🇺🇸 Hammond Northshore Regional Airport

Hammond Northshore Regional Airport (KHDC) is a publicly-owned, joint civil-military, general aviation airport located three nautical miles northeast of Hammond, Louisiana, United States. It is not a private ranch airstrip or agricultural strip, and it does not offer scheduled commercial service.

• Location: 600 Judge Leon Ford Drive, Hammond, LA 70401, approximately 55 miles north of New Orleans and 45 miles east of Baton Rouge,.
• Runways: The airport features two lighted runways:
• Runway 13/31: 6,502 feet long by 100 feet wide with an asphalt/concrete surface,,.
• Runway 18/36: 5,001 feet long by 150 feet wide with a concrete surface,,.
• Uses: It serves general, corporate, and military aircraft, with over 90 based aircraft and room for more. The Louisiana Army National Guard operates a campus at the airport, including the 1/244th Air Assault Helicopter Battalion and the 204th Theater Air Operation Command, operating UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters. The Louisiana Air National Guard also has a non-flying unit, the 236th Combat Communications Squadron.
• Historical Significance: During World War II, a portion of the airport served as a detention camp for German prisoners of war.
• Facilities: The airport has a control tower that became operational in 2014, staffed by military air traffic controllers, operating daily from 8 AM to 6 PM,,. Fuel (100LL and JET-A) is available, with full-service hours and 24-hour self-service with a credit card,. Fixed-base operators (FBOs) include Top Gun Aviation and Pierce Aviation.

*Sources researched: hammond.org, hammondairport.com, en.wikipedia.org, airnav.com*