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KHSE · Billy Mitchell Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KHSE FAA HSE Elev 17 ft Lat 35° 13.97' N Lon 75° 37.07' W Zulu …

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.25%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 56.6° 3,002 ft 75 ft ASP No 0.25%
25 236.6° 3,002 ft 75 ft ASP No 0.25%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 118.375
  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • A/D CHERRY POINT APP/DEP 119.750
  • FSS RALEIGH RDO 122.300

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 31 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 15 threshold displaced 270 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Runway 33 threshold displaced 325 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Runway 15 threshold displaced 270 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 33 threshold displaced 325 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (4)

  • Runway 15 threshold displaced 270 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 15–33: H3075X40 (ASPH) S–10 RWY LGTS(NSTD) RWY 15: Thld dsplcd 270´

  • Runway 33 threshold displaced 325 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 33: Thld dsplcd 325´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL Rwy 15–33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT LIRL Rwy 15–33—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1330–2230Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1330–2230Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (31 sentences)
  • ·NORTH CAROLINA 321 HATTERAS BILLY MITCHELL (HSE)(KHSE) 4 E UTC–5(–4DT) N35º13.97´ W75º37.07´ 16 NOTAM FILE HSE RWY 07–25: H3002X75 (ASPH) S–30 RWY 07: Brush.
  • ·Arpt CLOSED 30 min after SS until 30 min before SR.
  • ·All ngt time ops prohibited.
  • ·Flocks of seagulls on and invof arpt.
  • ·High speed low–level mil ops invof arpt.
  • ·Arpt located in Cape Hatteras National Seashore.
  • ·Maintain 2000´ vertical and horizontal distance from seashore beaches.
  • ·Additional acft parking avbl on mid–field apron.
  • ·Rwy 07–25 safety area is loose sand and dunes—not suitable for acft. +10–35´ sand dunes and scrub trees boths of rwy within ROFA.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 252-475-9000
  • ·ASOS 118.375 (252) 552–1005.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 HATTERAS RCO 122.3 (RALEIGH RADIO) ®CHERRY POINT APP/DEP CON 119.75 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Cherry Point Apch at 252-466-5960.
  • ·ELIZABETH CITY (VL) (DH) VORW/DME 115.75 ECG Chan 104(Y) N36º15.45´ W76º10.54´ 163º 67.2 NM to fld. 7/7W.
  • ·DME unusable: 250º–280º byd 30 NM blo 8,000´ VOR unusable: 045º–244º byd 40 NM 245º–255º byd 40 NM blo 7,000´ 245º–255º byd 60 NM 256º–025º byd 40 NM WRIGHT BROTHERS (T) (T) VORW/DME 111.6 RBX Chan 53 N35º55.23´ W75º41.82´ 183º 41.4 NM to fld. 10/8W.
  • ·VOR/DME unmonitored 2300–1300Z‡.
  • ·VOR unusable: 281º–318º blo 8,000´ 319 blo 4,000´ 320º–280º CHERRY POINT (L) TACAN Chan 75 NKT (112.8) N34º54.14´ W76º52.49´ 081º 65.0 NM to fld. 25/9W.
  • ·Rwy 15–33 no end or dsplcd thld lgts; lgts 50 ft from rwy edge south side and 11 ft from rwy edge north side.
  • ·OTS indefly daylight opr only.
  • ·For svc after hrs call 828–693–1897.
  • ·Acft parked 40 ft from edge of Rwy 33.
  • ·Nmrs obstns in apch and prim sfcs.
  • ·Hngr 90 ft left of Rwy 33.
  • ·Lndg tfc use ctn when winds gtr than 10 kts.
  • ·Rwy 15 and Rwy 33, nrs and rwy mrkgs smaller than std.
  • ·Rwy 15 and Rwy 33, rwy nrs vsb but cntrln nonexistent.
  • ·North side of rwy has 60 ft trees 80 ft from cntrln.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 828-693-1897
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Asheville Apch at 828-684-7259.
  • ·When Asheville Apch clsd, for CD ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN (L) (L) VORTACW 112.2 SUG Chan 59 N35º24.39´ W82º16.12´ 236º 10.0 NM to fld. 3970/2W.

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Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

8W5

Source: OurAirports community

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NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 9,200 ops in 1998

2024 total

9,200

10-yr total

92,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 1% · GA 98% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Stall / spin 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2009-12-06 Piper PA-32R · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2003-06-21 Piper PA-28-236 · Other · day →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Jon Combs Thompson Kill Devil Hills NC 47 nm
Johnny Joe Henley New Bern NC 72 nm
Taft Louis Stallings Greenville NC 89 nm
David Hynes Chesapeake VA 93 nm
Peter Stavrides Chesapeake VA 93 nm
Robert A Garcia Chesapeake VA 93 nm
Steven Arthur Martin Chesapeake VA 93 nm
Jerry Dean Kerby Kinston NC 97 nm
Christopher Allen Kreske Pikeville NC 117 nm
Matthew Eichel Pikeville NC 117 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Daniel James Kramer Buxton NC 4 nm
Benjamin Franklin Roush Jr Manteo NC 40 nm
Jenny Renea Hawk Manns Harbor NC 41 nm
Colin Joseph Moss Nags Head NC 43 nm
Kenneth Paul Pagurek Kill Devil Hills NC 47 nm
Jon Combs Thompson Kill Devil Hills NC 47 nm
Marty Alan Jewell Kill Devil Hills NC 47 nm
Cody Jacob Hudock Kill Devil Hills NC 47 nm
Theodore Philip Warren Kill Devil Hills NC 47 nm
Jacob Jonathan Baker Kill Devil Hills NC 47 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Paul Lucas Harry Jr Hatteras NC 4 nm
Melvin Dwight Burrus Hatteras NC 4 nm
Timothy Dean Whitfield Fairfield NC 35 nm
Jerod Andrew Rosman Jr Manteo NC 40 nm
Jason David Woodling Manteo NC 40 nm
Jerry Dean Morris Manteo NC 40 nm
Charles Anthony Buterbaugh Manteo NC 40 nm
Ted Steven Shanks Manteo NC 40 nm
William Albert Brickhouse Manteo NC 40 nm
Jesus Joe Verdugo Manteo NC 40 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Aircraft Repair Solutions
Chesapeake, VA
 101 nm
Bay Avionics, LTD
Suffolk, VA
 101 nm
Norfolk Aviation
Norfolk, VA
 103 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Chesapeake, VA
Chesapeake, VA
 105 nm
ARQ Aviation MX
Wilmington, NC
 126 nm
Triangle Avionics
Louisburg, NC
 141 nm
Whiskey75 Services, LLC
Topping, VA
 148 nm
Powell Avionics, Inc.
Fayetteville, NC
 161 nm
Atkinson Aeronautics & Technology Inc.
Tappahannock, VA
 169 nm
Mag Aerospace
Sanford, NC
 172 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.