Hood Army Airfield

Hood Army Airfield (IATA: HLR, ICAO: KHLR, FAA LID: HLR) is a military airport located at the U.S. Army's Fort Hood, in Killeen, Texas, U.S.[1][2][3]

Hood Army Airfield
IATA: HLR ICAO: KHLR FAA LID: HLR
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner/Operator	U.S. Army
Location	Fort Hood, Texas, U.S.
Time zone	CST (UTC−6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC−5)
Elevation AMSL	924 ft / 282 m
Coordinates	31.140°N 97.715°W
Maps
FAA airport diagram of Hood Army Airfield as of April 3, 2014
Hood Army Airfield Location of Hood Army Airfield in Texas
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 16 3,701^a 1,128 Asphalt 34 3,701 1,128 Asphalt
^a Runway available for landing on Runway 16 is 3134 feet due to displaced threshold

Facilities

Hood Army Airfield has a single 3,701-by-144-foot (1,128 m × 44 m) asphalt runway, identified as 16/34. In the 16 direction, the threshold is displaced by 567 feet (173 m), resulting in a usable length for landing of 3,134 feet (955 m).[1][2][3]

The base is also served by Robert Gray Army Airfield (IATA: GRK, ICAO: KGRK, FAA LID: GRK) and two asphalt auxiliary landing strips used for training at North Fort Hood:

• Shorthorn Aux Landing Strip (FAA LID: 23XS) – 2,130 by 46 feet (649 m × 14 m) (RWY 15 1,583 feet (482 m) usable, RWY 33 1,897 feet (578 m) usable) at 31.361°N 97.673°W, elevation 720 feet (220 m), magnetic variation 5.1° E[4][5]
• Longhorn Aux Landing Strip (FAA LID: 22XS) – 3,490 by 75 feet (1,064 m × 23 m) (unmarked numbers, but same magnetic heading as Shorthorn at 153 degrees) at 31.374°N 97.667°W, elevation 720 feet (220 m), magnetic variation 5.1° E[6][7]

References

1. "Airport data for Hood AAF". FAA. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
2. "Airport diagram for Hood AAF" (PDF). FAA. April 3, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
3. "Airport/Facility Directory entry for Hood AAF" (PDF). FAA. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
4. "Airport data for Shorthorn Aux Landing Strip". FAA. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
5. "Pilot Information for Shorthorn Aux Landing Strip". OurAirports.com. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
6. "Airport data for Longhorn Aux Landing Strip". FAA. April 3, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
7. "Pilot Information for Longhorn Aux Landing Strip". OurAirports.com. Retrieved April 4, 2014.

External links

• FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective January 28, 2021

• Resources for this U.S. military airport:
  • FAA airport information for HLR
  • AirNav airport information for KHLR
  • ASN accident history for HLR
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KHLR