Harrisburg International
MDT · KMDT · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · Dauphin County · map
Harrisburg International is a public-use airport, 8 miles southeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 310 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 10,001 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 31 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 49,364 takeoffs and landings a year. About 704,461 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Harrisburg International?
Its FAA code is MDT, and its ICAO code is KMDT.
Where is Harrisburg International?
It is 8 miles southeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 310 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Harrisburg International?
Its one runway, 13/31, is 10,001 feet long, asphalt.
Does Harrisburg International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Harrisburg International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Harrisburg International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Chicago O'Hare International, Charlotte/Douglas International, Philadelphia International, Washington Dulles International, Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Harrisburg International?
8 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Lima Whiskey Flying Club and Thompson Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Harrisburg International?
10 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 Harrisburg International…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MDT · ICAO KMDT
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 310 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1942
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 10,001 × 200 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), threshold displaced 993 ft, 8,070 ft available for landing, pole 60 ft high 1,780 ft from the end
- Runway 31: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 993 ft, 8,129 ft available for landing, trees 79 ft high 2,485 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 118.8 | Harrisburg Intl |
| Clearance delivery | 121.65 | |
| Clearance delivery | 127.05 | |
| Ground | 121.7 | Harrisburg Intl |
| Tower · VFR and adzy | 124.8 | Harrisburg Intl |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 330 to 079; arriving from headings 001 to 079 | 118.25 | Harrisburg Intl |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 180 to 329; arriving from headings 211 to 360 | 124.1 | Harrisburg Intl |
| Approach and departure | 125.15 | Reading |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 080 to 179; arriving from headings 080 to 210 | 126.45 | Harrisburg Intl |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Harrisburg Intl |
| Mdt and vot | 110.0 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 717-944-1372.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Capital City Airport (4 nm west), York Airport (17 nm south), Carlisle Airport (19 nm west).
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 Pennsylvania · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Pattern altitude 1300 feet above sea level (990 feet above ground level) props; 1800 feet above sea level (1490 feet above ground level) jets.
- Runway 13: pir and military assault landing zone markings.
- Runway 31: pir and military assault landing zone markings.
- Approach ratio 47:1 to dthr.
- Runway 31 approach slp 36:1 to dthr.
- Bird flocks on and in the vicinity of airport.
- No touch and go landings 11:00 pm to 6:00 am local.
- Bird watch condition phase 1 (DEC-FEB and MAY-JUL) indicated light bird act. Phase 2 (AUG-NOV and MAR-APR) indicates hvy bird act nml associated with migratory season.
- Cargo apron parking spot 9 closed to aircraft with a wingspan of more than 52 feet.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -16C.
- Use ctn: due to proximity and runway almnt, aircrews have mistaken cxy runway 12/30 for mdt runway 13/31 which is 4 NM east.
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 12,686 departures from MDT in those twelve months, carrying 853,216 passengers in 1,020,870 seats (84% filled), to 86 destinations (8 abroad) on 33 airlines.
All 86 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 | 8 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| jets | 11 |
| other | 8 |
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 49,364, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 13,973 |
| air taxi and commuter | 10,364 |
| general aviation, travelling | 11,660 |
| general aviation, local | 7,011 |
| military | 6,356 |
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 Harrisburg from the FAA register
53 aircraft are registered to owners in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: 38 piston singles, 5 business jets, 3 drones, 3 balloons, 2 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 Pennsylvania.
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:
- Lima Whiskey Flying Club 1 aircraft · Harrisburg Lima Whiskey Flying Club is a non-profit flying club based at Capital City Airport in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.
- Thompson Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · New Cumberland, 7 miles away Thompson Flying Club is a non-profit flying club established in 1956 to promote interest in aviation and enable members to enjoy recreational flying.
- Premier Pilot Training LLC 2 aircraft · Camp Hill, 9 miles away Premier Pilot Training is a flight school based in Central Pennsylvania with locations in New Cumberland and Thomasville.
- Acorn Mutual Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Hershey, 9 miles away
- Annville Flight Club INC 1 aircraft · Hershey, 9 miles away
- Jada Flyers 1 aircraft · Palmyra, 12 miles away
- Bell A A Flying Club 2 aircraft · Mechanicsburg, 13 miles away Bell Flying Club is a non-profit flying club based at Harrisburg International Airport (KMDT) in Pennsylvania.
- Riverview Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Marysville, 13 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
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 10 for private pilot, 9 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 7 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 19 aviation medical examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 2 training center examiners.
- Denver Allen Gillham private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Middletown, PA (2 nm) · (513) 266-2607 · [email protected]
- John Scullion private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Harrisburg International Airport · Middletown, PA (2 nm) · (717) 500-2161 · [email protected]
- Frederick Bernard Parow private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · New Cumber, PA (5 nm) · (717) 615-5938 · [email protected]
- Mark Giovengo private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Manheim, PA (15 nm) · (717) 575-8786 · [email protected]
- Bruce Thompson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Aero Tech · Lititz, PA (21 nm) · (484) 467-9394 · [email protected]
- Darren Lucas private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Litiz, PA (21 nm) · (717) 368-4720 · [email protected]
- Peter H Wolfson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lititz, PA (21 nm) · (717) 380-7720 · [email protected]
- Todd James private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Lebanon, PA (21 nm) · (717) 380-6371 · [email protected]
All 37 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.
- 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 · 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 Harrisburg 53 aircraft · 38 piston singles, 5 business jets, 3 drones
- Mcshane Family Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Keystone Agricultural Drones LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Gosmartair LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Cjr Wings 2 aircraft in town
- Lima Whiskey Flying Club 1 aircraft · flying club
- Thompson Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Premier Pilot Training LLC 2 aircraft · flight school
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 2,550 flights in twelve months · Envoy Air, United Air Lines Inc.
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 2,362 flights in twelve months · Piedmont Airlines, American Airlines Inc.
- Philadelphia International (PHL) 1,693 flights in twelve months · Piedmont Airlines, Gulf And Caribbean Cargo
- Washington Dulles International (IAD) 1,100 flights in twelve months · CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir, GoJet Airlines LLC d/b/a United Express
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 1,048 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc., Endeavor Air Inc.
- Detroit Metro Wayne County (DTW) 878 flights in twelve months · Endeavor Air Inc., SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis (MEM) 375 flights in twelve months · Federal Express Corporation
- General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) 353 flights in twelve months · Piedmont Airlines, Republic Airline
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Pennsylvania 1,834 since 1982 · 234 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Pennsylvania 118 landing places
- Pennsylvania 6,183 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MDT.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 26, 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.