Henderson/Oxford Airport
HNZ · KHNZ · Oxford, North Carolina · Granville County · map
Henderson/Oxford Airport is a public-use airport, 4 miles northeast of Oxford, North Carolina, 526 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 5,501 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 39 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 25,200 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Henderson/Oxford Airport?
Its FAA code is HNZ, and its ICAO code is KHNZ.
Where is Henderson/Oxford Airport?
It is 4 miles northeast of Oxford, North Carolina, 526 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Henderson/Oxford Airport?
Its one runway, 06/24, is 5,501 feet long, asphalt.
Does Henderson/Oxford Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Henderson/Oxford Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Are there flight schools at Henderson/Oxford Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Flyhnz LLC and Desert Flight Academy INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Henderson/Oxford Airport?
8 pilot examiners and 10 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 Henderson/Oxford Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA HNZ · ICAO KHNZ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 526 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Sunday, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1971
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 5,501 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: LOCALIZER, PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 57 ft high 1,661 ft from the end
- Runway 24: PAPI, four lights on the right, power line 33 ft high 1,353 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 132.35 | |
| Hnz and aWOS-3 | 118.625 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 919-693-9516.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Triangle North Executive (22 nm southeast), Raleigh Regional AT Person County (22 nm west), Mecklenburg-Brunswick Regional (30 nm northeast).
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 North Carolina · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- And city of Henderson.
- And vance county.
- Runway 24 has 60 feet drop off 325 feet from threshold and 90 feet left and right from centerline.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 06; medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 06 and 24 operates continuously.
- Unattended thanksgiving and christmas days.
- Fuel 24 hour credit card service available.
- Trees east of the airport obscure the rotating beacon.
- Hold lines are less than 150 feet from centerline.
- Runway 24 has 30 feet unmkd powerline 1000 feet from threshold on centerline.
- Runway 6 has 30 feet DROP-OFF 280 feet from threshold and 40-60 feet DROP-OFF 75 feet both sides of centerline.
- Runway 6 has 28 feet unmarked powerline 1000 feet from threshold on centerline.
- No line of sight between runway ends.
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 | 35 |
| multi-engine | 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 register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 25,200, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 13,200 |
| general aviation, local | 10,800 |
| military | 1,200 |
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 Oxford from the FAA register
29 aircraft are registered to owners in Oxford, North Carolina: 27 piston singles, 1 piston twin, 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 North 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:
- Flyhnz LLC 3 aircraft · Oxford flyHNZ is a full-service aviation company at Henderson-Oxford Airport in Oxford, North Carolina, offering FBO services, aircraft maintenance, and flight training.
- Desert Flight Academy INC 2 aircraft · Henderson, 7 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
8 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, 4 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor; 7 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 10 aviation medical examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative.
- Francesco Gozzo private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Oxford, NC (0 nm) · (919) 426-5494 · [email protected]
- Christopher Allen Kreske private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pikeville, NC (15 nm) · (919) 608-3231 · [email protected]
- Jay Lindsey Nabors private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Cary, NC (40 nm) · (919) 740-0299 · [email protected]
- Travis Jeffrey Williams private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Danville Regional Airport · Danville, VA (41 nm) · (434) 250-4310 · [email protected]
- Christopher Marshall Whittle private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Burlington, NC (49 nm) · (336) 264-0943 · [email protected]
- Adam Everett Walters private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smithfield, NC (50 nm) · (803) 493-9125 · [email protected]
- Charles Ray Walters private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smithfield, NC (50 nm) · (919) 369-2683 · [email protected]
- Stephen Lynn Henderson instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Blue Line Aviation · Smithfield, NC (50 nm) · (360) 904-9078 · [email protected]
All 25 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.
- 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.
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 · 5 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 Oxford 29 aircraft · 27 piston singles, 1 piston twins, 1 helicopters
- Flyhnz LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Empire Aviation 2 aircraft in town
- Flyhnz LLC 3 aircraft · flight school
- Desert Flight Academy INC 2 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in North Carolina 1,759 since 1982 · 304 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in North Carolina 106 landing places
- North Carolina 7,132 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/HNZ.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.