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Westchester County Airport

Westchester County Airport

IATA: HPN – ICAO: KHPN – FAA LID: HPN
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner/Operator		County of Westchester
Serves		White Plains, New York
Location		Harrison, New York
Elevation AMSL		439 ft / 134 m
Coordinates		41°4′1″N 73°42′27″W / 41.06694°N 73.7075°W / 41.06694; -73.7075
Website		airport.westchestergov.com
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
16/34	6,548	1,996	Asphalt
11/29	4,451	1,357	Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Passenger boardings			901,831
Aircraft operations			154,128
Based aircraft			326
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Westchester County Airport (IATA: HPN, ICAO: KHPN, FAA LID: HPN) is a public airport located in the towns of Harrison, North Castle and Rye in Westchester County, New York, United States. It is approximately 3 nautical miles (5.56 km) northeast of the central business district of White Plains, New York. It serves the areas of Westchester, a suburban county of New York City, as well as Fairfield County, Connecticut, as the New York-Connecticut state border coincides with the airport's eastern limits. It also serves, to a lesser extent, the New York metropolitan area, as it is located approximately 33 miles (53 km) north of Midtown Manhattan. It is often used by those who wish to avoid the congestion of the other New York City-area airports. According to Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 901,831 passenger boardings (enplanements) in 2008, up from 823,478 boardings in 2007. The Westchester County Airport currently has 7 airlines flying to 16 destinations around the United States only.

History

Westchester County Airport was originally built during World War II in 1942 as a home to an Air National Guard unit to protect New York City and Rye Lake, the reservoir which the New York City obtains a majority of its drinking water. In May 1983, with the quick growth of the suburban area in Westchester, the Guard unit was moved to Stewart International Airport further to the north near Newburgh.

In 1947, passenger service began, and before the passing of the Airline Deregulation Act the airport was served by several regional airlines, including: Allegheny Airlines, Command Airways and Empire Airlines. On January 5, 2006, the airport was the point of departure for the last flight of Independence Air; a flight to Washington, DC at 7:26pm.

The airport is served by seven commercial airlines. Besides Independence Air, Continental Airlines used to serve the airport, with non-stop service to Cleveland on Continental Connection.

This airport has now become a big focus for low-cost carriers AirTran and JetBlue, for their Northeast to Southeast markets. They are looking to continue to add new service and add connections throughout their route networks.

Today, JetBlue is the airport's largest carrier. It operates 12 daily round trips to 5 destinations: Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando, Tampa, and West Palm Beach. JetBlue began service at the airport in 2007. Customers use this airport as an alternative to the busy John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia, and Newark Liberty airports.

In 2009, Cape Air became the latest airline to serve Westchester County Airport in June, with service to two destinations in Massachusetts, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard. Cape Air also introduced service to Lebanon Municipal Airport in New Hampshire during early 2010. All Cape Air flights are depart and arrive from the Signature Flight Support facility located south of the Main Terminal as a result of the lack of availability for ticket counter space in the Main Terminal.

In June 2010, Air Canada, operated by Air Georgian, announced that it would be dropping service at the airport.

Local concerns

After several renovations, as well as discussions about the airport's viability, the airport today is served by seven airlines to a range of destinations in the United States. Although there has always been some controversy about the airport and proposed expansions, more have occurred recently due to travelers seeking to avoid delays at the other New York airports. The most recent concerns have to do with flight paths and traffic congestion, the latter of which Westchester County is addressing via increased Bee-Line bus service and the county encouraging travelers not to drive.

Due to its location near a number of residential neighborhoods, Westchester County Airport instituted a Voluntary Restraint from Flying Program, sometimes referred to as a voluntary curfew, which has helped to ease some of the local worry over the airport's activity. In an effort to alleviate concerns over expansion and noise, studies are done on a regular basis.

Expansion

Airline expansions

Flights to/from White Plains are extremely limited, and many end up full. The airport has a limit of how many flights can come through per hour. In 2010, AirTran Airways, American Eagle, Delta Connection, United Express, and US Express asked for approval for new routes, and all were rejected.

On June 10, 2010, Delta Connection resumed service to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport after being previously suspended. The service will be re-suspended on October 29, 2010.

Possible terminal expansion

Over the years the Westchester County Airport has had an incredible amount of increase in passengers per year. Due to the county's limits, airlines would have to have very few flights per day, eliminate regional service, or expand the main terminal (or possibly even replace it with a bigger one). Cape Air, the airport's newest airline, was forced out of the main terminal due to no counter space. The counter is currently dominated by JetBlue, taking up most of the space. Another possibility is to add jetways to Gates A, B, G, and H, and then have a separate door for regional carriers that can't reach the jetways. Due to space, building two separate terminals would cause problems. At this rate soon the current Main Terminal Building will have to be expanded on or even demolished and a bigger terminal be built in its place. There is not much space to expand on the terminal so the airport might be looking at major expansions such as a rental car facility separate from the terminal or even the demolition of current buildings not in use at the airport. Due to various complaints about sound the plan for a new terminal or expansion of the current terminal will probably not come into place for years to come.

IATA code

The IATA Code for Westchester County Airport is HPN. There is a small debate in the origins of this IATA Code. Many believe that it is derived from the name of the city, White Plains (IATA Codes normally do not begin with W because those are reserved for radio signals). Others, however, believe that the IATA Code represents the first letter of the three neighboring communities, Harrison, Purchase, and North Castle.

Facilities and aircraft

Westchester County Airport covers an area of 702 acres (284 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 16/34 measuring 6,548 x 150 ft (1,996 x 46 m) and 11/29 measuring 4,451 x 150 ft (1,357 x 46 m). Runway 29's threshold is displaced 1,297 feet (395 m) due to trees obstructing the approach path. The trees, located in Connecticut, are 37 ft (11 m) tall and 370 ft (113 m) from the end of the runway.

The runways can handle planes such as AirTran's Boeing 717 and Boeing 737 and JetBlue's Airbus A320 aircraft.

Westchester County Airport is the home of several fixed base operators (FBOs), including Avitat, Signature Flight Support, Landmark, NetJets, Panorama, and Million Air. Panorama and Million Air also support their own flight schools.

Although varied in the services offered, the FBOs at Westchester County Airport provide Jet A and 100LL fueling services, repairs and maintenance, aircraft tiedowns, de-icing, United States Customs, and other aircraft services. Some of the FBOs are particularly luxurious, providing limousine transportation services and deluxe surroundings.

Parking space is limited and prices are significantly higher than at other NY Metro Area airports. Travelers are strongly encouraged to get rides to the airport.

Westchester County Airport is also the current home of the New York Wing of the United States Civil Air Patrol, as well as the Southeastern Group of the New York Wing. Both are housed in the same building as the Airport Precinct of the Westchester County Police. These facilities are currently undergoing remodeling to accommodate the recent arrival of the New York Wing.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 154,128 aircraft operations, an average of 422 per day: 75% general aviation, 18% air taxi, 6% air carrier, and <1% military. There are 326 aircraft based at this airport: 54% single-engine, 23% jet, 19% multi-engine and 4% helicopter.

Flight schools

There are two nationally-recognized flight schools at the Westchester County Airport. Performance Flight operates out of the Million Air Hangar, while Panorama Flight School operates out of the Panorama Flight Services Hangar.

Terminal

The waiting room at the terminal at the airport

Westchester County Airport has one relatively small three-level terminal with six gate spaces (A,B,C,F,G,H) of which only four may be used, except early in the morning and late at night, when all six may be used. Gates C and F are the only gates that have jetways. Generally, AirTran Airways, JetBlue, and occasionally United Express use the jetway gates, because of the fact that they use larger planes. The other airlines' small planes cannot reach the jetways, so they require you to go onto the tarmac and board via airstairs. The terminal also has one luggage carousel, one baggage reclaim office and two or three Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screening lanes. When not assigned to the jetbridge-equipped gates, JetBlue avoids delays by using their own stairs and ramps to board the aircraft from the front and back simultaneously. The stairs and ramps are property of JetBlue and are not used by any other airline in White Plains. On the second level of the terminal there is a coffee shop, bar and restaurant with tarmac and runway views and an eatery called Skytop Restaurant. On the third floor there is an outside observation deck with views of the runway and tarmac. Also, a number of ATMs are located in the terminal along with a little candy bodega on the first floor. The coffee shop, bar, and restaurant are all before the TSA checkpoint.

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
AirTran Airways	Atlanta, Orlando, West Palm Beach
American Eagle	Chicago-O'Hare
Cape Air	Lebanon-Hanover, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket
Delta Connection operated by Comair	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky [ends October 29]
Delta Connection operated by Mesaba Airlines	Detroit
Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines	Atlanta
Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines	Atlanta
JetBlue Airways	Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, Orlando, Tampa, West Palm Beach
United Express operated by Colgan Air	Washington-Dulles
United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines	Chicago-O'Hare
United Express operated by Shuttle America	Chicago-O'Hare
US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin	Charlotte, Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan
US Airways Express operated by Piedmont Airlines	Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan
US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines	Charlotte, Philadelphia, Washington-Reagan

Popular culture

Westchester County Airport was used in the film Meet the Parents to represent Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and New York's LaGuardia International Airport.
The airport was also a filming location for The Best Man and Random Hearts.
The 1986 film SpaceCamp mentions White Plains as a possible landing site for the space shuttle; the characters soon realize that the landing site they're thinking of is the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, and not the airport (which is far too unable to handle a shuttle landing).
Westchester County Airport was used in a Law & Order episode called "All In The Family".
In The West Wing episode "Celestial Navigation" Leo tells Toby and Sam to "Fly to Westchester County Airport and rent a car" in order to get their United States Supreme Court nominee, Roberto Mendoza, out of jail in Connecticut.
The airport was featured in the remake of the Thomas Crowne Affair as a double for JFK airport. A character is told to "go up the escalator and make a left" to reach the International gates. Doing so would actually put her in the parking garage.

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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:	2008-09-25
Airport Identifier:	HPN
Airport Status:	Operational
Longitude/Latitude:	073-42-27.2000W/41-04-01.0000N -73.707556/41.066944 (Estimated)
Elevation:	439 ft / 133.81 m (Surveyed)
Land:	702 acres
From nearest city:	3 nautical miles NE of White Plains, NY
Location:	Westchester County, NY
Magnetic Variation:	12W (1980)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:	Publicly owned
Owner:	County Of Westchester
Address:	County Office Bldg White Plains, NY 10604
Phone number:	914-995-4856
Manager:	Peter Scherrer
Address:	240 Airport Road Suite 202 White Plains, NY 10604
Phone number:	914-995-4850

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:	Open to public
Wind indicator:	Yes
Segmented Circle:	No
Control Tower:	Yes
Lighting Schedule:	DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 16/34, MIRL RY 11/29, MALSR RY 16, REIL RYS 11 & 34, & TWY LGTS - CTAF. PAPI RYS 11 & 16 OPER 24 HRS.
Beacon Color:	Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge:	Yes
Sectional chart:	New York
Region:	AEA - Eastern
Boundary ARTCC:	ZBW - Boston
Responsible ARTCC:	ZNY - New York
Tie-in FSS:	ISP - New York
FSS on Airport:	No
FSS Toll Free:	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:	HPN (NOTAM-d service avaliable)
Certification type/date:	I B S 04/1977
Federal Agreements:	NGHY3

Airport Communications

CTAF:	118.575
Unicom:	122.950

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LLA
Airframe Repair:	MAJOR
Power Plant Repair:	MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen:	HIGH/LOW
Bulk Oxygen:	HIGH/LOW

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimension:

4451 x 150 ft / 1356.7 x 45.7 m

Surface:

ASPH, Fair Condition
RWY 11-29 PAVEMENT CONDITION, FAIR WITH NUMEROUS CRACKS.

Surface Treatment:

Saw-cut or plastic Grooved

Weight Limit:

Single wheel: 70000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 120000 lbs.
Dual tandem wheel: 120000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

Medium

	Runway 11	Runway 29
Longitude:	073-42-56.7405W	073-41-59.9945W
Latitude:	41-04-01.3915N	41-03-51.9413N
Elevation:	397.00 ft	388.00 ft
Alignment:	102	127
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Markings:	Basic, Good Condition RY 11 AIMING POINT MARKINGS.	Basic, Good Condition
Crossing Height:	52.00 ft	0.00 ft
Displaced threshold:	0.00 ft	1287.00 ft
VASI:	4-light PAPI on left side
Visual Glide Angle:	3.00°	0.00°
Runway End Identifier:	Yes
Obstruction:	27 ft trees, 1150.0 ft from runway, 250 ft left of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear	37 ft trees, 370.0 ft from runway, 200 ft right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear APCH RATIO 45:1 TO DSPLCD THR.
Decleard distances:	Take off run available 4451.00 ft Take off distance available 4451.00 ft Actual stop distance available 4451.00 ft Landing distance available 4451.00 ft	Take off run available 4451.00 ft Take off distance available 4451.00 ft Actual stop distance available 4451.00 ft Landing distance available 3164.00 ft

Runway 16/34

Dimension:

6548 x 150 ft / 1995.8 x 45.7 m

Surface:

ASPH, Good Condition
RWY 11-29 PAVEMENT CONDITION, FAIR WITH NUMEROUS CRACKS.

Surface Treatment:

Saw-cut or plastic Grooved

Weight Limit:

Dual wheel: 120000 lbs.

Edge Lights:

High

	Runway 16	Runway 34
Longitude:	073-42-47.8995W	073-42-05.0498W
Latitude:	41-04-31.9848N	41-03-36.0027N
Elevation:	439.00 ft	380.00 ft
Alignment:	127	127
ILS Type:	ILS/DME	ILS/DME
Traffic Pattern:	Left	Left
Markings:	Precision instrument, Fair Condition	Precision instrument, Fair Condition
Crossing Height:	72.00 ft	56.00 ft
VASI:	4-light PAPI on left side	4-light PAPI on left side
Visual Glide Angle:	3.00°	3.00°
RVR Equipment:	touchdown
Approach lights:	MALSR
Runway End Identifier:		Yes
Centerline Lights:	Yes	Yes
Touchdown Lights:	Yes
Obstruction:	, 50:1 slope to clear	130 ft trees, 3460.0 ft from runway, 600 ft right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
Decleard distances:	Take off run available 6548.00 ft Take off distance available 6548.00 ft Actual stop distance available 6548.00 ft Landing distance available 6548.00 ft	Take off run available 6548.00 ft Take off distance available 6548.00 ft Actual stop distance available 6548.00 ft Landing distance available 6548.00 ft

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
EWR	FAN MARKER	Maryann			11W	30.9 nm
SKU	FAN MARKER	Stanwyck			12W	31.6 nm
PNJ	NDB	Paterson		347.00	12W	21.4 nm
OP	NDB	Old Field Point Light		316.00	13W	27.3 nm
BBN	NDB	Babylon		275.00	14W	27.9 nm
OGY	NDB	Bridge		414.00	12W	31.0 nm
SKU	NDB	Stanwyck		261.00	12W	31.6 nm
PO	NDB	Meier		403.00	12W	32.7 nm
SW	NDB	Neely		335.00	14W	34.4 nm
TBY	NDB	Waterbury		257.00	14W	37.7 nm
CAT	NDB	Chatham		254.00	11W	38.2 nm
MMK	NDB	Meriden		238.00	14W	47.8 nm
CMK	VOR/DME	Carmel	113X	116.60	12W	14.0 nm
LGA	VOR/DME	La Guardia	078X	113.10	12W	18.5 nm
TEB	VOR/DME	Teterboro	021X	108.40	11W	20.8 nm
DPK	VOR/DME	Deer Park	124X	117.70	12W	24.7 nm
JFK	VOR/DME	Kennedy	106X	115.90	12W	26.3 nm
BDR	VOR/DME	Bridgeport	25X	108.80	12W	27.0 nm
CRI	VOR/DME	Canarsie	070X	112.30	11W	28.6 nm
IGN	VOR/DME	Kingston	123X	117.60	12W	36.3 nm
HVN	VOR/DME	New Haven	035X	109.80	13W	39.0 nm
CCC	VOR/DME	Calverton	119X	117.20	13W	42.0 nm
PWL	VOR/DME	Pawling	090X	114.30	12W	42.5 nm
HUO	VOR/DME	Huguenot	108X	116.10	11W	45.0 nm
MAD	VOR/DME	Madison	041X	110.40	13W	48.3 nm
COL	VOR/DME	Colts Neck	101X	115.40	11W	49.9 nm
SAX	VORTAC	Sparta	104X	115.70	11W	37.6 nm
JFK	VOT	Kennedy		115.10		26.2 nm
BDR	VOT	Bridgeport		109.25		26.9 nm
ISP	VOT	Long Island Mac Arthur		109.40		32.5 nm

Remarks

NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFFECT CTC ARPT MANAGEMENT 914-995-4861.
DEER, BIRDS, & OTHER WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
TRANSIENT PARKING MAY NOT BE AVBL ON GA APRON.
FOR TRANSIENT ACFT PARKING CONTACT ARPT OPNS 914-995-4850.
AIRCRAFT OVER 120,000 LBS GROSS LANDING WEIGHT MUST HAVE PRIOR PERMISSION. CTC ARPT MGR OR DESIGNEE 914-995-4856 WITH MAX GROSS TKOF WEIGHT.ACFT OVER 100,000 LBS MUST CTC ARPT OPR ON 122.95 WITH ACTUAL TKOF & LDG WEIGHTS.ARPT OPR AVBL 24/7 ON 122.95.

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General Info
Country United States
State NEW YORK
FAA ID HPN
Latitude 41-04-01.048N
Longitude 073-42-27.268W
Elevation 439 feet
Near City WHITE PLAINS

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