Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (IATA: HUJ, ICAO: KHHW, FAA LID: HHW) is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) northwest of the central business district of Hugo, a city in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] According to the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, it is classified as a general aviation airport.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Hugo | ||||||||||
| Serves | Hugo, Oklahoma | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 572 ft / 174 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°02′05″N 095°32′31″W / 34.03472°N 95.54194°W | ||||||||||
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Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned HHW by the FAA and HUJ by the IATA.[3]
History
editThe Hugo City Council named the airport after Stan Stamper, a local newspaper publisher, who served for 18 years as a member of the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission. Stamper (1953-) is an accomplished aviator, with multiple aviation ratings including Commercial, Instrument, Multi-Engine, and Flight Instructor ratings. He was named Aviator of the Year in Oklahoma in 1997, and to the Oklahoma Journalism Hall of Fame in 2012.
Facilities and aircraft
editStan Stamper Municipal Airport covers an area of 167 acres (68 ha) at an elevation of 572 feet (174 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,007 by 75 feet (1,221 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending June 26, 2008, the airport had 1,250 aircraft operations, an average of 104 per month: 96% general aviation and 4% military. At that time there were 13 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single-engine and 8% helicopter.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for HHW PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 8 April 2010.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 4 (PDF, 1.61 MB) Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine. Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (IATA: HUJ, ICAO: KHHW, FAA: HHW)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
External links
edit- Stan Stamper Municipal Airport (HHW) page at the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission Airport Directory
- Aerial photo as of 16 March 1996 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for HHW, effective October 31, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for HHW
- AirNav airport information for KHHW
- ASN accident history for HUJ
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures