Henderson Executive
HND · KHND · Las Vegas, Nevada · Clark County · map
Henderson Executive is a public-use airport owned by Clark County, 11 miles south of Las Vegas, Nevada, 2,491 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17R/35L, is 6,501 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 270 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 70,773 takeoffs and landings a year. About 636 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Weather right now KHND · observed 10:56 am PDT (17:56 UTC), 34 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a broken layer at 4,500 feet, overcast at 8,000 feet
- Temperature 68°F (20°C), dew point 58°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.61 inHg
The forecast issued Sun 10:20 am PDT (17:20 UTC), good until Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Sun 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 20 knots, gusting to 30, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,000 feet VFR
- 30% chance between Sun 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC) and 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): light rain showers, a broken layer at 3,000 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet MVFR
- From Sun 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 25 knots, gusting to 36, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet VFR
- 30% chance between Sun 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 3,000 feet (thunderheads), overcast at 5,000 feet MVFR
- From Sun 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet VFR
- From Mon 12:00 am PDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet VFR
- From Mon 7:00 am PDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KHND 111756Z 20015KT 10SM BKN045 OVC080 20/14 A2961 RMK AO2 SLP023 60011 T02000144 10211 20167 51045 $
TAF KHND 111720Z 1118/1218 21020G30KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 BKN090 PROB30 1118/1120 -SHRA BKN030 OVC050 FM112000 20025G36KT P6SM -SHRA SCT060 BKN080 PROB30 1122/1202 -TSRA BKN030CB OVC050 FM120200 20014G24KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080 FM120700 17008KT P6SM SCT070 BKN100 FM121400 19011KT P6SM VCSH SCT070 BKN100
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
6 warnings in force over this field:
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog).
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 20,000 ft to 36,000 ft.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 16,000 ft.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist, fog).
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots).
12 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- A320 at 500 ft, 6 nm north, 10:21 am PDT (17:21 UTC): a routine report.
- A320 at 2,500 ft, 6 nm north, 10:21 am PDT (17:21 UTC): wind 180° at 32 knots.
- B738 at 12,000 ft, 7 nm north, 9:16 am PDT (16:16 UTC): scattered clouds above 1,100 ft.
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (BLH, 143 nm south), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 230° at 23 kt; 6,000 ft: 220° at 26 kt, 11 °C; 9,000 ft: 220° at 29 kt, 6 °C; 12,000 ft: 210° at 33 kt, 1 °C; 18,000 ft: 210° at 38 kt, -13 °C.
1 temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles:
- 6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 5 nm north · security · starts Tuesday 13 October
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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The airport
- Codes
- FAA HND · ICAO KHND
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Clark County
- Elevation
- 2,491 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 5:00 am to 10:30 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
- Las Vegas sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1970
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17R/35L | 6,501 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 17L/35R | 5,001 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17R: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 35L: PAPI, four lights on the left, road 44 ft high 1,095 ft from the end
- Runway 17L: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 35R: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 125.1 | Henderson |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Hnd and aWOS-3PT | 120.775 | Henderson |
| Clearance delivery | 118.425 | Henderson |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery · Ntndo Rnav Star When tower closed | 125.475 | Henderson |
| Ground | 127.8 | Henderson |
| Games and star | 125.025 | Henderson |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 702-614-4537.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 213 |
| multi-engine | 17 |
| jets | 37 |
| helicopters | 3 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 70,773, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 12,244 |
| general aviation, travelling | 48,745 |
| general aviation, local | 9,602 |
| military | 182 |
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 Las Vegas from the FAA register
1,137 aircraft are registered to owners in Las Vegas, Nevada: 623 piston singles, 142 business jets, 125 airliners and large jets, 79 piston twins, 78 turboprops. 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 Nevada.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Harry Reid International (7 nm north), Boulder City Municipal (13 nm east), North Las Vegas Airport (15 nm north).
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 Nevada · avgas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Las Vegas, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Hangar LLC
- G&L Aviation Services LLC
- Central America Aviation Services INC
- Central American Aviation Services INC
- Hangar 3 Zero LLC
- Million Air LLC Million Air is a fixed-base operator (FBO) with 36 locations worldwide, providing flight services for private aviation including fueling, ground handling, aircraft storage, and passenger amenities.
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Las Vegas, by their names on the register:
- Airsmart Aviation Academy LLC 2 aircraft
- Cedar Yopanz Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft Desert Flying Club is a non-profit flying club based in the Las Vegas area that offers aircraft rental to members at discounted rates.
- Chapter 163 Flying Club 1 aircraft
- N3136Q Flyers LLC 1 aircraft
- Sierra Nevada Flyers LLC 1 aircraft
Charter operators and airlines based in Las Vegas:
- Thrive Aviation 25 aircraft on the certificate Thrive Aviation is a Las Vegas-based private aviation company offering jet charter flights, aircraft management, fractional ownership, and jet card membership.
- Steelman Aviation INC 8 aircraft on the certificate
- Prestige Air Group, LLC 7 aircraft on the certificate Prestige Air Group is a private jet charter operator based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- 5 Star Grand Canyon Helicopter Tours, LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate 5 Star Grand Canyon Helicopter Tours is an FAA Part 135 certified helicopter tour operator based in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Sundance Helicopters INC 3 aircraft on the certificate Sundance Helicopters is a helicopter operator based in Henderson, Nevada, providing utility operations and charter services for corporate clients in construction, mining, and utility industries.
- Harris Aircraft Services INC 2 aircraft on the certificate Harris Aircraft Maintenance provides maintenance, inspections, repairs, and modifications for general aviation aircraft at facilities in Juneau and Sitka, Alaska.
- Air Lift International LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate
- Dorado Aviation LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Zion Helicopters LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate Zion Helicopters is an FAA Part 135 certified helicopter tour and charter operator based in Virgin, Utah, near Zion National Park.
- Highroll Air INC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Fly Sin City LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
- Twin Otter Aviation Services INC 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Las Vegas:
- Corporate Flight International
- Horton Aviation Services LLC
- Jet East INC
- Jet Landing Systems LLC
- Lone Mountain Aviation INC
- Ross, Gilbert A
- Safran Landing Systems Wheel & Brake Services LLC
- Tp Aerospace Technics Nv LLC
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
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, 8 for commercial and instrument, 4 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor; 8 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 9 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 4 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 37 training center evaluators, 5 aircrew program designees, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Andres Acorcino Montoya private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · All In Aviation · Henderson, NV (4 nm) · (702) 682-5889 · diveteamone@gmail.com
- Dilakshan Nimendranath Poholiyadde private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Henderson, NV (4 nm) · (702) 292-5347 · dilakshan.poholiyadde@gmail.com
- Marcus Cooper private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals; airplanes · Henderson, NV (4 nm) · (702) 907-1899 · lasvegascfi@gmail.com
- Shawn Edward Mullin private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · All In Aviation (HND) · Henderson, NV (4 nm) · (702) 400-3938 · shawn.fly@gmail.com
- Jason Steven Duncan private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Vegas Aviation · Las Vegas, NV (7 nm) · (702) 493-5038 · dpe.duncan@gmail.com
- Ronald Joseph Rengel private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Boulder City Nv Airport · Boulder City, NV (13 nm) · (702) 427-8800 · rvegas1@gmail.com
- Janet Melson Denton private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · North Las Vegas, NV (15 nm) · (702) 401-7859 · janet@shefliesairplanes.com
- Lauren Nicholson Scott private pilot; airplanes · North Las Vegas, NV (15 nm) · (702) 625-0880 · laurenscfi@gmail.com
All 70 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).
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- 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 · 32 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
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 17R and 35L, 17L and 35R; medium-intensity runway lights runway 17R/35L, 17L/35R - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 17R and 35L, 17L and 35R operates continuously.
- 100LL SELF-SVC H24.
- Operations daily 7:00 pm to 7:00 am.
- PAPI unusable beyond 3.3 NM from runway threshold.
- PAPI unusable beyond 3.5 NM from runway threshold.
- Commercial air tour traffic arrival from southeast daylight hour.
- Ctn: aircraft departure runway 17R or 35L must vfy psn on runway not on parl taxiway.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Las Vegas 1,137 aircraft · 623 piston singles, 142 business jets, 125 airliners and large jets
- Sunrise Asset Management LLC 76 aircraft in town
- Allegiant Air LLC 35 aircraft in town
- Blue Air Training CORP 22 aircraft in town
- Twin Otter International LTD 17 aircraft in town
- Hangar LLC 3 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- G&L Aviation Services LLC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Central America Aviation Services INC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Thrive Aviation 25 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Steelman Aviation INC 8 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Prestige Air Group, LLC 7 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- 5 Star Grand Canyon Helicopter Tours, LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Airsmart Aviation Academy LLC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Cedar Yopanz Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Chapter 163 Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Corporate Flight International · repair station
- Horton Aviation Services LLC · repair station
- Jet East INC · repair station
- Jet Landing Systems LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 32 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Nevada 1,292 since 1982 · 225 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Nevada 51 landing places
- Nevada 4,591 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HND.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.