Barnstable Municipal Airport

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Barnstable Municipal Airport Boardman/Polando Field
IATA: HYA – ICAO: KHYA – FAA: HYA
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Town of Barnstable
Location		Hyannis, Massachusetts
Elevation AMSL		55 ft / 17 m
Coordinates		41°40′10″N 070°16′49″W / 41.66944, -70.28028
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
6/24	5,425	1,654	Asphalt/grooved
15/33	5,252	1,601	Asphalt/grooved
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			117,969
Based aircraft			72
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Barnstable Municipal Airport (IATA: HYA, ICAO: KHYA, FAA LID: HYA), also known as Boardman/Polando Field, is a public airport located on Cape Cod, one mile (2 km) north of the central business district of Hyannis, in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. This airport is publicly owned by Town of Barnstable.^[1] 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.

The airport was founded in 1928. It was renamed Barnstable Municipal Airport - Boardman/Polando Field in honor of Massachusetts aviation pioneers Russell Boardman and John Polando in 1981.

1 Facilities and aircraft
2 Airlines and destinations
3 Ground transportation
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Barnstable Municipal Airport covers an area of 639 acres (2.6 km²) which contains two runways: 6/24 measuring 5,425 x 150 ft. (1,654 x 46 m) and 15/33 measuring 5,252 x 150 ft. (1,601 x 46 m).^[1]

For 12-month period ending May 31, 2006, the airport had 117,969 aircraft operations, an average of 323 per day: 73% air taxi, 27% general aviation, <1% military. There are 72 aircraft based at this airport: 79% single engine, 20% multi-engine and 1% jet aircraft.^[1]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Cape Air (Boston, Martha's Vineyard)
- Nantucket Airlines (Nantucket)
Island Airlines (Nantucket)
Nantucket Shuttle (Nantucket)
US Airways
- US Airways Express operated by Colgan Air (Boston [seasonal], Martha's Vineyard [seasonal], Nantucket, New York-LaGuardia)

[edit] Ground transportation

The airport is accessible through MA Route 28 or from US 6 through MA Route 132. Barnstable Municipal Airport is also served by local taxi services as well as four major car rental agencies. The Cape Cod Regional Transit Authority provides public transportation to and from the airport as part of the "Villager"/ Route 132 line.