Airports / Kansas / HLC
Hill City Municipal Airport
KHLC / HLCHill City, KansasELEV 2,238 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#10 / 37
Kansas airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 4 Google ratings — ranked against 37 rated KS fields.
41 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hays Regional Airport (HYS).
Overview
Hill City Municipal Airport (KHLC / HLC) is a general aviation field serving Hill City, Kansas. The field lies at an elevation of 2,238 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
HLC has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Hays Regional Airport (HYS, 41 nm), Russell Municipal Airport (RSL, 56 nm), and McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK, 61 nm).
Quotes for flights out of HLC vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from HLC, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KHLC
IATA
HLC
FAA / Local
HLC
Elevation
2,238 ft
Coordinates
39.3788° N · 99.8315° 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 KS fields
state range 754–3,656 ft
At 2,238 ft, HLC sits higher than 84% of the 38 Kansas fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 41nmHYSHays Regional AirportHays
- 56nmRSLRussell Municipal AirportRussell
- 61nmMCKMcCook Ben Nelson Regional AirportMcCook
- 87nmGLDGoodland Municipal AirportGoodland
- 89nmEARKearney Regional AirportKearney
- 97nmGCKGarden City Regional AirportGarden City
Location
Open the full mapKHLC · Hill City Municipal Airport · Hill City, KS
From the ramp
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