Airports / Pennsylvania / HZL
Hazleton Municipal Airport
KHZL / HZLHazleton, PennsylvaniaELEV 1,603 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#11 / 42
Pennsylvania airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 29 Google ratings — ranked against 42 rated PA fields.
24 nm
To the nearest alternate
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Hazleton Municipal Airport, listed as KHZL / HZL, is a general aviation field in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Field elevation is 1,603 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list HZL as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP, 24 nm), Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE, 32 nm), and Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) (RDG, 37 nm).
Trip costs from HZL 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 HZL to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KHZL
IATA
HZL
FAA / Local
HZL
Elevation
1,603 ft
Coordinates
40.9868° N · 75.9949° 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 PA fields
state range 36–2,284 ft
At 1,603 ft, HZL sits higher than 83% of the 41 Pennsylvania fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 24nmAVPWilkes-Barre/Scranton International AirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton
- 32nmABELehigh Valley International AirportAllentown/Bethlehem
- 37nmRDGReading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field)Reading
- 42nmMUIMuir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) AirportFort Indiantown Gap(Annville)
- 45nmIPTWilliamsport Regional AirportWilliamsport
- 54nmLNSLancaster AirportLancaster
Location
Open the full mapKHZL · Hazleton Municipal Airport · Hazleton, PA
From the ramp
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