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KHXD · Hilton Head Airport

ICAO · US · 14 NTSB events

ID KHXD FAA HXD Elev 19 ft Lat 32° 13.46' N Lon 80° 41.85' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.15%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 026° 5,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.15%
21 206° 5,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.15%

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 · 7 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 121.400
  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.100
  • GND GND 121.100
  • TWR TWR 118.975
  • A/D SAVANNAH APP/DEP 125.300
  • RDO ANDERSON RDO 122.550
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 4 matched · 20 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REILs Rwy 03 and 21; PAPI Rwy 03 and 21; MIRL Rwy 03–21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REILs Rwy 03 and 21; PAPI Rwy 03 and 21; MIRL Rwy 03–21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (4)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REILs Rwy 03 and 21; PAPI Rwy 03 and 21; MIRL Rwy 03–21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REILs Rwy 03 and 21; PAPI Rwy 03 and 21; MIRL Rwy 03–21—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer on and invof arpt.

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1100–0300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1100–0300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (20 sentences)
  • ·SOUTH CAROLINA 401 HILTON HEAD (HXD)(KHXD) 3 E UTC–5(–4DT) N32º13.47´ W80º41.84´ 19 B Class I, ARFF Index B NOTAM FILE HXD RWY 03–21: H5000X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–55, D–75, 2S–94 PCR 420 F/B/X/T MIRL RWY 03: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 35´.
  • ·RWY 03: TORA–5000 TODA–5000 ASDA–5000 LDA–4703 RWY 21: TORA–5000 TODA–5000 ASDA–5000 LDA–4597 ARRESTING GEAR/SYSTEM RWY 03: EMAS RWY 21: EMAS
  • ·Rwy 03 PAPI unusbl byd 7º left of centerline.
  • ·Noise abatement procs in efct, ctc ops (843) 255–2960.
  • ·Parasail ops within 3 NM radius of SAV 009º/15NM, sfc to 1500´ dur dalgt hrs.
  • ·Clsd to unscheduled air carrier ops with more than 30 pax seats exc 24 hr PPR call arpt mgr 843–255–2950.
  • ·NOTE: See Special Notices—VFR Arrivals, VFR Departures.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 843-255-2952
  • ·AWOS–3PT 121.4 (843) 342–5072.
  • ·CTAF 118.975 ATIS 121.4 ®SAVANNAH APP/DEP CON 125.3 (1100–0500Z‡) JACKSONVILLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 132.925 (0500–1100Z‡) TOWER 118.975 (1200–0200Z‡) GND CON 121.1 CLNC DEL 121.1 123.85 (when HXD twr clsd )
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0200Z‡; other times CLASS G.
  • ·SAVANNAH (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.95 SAV Chan 106(Y) N32º08.78´ W81º11.95´ 085º 26.0 NM to fld. 22/6W.
  • ·DME unusable: 085º–100º byd 39 NM blo 3,000´ 126º–132º byd 33 NM blo 3,000´ 342º–343º byd 30 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 248º–251º byd 31 NM blo 3,000´ 342º–343º byd 30 NM VOR unusable: 042º–047º blo 3,000´ 075º–089º byd 40 NM 098º–108º byd 40 NM 126º–130º byd 40 NM 271º–281º byd 40 NM LOC/DME 111.3 I–HXD Chan 50 Rwy 21.
  • ·DME unusable byd 20º left of course.
  • ·HOLLY HILL (5J5) 2 SE UTC–5(–4DT) N33º18.09´ W80º23.58´ 96 NOTAM FILE AND RWY 04–22: 3900X75 (TURF) RWY 04: Tree.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 803-496-3330
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Charleston Apch at 843-414-2832.
  • ·CHARLOTTE H–9B, 12G, L–24H IAP, AD CHARLOTTE SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

49J

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

14 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

14

since 1982

Fatal

2

14.3% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 93,892 ops in 2000

2024 total

35,641

10-yr total

336,962

2024 mix

AC/AT 35% · GA 63% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

8.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.27

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=14

  • Other 4
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2003-08-31 Piper PA-46-310P · CFIT · VMC · day →
2025-03-19 Cessna S550 · Other · VMC · day →
2019-05-28 RATHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY A36 · Gear-up · day →
2016-04-06 Flight Design CTSW · Weather · VMC · day →
2014-11-25 Socata TB 20 TRINIDAD · Other · IMC · night →
2012-07-24 MOONEY AIRPLANE CO INC M20TN · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2012-02-12 ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 114 · Loss of control · VMC · dusk →
2010-10-29 AVIAT INC,CIRRUS DESIGN CORP PITTS S-2B,SR22 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
2008-10-10 Cessna 177 · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · dusk →
2007-12-13 Cessna 310J · Other · VMC · day →
2002-11-23 Hickman Murphy Rebel · Other · VMC · day →
2001-08-01 Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2000-12-16 Aero Vodochody Aero. Works L-39C · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1999-03-30 Cessna 185 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

Designees in SC

CFI Flight Instructors 982 A&P Mechanics 3,669 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 4 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 Schools Flight Schools 36 FBO Fixed Base Operators 47 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 10

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Cynthia Hollman Beaufort SC 14 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Beaufort SC 14 nm
Matthew Cory Archer Beaufort SC 14 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Savannah GA 28 nm
Christopher Robert Peterson Walterboro SC 41 nm
William Ashley Smith Johns Island SC 45 nm
Elliot Neal Brandt Hinesville GA 52 nm
Jeanette Renee Hibpshman Aiken SC 94 nm
Timothy Wayne Mitchell Lexington SC 109 nm
William Porcher Dubose Columbia SC 110 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
Paul Botos Iii Hilton Head SC 10 nm
Daniel Howard Mccan Hilton Head SC 10 nm
Dennis Elliott Smalley Hilton Head SC 10 nm
Brian Charles Turrisi Hilton Head SC 10 nm
Richard Carl Peterson Hilton Head SC 10 nm
Scott Dehner Martin Hilton Head SC 10 nm
Carol Lynne Comer Hilton Head SC 10 nm
Michael Adam Gottlieb Hilton Head SC 10 nm
Michael Charles Mesler Iii Hilton Head SC 10 nm
William Leo Shank Hilton Head SC 10 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
Russell Wild Nans Port Royal SC 8 nm
Dominique Lamont Collier Sr Port Royal SC 8 nm
Paul Douglas Faltyn Hilton Head SC 10 nm
Thomas Clark Horne Hilton Head SC 10 nm
Daniel Howard Mccan Hilton Head SC 10 nm
Lawrence Boyd Eidson Jr Hilton Head SC 10 nm
Scott Dehner Martin Hilton Head SC 10 nm
Michael Irving Denaro Hilton Head SC 10 nm
James Galan Hilton Head SC 10 nm
Rowland E Keaveney Hilton Head SC 10 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Palmetto Aviation Repair, LLC
St. Simons Island, GA
 73 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Fernandina Beach, FL
 104 nm
Fernandina Beach Aircraft Maintenance
Fernandina Beach, FL
 105 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 106 nm
South Carolina Avionics Services, LLC.
Sumter, SC
 107 nm
Bragg Avionics
Jacksonville, FL
 121 nm
Corporate Aircraft Maintenance
Jacksonville, FL
 121 nm
C-Ray Avionics
Athens, GA
 168 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 170 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 180 nm

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