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Brookhaven Calabro Airport
FEMA used the airport as a staging area after Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
IATA: WSH ICAO: KHWV FAA LID: HWV
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Town of Brookhaven
Location	Shirley, New York
Elevation AMSL	81 ft / 25 m
Coordinates	40°49′19″N 072°52′01″W / 40.82194°N 72.86694°W / 40.82194; -72.86694
Website	HWV website
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 6/24 4,201 1,280 Asphalt 15/33 4,222 1,287 Asphalt/concrete
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations 54,384 Based aircraft 177
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Brookhaven Calabro Airport (IATA: WSH, ICAO: KHWV, FAA LID: HWV) is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) north of the central business district of Shirley, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. This airport is publicly owned by the Town of Brookhaven.

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Brookhaven Airport is assigned HWV by the FAA and WSH by the IATA. The airport's ICAO identifier is KHWV.

History

Brookhaven Airport was constructed during World War II to provide logistical support for U.S. Army Air Corps operations. Known as Mastic Flight Strip, the title of the airport was transferred to New York State after the war. In 1961 the airport was acquired by the Town of Brookhaven. It was renamed in 1991 in honor of Dr. Frank Calabro, an important figure in the airport's development.

Facilities and aircraft

Brookhaven Airport covers an area of 630 acres (2.6 km) which contains two runways:

• Runway 6/24: 4,201 x 100 ft. (1,280 x 30 m), surface: asphalt
• Runway 15/33: 4,222 x 150 ft. (1,287 x 46 m), surface: asphalt/concrete

For 12-month period ending December 31, 2017, the airport had 54,384 aircraft operations, an average of 149 per day: 99% general aviation, and <1% military. There were 177 aircraft based at this airport: 165 single engine , 6 multi engine, 1 helicopter, and 5 gliders.

Defunct Dowling College used to operate at Brookhaven Airport. Its School of Aviation offered bachelor's degrees in Aerospace Systems Technology and Aviation Management, and it participated in the FAA Air Traffic Control Collegiate Training Initiative (AT-CTI).

See also

• List of airports in New York

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

• Shaw, Frederick J. (2004), Locating Air Force Base Sites History's Legacy, Air Force History and Museums Program, United States Air Force, Washington DC, 2004.

1. ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for HWV PDF, retrieved 08/14/2023
2. Great Circle Mapper: WSH / KHWV - Shirley, New York (Brookhaven Airport)
3. Blair, Cynthia (October 22, 2022). "Names of Long Island: Brookhaven Calabro Airport". Newsday. Retrieved June 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• "Brookhaven General Aviation". Town of Brookhaven. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
• "New York State DOT Airport Diagram" (PDF).
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for HWV
  • AirNav airport information for KHWV
  • ASN accident history for WSH
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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