Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport — Hawthorne, United States

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The airport code for Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (Hawthorne) is HHR — its ICAO code is KHHR.

Distance & flight time from HHR

Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport

Jack Northrop Field, also known as Hawthorne Municipal Airport and coded HHR, is located in Hawthorne, California, in the greater Los Angeles area, and carries deep aerospace heritage tied to its namesake Jack Northrop, founder of Northrop Corporation. The airport is best known today for hosting SpaceX's headquarters and manufacturing facility adjacent to the runway, making it a notable site in the modern commercial space industry despite functioning primarily as a general aviation field. HHR does not offer scheduled passenger airline service, instead handling private aircraft, corporate flights, and flight training operations. Its location amid dense Los Angeles suburbs makes noise abatement and community relations an ongoing consideration for airport operations.

Runways at Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)

RunwayLengthWidthSurface
07/254884 ft (1489 m)100 ft (30 m)CON

Radio frequencies for Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)

TypeDescriptionFrequency
APPSOCAL APP124.3 MHz
ATISATIS118.4 MHz
CTAFCTAF121.1 MHz
DEPSOCAL DEP124.3 MHz
GNDGND125.1 MHz
RDOHAWTHORNE RDO122.2 MHz
TWRTWR121.1 MHz

Airports near Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR)

HHR is Hawthorne Municipal Airport, known as Jack Northrop Field, in the Los Angeles area, notable as the site adjacent to SpaceX headquarters rather than for commercial passenger flights.

FAQ

What is the IATA code for Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport?

The IATA code for Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport is HHR.

What is the ICAO code for Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport?

The ICAO code for Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport is KHHR. IATA codes are 3 letters used for baggage tags and booking; ICAO codes are 4 letters used by air traffic control and pilots.