO
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.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
8 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- P28A at 3,000 ft, 16 nm east, 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): no turbulence, overcast above 5,000 ft.
- F2TH at 5,500 ft, 43 nm southwest, 11:50 am EDT (15:50 UTC): clear.
- C150 at 1,200 ft, 74 nm southeast, 12:29 pm EDT (16:29 UTC): light turbulence, scattered clouds above 1,400 ft.
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (JAX, 14 nm northeast), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 270° at 22 kt; 6,000 ft: 240° at 33 kt, 15 °C; 9,000 ft: 240° at 32 kt, 15 °C; 12,000 ft: 250° at 33 kt, 8 °C; 18,000 ft: 230° at 39 kt, -5 °C.
2 temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles:
- 6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 2 nm east · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October
- 6/8792 Lake City, FL, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 46 nm west · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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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.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HEG · ICAO KHEG
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Jacksonville Aviation Authority
- Elevation
- 86 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 6:30 am to 7:30 pm; weekends, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Jacksonville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6W
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 4,001 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 11/29 | 3,500 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 07: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 50 ft high 1,395 ft from the end
- Runway 25: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 60 ft high 2,215 ft from the end
- Runway 11: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 76 ft high 2,235 ft from the end
- Runway 29: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 50 ft high 1,035 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach · Approach and departure | 127.775 | |
| Heg and aWOS-3 | 119.275 | |
| Apt Remark 2 With Gco Freq | 121.725 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 904-741-2224.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 80 |
| multi-engine | 9 |
| helicopters | 1 |
| other | 7 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 80,700, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 35,000 |
| general aviation, local | 43,000 |
| military | 2,700 |
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.
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.
Aircraft registered in Jacksonville from the FAA register
509 aircraft are registered to owners in Jacksonville, Florida: 367 piston singles, 42 piston twins, 36 business jets, 22 turboprops, 12 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 Florida.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- avionics, charter flights, gliders, flight instruction, parachute jumping, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, glider towing
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Cecil Airport (5 nm southwest), Jacksonville International (14 nm northeast), Jacksonville Executive AT Craig (16 nm east).
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 Florida · avgas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Jacksonville, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Bravo Zulu Aviation Services LLC Bravo Zulu Aero is an aerial photography and videography company operating under FAA Part 107 rules.
- Tazzo Jet Services LLC
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Jacksonville, by their names on the register:
- Sterling Flight Training LLC 10 aircraft
- North Florida Soaring Society INC 8 aircraft North Florida Soaring Society is a non-profit flying club based in Jacksonville, Florida that provides ground and flight training in sailplanes.
- Florida State College At Jacksonville 6 aircraft
- Sterling Flight Training 2 aircraft
- Arrow II Flyers LLC 1 aircraft
- Charlie Pop Flyers INC 1 aircraft
- Florida Flyers 1 aircraft
- Fox Flight Instruction LLC 1 aircraft
Charter operators and airlines based in Jacksonville:
- Boomerang, LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate Boomerang Air Charter is a private air charter operator based in Jacksonville and Tampa, Florida.
- Malone AirCharter, Inc. 4 aircraft on the certificate Malone AirCharter is a private jet charter operator based in Jacksonville, Florida, serving the southeastern United States and beyond.
- Craig Air Center INC 3 aircraft on the certificate Craig Air Center is a full-service aviation company located at Jacksonville International Airport in Jacksonville, Florida.
- Anthem Commercial Air Services, Inc 2 aircraft on the certificate Anthem Commercial Air Services is a veteran-owned, small business federal contractor established in 2006 based in Jacksonville, Florida.
Repair stations in Jacksonville (12 of 18, all of them):
- Aar Government Services, INC AAR Corp.
- Amentum Services INC
- Amentum Services INC
- Atp USA INC ATP Flight School is a flight training organization offering airline pilot career programs nationwide.
- Avmax Montana INC
- Avmax Montana INC
- Baron Ndt LLC Baron NDT LLC is a nondestructive testing (NDT) service provider based in Jacksonville, Florida, holding an FAA Repair Station Certificate.
- Boeing Aerospace Operations At Cecil Field
- Bragg Avionics INC Bragg Avionics is an FAA Part 145 repair station in Jacksonville, Florida, specializing in avionics inspections, repairs, installations, and custom panel fabrication for aircraft ranging from experimental homebuilts to corporate jets and he
- Dynamic Non Destructive Testing INC
- Eiif Management USA INC
- Falcon Jacksonville Repair Station
Companies in the same town as this airport; 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
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 6 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 7 for airplanes, 7 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 19 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 2 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners, 7 administrative pilot examiners.
- Bruce Lyndon Moore private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Jacksonville, FL (16 nm) · (904) 315-1605 · blm.hdfs@att.net
- Matthew Emerson Blythe private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · JAX AERO · Jacksonville, FL (16 nm) · (904) 716-1090 · m.e.blythe@gmail.com
- Randal Lee Miner private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · CORPORATE AVIATION SERVICES, LLC · Jacksonville, FL (16 nm) · (904) 859-3667 · rlminer@bellsouth.net
- Thomas Dowell private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Jacksonville, FL (16 nm) · (864) 238-2871 · thomasdowellcfi@gmail.com
- William Karl Walker private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Acent Aviation · Jacksonville, FL (16 nm) · (757) 404-8285 · nvypilot@hotmail.com
- Jack Caldwell Lawrence private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · AviAir LLC · Saint Augustine, FL (31 nm) · (904) 826-1735 · jay@aug.com
- Joshua Travis Donahue private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Gainesville, FL (43 nm) · (860) 514-6061 · usndonahue@gmail.com
All 42 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).
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- 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.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 13 since 1982, 3 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
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR operations only.
- Ultralight and glider activity on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 07/25 and 11/29 - the common traffic frequency.
- Gco available on frequency 121.725 through Jacksonville the air route traffic control center clearance delivery and gainesville Flight Service.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Jacksonville 509 aircraft · 367 piston singles, 42 piston twins, 36 business jets
- Sterling Flight Training LLC 10 aircraft in town
- Elite Fleet Jacksonville LLC 10 aircraft in town
- Holladay Aviation LLC 9 aircraft in town
- North Florida Soaring Society INC 8 aircraft in town
- Bravo Zulu Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Tazzo Jet Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Boomerang, LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Malone AirCharter, Inc. 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Craig Air Center INC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Anthem Commercial Air Services, Inc 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Sterling Flight Training LLC 10 aircraft · flight school
- North Florida Soaring Society INC 8 aircraft · flying club
- Florida State College At Jacksonville 6 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Aar Government Services, INC · repair station
- Amentum Services INC · repair station
- Amentum Services INC · repair station
- Atp USA INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 13 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 990 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Florida 128 landing places
- Florida 21,724 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HEG.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 9, 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.