Westchester County Airport
Public airport in Westchester County, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Westchester County Airport (IATA: HPN, ICAO: KHPN, FAA LID: HPN) is a county-owned airport in Westchester County, New York,[1] three miles (6 km) northeast of downtown White Plains,[1] with territory in the towns of North Castle and Harrison, New York, and village of Rye Brook, New York. It is sometimes referred to as the White Plains Airport and is so identified by the Official Airline Guide (OAG).[3]
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Airport type | Public-use | ||||||||||||||
Owner | County of Westchester | ||||||||||||||
Operator | AFCO AvPORTS | ||||||||||||||
Serves | White Plains, New York; Hudson Valley; New York metropolitan area; and Western Connecticut | ||||||||||||||
Location | North Castle, Harrison, and Rye Brook, New York | ||||||||||||||
Hub for | Tradewind Aviation | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 439 ft / 134 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°04′01″N 073°42′27″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | airport.WestchesterGov.com | ||||||||||||||
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The airport primarily serves Westchester County, New York, and Fairfield County, Connecticut; the New York–Connecticut state border runs along its eastern perimeter. Being approximately 33 miles (53 km) north of Midtown Manhattan, it is also considered a satellite or reliever airport for the New York metropolitan area.
HPN is currently serviced by five airlines, including regional code-sharing affiliates with scheduled flights for their major airline partners, to 17 destinations throughout the United States. Three scheduled charter airlines also offer flights and the New York Knicks and Rangers use the airport for charter flights during their respective seasons.[citation needed]
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized HPN as a primary commercial service airport.[4] Per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 872,023 passenger enplanements in calendar year 2019.[5]