Hugoton Municipal Airport is a county-owned public-use
airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the
central business district
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of
Hugoton
Hugoton is a city in and the county seat of Stevens County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,747.
History
Settlers from McPherson, Kansas established a settlement in what was then west-central S ...
, a city in
Stevens County,
Kansas,
United States.
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter
location identifier for the
FAA and
IATA
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, this airport is assigned HQG by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.
Facilities and aircraft
Hugoton Municipal Airport covers an area of at an
elevation of 3,134 feet (955 m) above
mean sea level. It has two
runways: 2/20 is 5,000 by 75 feet (1,524 x 23 m) with a
concrete surface; 13/31 is 2,627 by 60 feet (801 x 18 m) with an
asphalt surface.
For the 12-month period ending August 22, 2007, the airport had 10,000
general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 27 per day. At that time there were 18 aircraft based at this airport: 83% single-
engine, 11% multi-engine, and 6%
ultralight.
Incidents and accidents
In 1952, a Braniff Airways Douglas DC-4 with an uncontrollable engine fire made a successful emergency landing at Hugoton Municipal Airport. Minor injuries were reported among the 45 passengers and three crew members. The DC-4 was destroyed by fire after the successful landing. Captain Stanford was praised for his quick actions and judgement.
See also
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List of airports in Kansas
References
External links
Aerial photo as of 26 March 2002from
USGS ''
The National Map''
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Airports in Kansas
Buildings and structures in Stevens County, Kansas
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