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Barnstable Municipal Airport

Barnstable Municipal Airport
Boardman/Polando Field
Barnstable Municipal Airport Logo.jpg
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Town of Barnstable
Location Hyannis, Massachusetts
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 55 ft / 17 m
Coordinates 41°40′10″N 070°16′49″W / 41.66944°N 70.28028°W / 41.66944; -70.28028
Website www.town.barnstable.ma.us/
Map
HYA is located in Massachusetts
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HYA is located in the US
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Location of airport in Massachusetts / United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 5,425 1,654 Asphalt/grooved
15/33 5,252 1,601 Asphalt/grooved
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations 117,402
Based aircraft 58
Aircraft operations 117,402
Based aircraft 58

Barnstable Municipal Airport (IATA: HYAICAO: KHYAFAA LID: HYA), also known as Boardman/Polando Field, is a public airport located on Cape Cod, one mile (1.6 km) north of the central business district of Hyannis, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. This airport is publicly owned by Town of Barnstable. It is Cape Cod's major airport as well as an air hub for the Cape and the Islands (Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket). The airport is served by scheduled commercial flights as well as charters and general aviation. Barnstable Municipal Airport served as a hub for Nantucket-based commuter airline Island Airlines until its shutdown in 2015.

The airport was founded in 1928. During World War II it was also known as Naval Auxiliary Air Facility Hyannis and both the Navy and Army Air Forces flew antisubmarine patrols from the airport.

It was renamed Barnstable Municipal Airport - Boardman/Polando Field in honor of Massachusetts aviation pioneers Russell Boardman and John Polando in 1981, the first aviators in history to fly non-stop for a 5,000 mile distance.


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