Airports / Alaska / HED
Herendeen Bay Airport
HEDHerendeen Bay, AlaskaELEV 20 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#97 / 225
Alaska airports by Google rating
4.5★ across 4680 Google ratings — ranked against 225 rated AK fields.
15 nm
To the nearest alternate
Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Herendeen Bay Airport (HED) is a general aviation field serving Herendeen Bay, Alaska. Field elevation is 20 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list HED as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Nelson Lagoon Airport (NLG, 15 nm), Sand Point Airport (SDP, 32 nm), and Perryville Airport (KPV, 59 nm).
Trip costs from HED are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from HED to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
Easy in & out
4/5 reviews“On the way back, I enjoyed getting in and out of the souvenir shops & even picked up a northern lights fridge magnet.”
Narayan Sidarth5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
4/5 reviews“The WiFi was great and allowed me to get my work done.”
Narayan Sidarth5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Herendeen Bay Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
AK33
IATA
HED
FAA / Local
AK33
Elevation
20 ft
Coordinates
55.8023° N · 160.9013° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs AK fields
state range 2–3,318 ft
At 20 ft, HED sits lower than 85% of the 285 Alaska fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 15nmNLGNelson Lagoon AirportNelson Lagoon
- 32nmSDPSand Point AirportSand Point
- 59nmKPVPerryville AirportPerryville
- 62nmKVCKing Cove AirportKing Cove
- 72nmCDBCold Bay AirportCold Bay
- 76nmKCQChignik Lake AirportChignik Lake
Location
Open the full mapAK33 · Herendeen Bay Airport · Herendeen Bay, AK
From the ramp
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