Dillingham Airfield

Dillingham Airfield (IATA: HDH, ICAO: PHDH, FAA LID: HDH) is a public and military use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) west of the central business district of Mokulēʻia, in Honolulu County on the North Shore of Oʻahu in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is operated by the Hawaii Department of Transportation under a 25-year lease from the United States Army. The airport is primarily used for gliding and sky diving operations, and also houses Civil Air Patrol (CAP) glider aircraft. Military operations consist largely of night operations for night vision device training and orientation flights for the United States Air Force Auxiliary (CAP). This airport is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a basic general aviation facility.

Dillingham Airfield
Summary
Airport typeMilitary/Public
OwnerU.S. Army
OperatorHawaii Department of Transportation
LocationMokuleia, Hawaii
Elevation AMSL14.2 ft / 4 m
Coordinates21°34′46″N 158°11′50″W
Websitehawaii.gov/hdh
Map
HDH
Location of airport in Hawaii
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 9,007 2,745 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations103/day
Based aircraft47
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