Brookhaven Airport

Brookhaven Calabro Airport
IATA: WSH – ICAO: KHWV – FAA LID: HWV
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Town of Brookhaven
Location		Shirley, New York
Elevation AMSL		81 ft / 25 m
Coordinates		40°49′19″N 072°52′01″W / 40.82194°N 72.86694°W / 40.82194; -72.86694
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
6/24	4,200	1,280	Asphalt
15/33	4,224	1,287	Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations			135,100
Based aircraft			217
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Brookhaven Calabro Airport (IATA: WSH, ICAO: KHWV, FAA LID: HWV) is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) north of the central business district of Shirley, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. This airport is publicly owned by the Town of Brookhaven.^[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Brookhaven Airport is assigned HWV by the FAA and WSH by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is KHWV.^[2]

History

Brookhaven Airport was constructed during World War II to provide logistical support for U.S. Army Air Corps operations. Known as Mastic Flight Strip, title of the airport was transferred to New York State after the war. In 1961 the airport was acquired by the Town of Brookhaven. It was later renamed in honor of Dr. Frank Calabro, an important figure in the airport's development.

Facilities and aircraft

Brookhaven Airport covers an area of 795 acres (3.2 km²) which contains two runways:^[1]

• Runway 6/24: 4,200 x 100 ft. (1,280 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 15/33: 4,224 x 150 ft. (1,287 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt/Concrete

For 12-month period ending March 25, 2005, the airport had 135,100 aircraft operations, an average of 370 per day: 99% general aviation (135,000) and <1% military (100). There are 217 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single engine (200), 5% multi engine (10) and 3% gliders (5).^[1]

References

World War II portal

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

• Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History’s Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.

1. ^ ^{a b c d} FAA Airport Master Record for HWV (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 03/15/2007
2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: WSH / KHWV - Shirley, New York (Brookhaven Airport)

External links

• Brookhaven Calabro Airport^{[dead link]}
• "Brookhaven General Aviation". http://www.brookhaven.org/Departments/PlanningEnvironment/GeneralAviation.aspx. Retrieved 2010-06-28. 
• New York State DOT Airport DiagramPDF
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KHWV
  • ASN accident history for WSH
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KHWV