Hartford-Brainard Airport
HFD · KHFD · Hartford, Connecticut · Hartford County · map
Hartford-Brainard Airport is a public-use airport owned by Connecticut Airport Authority, 3 miles southeast of Hartford, Connecticut, 18 feet above sea level. It has 5 runways; the longest, 02/20, is 4,417 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 132 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 85,141 takeoffs and landings a year. About 45 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Hartford-Brainard Airport?
Its FAA code is HFD, and its ICAO code is KHFD.
Where is Hartford-Brainard Airport?
It is 3 miles southeast of Hartford, Connecticut, 18 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Hartford-Brainard Airport?
The longest of its 5 runways, 02/20, is 4,417 feet long.
Does Hartford-Brainard Airport have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Hartford-Brainard Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Hartford-Brainard Airport?
Airline flights go to 7 airports, the busiest of them Beverly Regional, East Hampton, Martha'S Vineyard, Nantucket Memorial, Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field. Every route
Are there flight schools at Hartford-Brainard Airport?
7 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Premier Flight Center LLC and 43Rd Aviation Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Hartford-Brainard Airport?
4 pilot examiners and 19 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 Hartford-Brainard Airport…
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 HFD · ICAO KHFD
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Connecticut Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 18 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 12:00 am
- Attended
- April to November, every day, 7:00 am to 9:00 pm; December to March, every day, 7:00 am to 7:00 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
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 5
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 4,417 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| NE/SW | 2,323 × 150 ft | Grass | |
| 11/29 | 2,314 × 71 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| H1 | 70 × 77 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| H2 | 44 × 44 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 02: LDA, PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 411 ft, trees 100 ft high 1,263 ft from the end
- Runway 20: PAPI, four lights on the right, threshold displaced 560 ft, trees 80 ft high 238 ft from the end
- Runway NE: trees 68 ft high 624 ft from the end
- Runway SW: trees 91 ft high 1,885 ft from the end
- Runway 11: trees 56 ft high 550 ft from the end
- Runway 29: threshold displaced 265 ft, trees 88 ft high 714 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.6 | Brainard |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 126.45 | Brainard |
| Clearance delivery · Ground When tower closed | 121.6 | Brainard |
| Approach and departure | 127.8 | Brainard |
| Hfd and vot | 108.2 | |
| Stela and star | 125.35 | Brainard |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 860-952-9954.
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
- air freight, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Robertson Field (10 nm west), Bradley International (12 nm north), Windham Airport (21 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 Connecticut · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Airport closed to air carrier operations.
- Birds and deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- When the control tower closed, activate runway end identifier lights runways 02 and 20; high-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 02 and 20 operates continuously.
- Landing fee for bus/corporate and revenue producing aircraft.
- 3 feet gnd, 0 feet dstc, 150 feet R.
- 27 feet berm, 0-199 feet dstc, 171-57 feet L.
- Runway 20 PAPI unusable beyond 7 degreess L of rcl.
- Approach ratio 20:1 to dthr.
- Approach ratio 16:1 to dthr.
- Approach ratio 11:1 to dthr.
- Hngr (26 feet high at 290 degreess west) 234 feet from helicopter.
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 10 departures from HFD in those twelve months, carrying 18 passengers in 80 seats (22% filled), to 7 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford-Brainard → Beverly Regional HFD–BVY | 2 | 2 | Tradewind Aviation |
| Hartford-Brainard → East Hampton HFD–HTO | 2 | 3 | Tradewind Aviation |
| Hartford-Brainard → Martha'S Vineyard HFD–MVY | 2 | 4 | Tradewind Aviation |
| Hartford-Brainard → Nantucket Memorial HFD–ACK | 1 | 3 | Tradewind Aviation |
| Hartford-Brainard → Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field HFD–BGM | 1 | 1 | Tradewind Aviation |
| Hartford-Brainard → Long Island Mac Arthur HFD–ISP | 1 | 1 | Tradewind Aviation |
| Hartford-Brainard → Saratoga Springs HFD–VWK | 1 | 4 | Tradewind Aviation |
All 7 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
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 116 |
| multi-engine | 8 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 5 |
| other | 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 register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 85,141, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 26 |
| air taxi and commuter | 8,157 |
| general aviation, travelling | 27,395 |
| general aviation, local | 49,345 |
| military | 218 |
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 Hartford from the FAA register
36 aircraft are registered to owners in Hartford, Connecticut: 15 business jets, 9 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 4 helicopters, 1 glider. 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 Connecticut.
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:
- Premier Flight Center LLC 6 aircraft · Hartford Premier Flight Center is a flight school in Hartford, Connecticut offering pilot training from private pilot through airline transport pilot certificates, as well as ground school courses.
- 43Rd Aviation Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · Wethersfield, 3 miles away
- Connecticut Valley Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Glastonbury, 6 miles away Connecticut Valley Flyers is a flying club based at Brainard Airport in Hartford, Connecticut.
- River Valley Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · West Hartford, 6 miles away Connecticut Valley Flyers is a flying club based at Brainard Airport in Hartford, Connecticut.
- Vagabond Flyers INC 1 aircraft · West Hartford, 6 miles away
- Future Flyers of Connecticut LLC 1 aircraft · Simsbury, 14 miles away
- Lindbergh Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Marlborough, 15 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Hartford:
- Air Transport INC 1 aircraft on the certificate Air Transport International, Inc.
Repair stations in Hartford:
- Aircraft Welding & Manufacturing Company, LLC.
- Connecticut Aero Tech School
- Vip Aero Instruments and Avionics
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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 19 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners.
- Robert Joseph Nardiello private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Interstate Aviation · Plainville, CT (10 nm) · (860) 416-2726 · [email protected]
- Christopher R Hand private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · oxford airport · oxford, CT (27 nm) · (914) 548-5191 · [email protected]
- Richard MacIsaac private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Northampton, MA (36 nm) · (413) 313-9289 · [email protected]
- Ryan Gauthier private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Westerly, RI (45 nm) · (860) 912-3283 · [email protected]
All 41 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.
- 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 · 23 since 1982, 4 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 Hartford 36 aircraft · 15 business jets, 9 piston singles, 5 piston twins
- US Bank Na Trustee 8 aircraft in town
- Premier Flight Center LLC 6 aircraft in town
- U S Bank Na Trustee 4 aircraft in town
- Pegasus Air Charter LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Air Transport INC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Premier Flight Center LLC 6 aircraft · flight school
- 43Rd Aviation Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · flying club
- Connecticut Valley Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Aircraft Welding & Manufacturing Company, LLC. · repair station
- Connecticut Aero Tech School · repair station
- Vip Aero Instruments and Avionics · repair station
- Beverly Regional (BVY) 2 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- East Hampton (HTO) 2 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Martha'S Vineyard (MVY) 2 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Nantucket Memorial (ACK) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link Field (BGM) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Long Island Mac Arthur (ISP) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- Saratoga Springs (VWK) 1 flights in twelve months · Tradewind Aviation
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 23 since 1982 · 4 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Connecticut 521 since 1982 · 67 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Connecticut 22 landing places
- Connecticut 1,607 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HFD.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 23, 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.