Westchester County Airport (IATA: HPN, ICAO: KHPN, FAA LID: HPN) is a county-owned airport in Westchester County, New York, three miles (6 km) northeast of the central business district of White Plains, in the towns of Harrison, North Castle and Rye Brook.
It serves Westchester, a northern suburb of New York City, and Fairfield County, Connecticut (the New York-Connecticut state border coincides with the airport’s eastern limits). It also serves the New York metropolitan area, as it is about 33 miles (53 km) north of Midtown Manhattan.
The Westchester County Airport currently has six commercial airlines and their regional affiliates flying to sixteen destinations around the United States.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT HISTORY
Westchester County Airport was built during World War II in 1942 as a home to an Air National Guard unit to protect New York City and Rye Lake, part of the city’s water supply system. In May 1983, with the growth of suburban Westchester, the Guard unit abandoned Westchester Air National Guard Base and moved to Stewart International Airport to the north near Newburgh.
WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT LOCATION
WESTCHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT FACTS
ICAO/IATA: HPN/KHPN
Lat: 41°04′01″N
Long: 073°42′27″W
Elevation: 439 ft.
Runway length available: 11/29 4451×150 ft. :: 16/34 6548×150 ft.
