Best Airports Near Hartford Near Me

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Hartford – Brainard Airport (KHFD) is a public use, publicly owned airport situated on 201 acres, located in the City of Hartford, just 3 miles from the downtown business district. It is the premier general aviation facility serving central Connecticut in the county of Hartford. The airport is designated as a Regional GA Airport and also a Reliever Airport in the FAA’s National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). This means the airport can relieve congestion at nearby commercial service airports including Bradley International Airport, thereby providing improved general aviation access to the overall community.

The airport consists of one seasonal 2,350 foot long turf runway and two asphalt runways, 4,400 and 2,300 feet long, one lighted helipad, and supporting infrastructure that includes a taxiway system, aircraft parking aprons, an instrument landing system, air traffic control tower, weather station, vehicle parking, and numerous airport tenant facilities. FAA contract tower operating hours are 6 am to midnight daily.

A full range of FBO aviation business services are available including concierge, fueling, ground support, aircraft repair, avionics and flight school training. Other business service offerings are T-hangar and corporate aircraft storage, private air charter, aircraft sales and rental, car rental, and an on-airport restaurant.

Hartford – Brainard Airport is also home to Connecticut Aero Tech School. As a part of the State technical high school system, the newly constructed school offers training programs in the aviation maintenance technology fields

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The City of Meriden owns and operates the Meriden-Markham Municipal Airport (MMK) located in the southern portion of the city convenient to major metropolitan areas of central Connecticut.