Airports / United States Minor Outlying Islands / MDY
Henderson Field
PMDY / MDYSand Island, United States Minor Outlying IslandsELEV 13 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
1025 nm
To the nearest alternate
Barking Sands Airport (BKH).
Overview
Located in Sand Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Henderson Field (PMDY / MDY) operates as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 13 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list MDY as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Barking Sands Airport (BKH, 1025 nm), Wake Island Airfield (AWK, 1027 nm), and Lihue Airport (LIH, 1049 nm).
Trip costs from MDY 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 MDY to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
PMDY
IATA
MDY
FAA / Local
MDY
Elevation
13 ft
Coordinates
28.2017° N · 177.3810° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 1025nmBKHBarking Sands AirportKekaha
- 1027nmAWKWake Island AirfieldWake Island
- 1049nmLIHLihue AirportLihue, Kauai
- 1130nmJRFKalaeloa AirportKapolei
- 1135nmPHIKHickam Air Force BaseHonolulu
- 1137nmHNLDaniel K. Inouye International AirportHonolulu, Oahu
Location
Open the full mapPMDY · Henderson Field · Sand Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands