Henderson Field
MDY · PMDY · Midway Atoll, QM · Midway Islands County · map
Henderson Field is a public-use airport owned by the US Doi Fish & Wildlife Svc in Midway Atoll, QM, 12 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 7,800 feet of asphalt.
Weather right now PMDY · observed 10:56 am SST (21:56 UTC), 11 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 1,600 feet
- Temperature 83°F (28°C), dew point 74°F (23°C)
- Altimeter 30.19 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 6:20 am SST (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 7:00 am SST (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 7:00 am SST (18:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet MVFR
- From Tue 8:00 am SST (19:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR PMDY 062156Z AUTO 02008KT 10SM FEW016 28/23 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP226 T02830233 $
TAF PMDY 061720Z 0618/0718 06008KT P6SM BKN015 FM061900 04010KT P6SM SCT015 BKN035
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.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MDY · ICAO PMDY
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- US Doi Fish & Wildlife Svc
- Elevation
- 12 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Hawaiian Islands sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1946
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 7,800 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 24: PAPI, four lights on the left, 7,400 ft available for landing
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Mdy and aWOS-3P | 118.325 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 808 674-9286.
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 Midway Atoll from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Midway Atoll, QM as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- The common traffic frequency not monitored contact frequency 126.2.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 06 and 24; PAPI runway 06 and 24; medium-intensity runway lights runway 06/24 - 126.2.
- Be alert for heavy bird strike hazards at all times.
- Current bird activity status available during initial contact inbound and prior to takeoff and landing on frequency 126.2.
- Frequency 126.2 monitored 8:00 am to 5:00 pm daily and during approved aircraft operations.
- Use frequency 126.2 for all inbound and outbound communications.
- Except when necessary for tkf and landing, all aircraft maintain minimum altitude of 5,000 feet above sea level within 12 miles of airport.
- Apt closed to all transient aircraft. Apt open for etops and approved aircraft operations only
- Approved aircraft operations permitted only durg hours of darkness NOV-JUN due to heavy bird activity.
- Airport adzy on 126.2/257.8. 121.5/243.0 available.
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 5, 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.