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Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport



Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport
USGS aerial photo - 20 January 1996
IATA: HBG – ICAO: KHBG – FAA LID: HBG
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Hattiesburg
Serves Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Elevation AMSL 151 ft / 46 m
Coordinates 31°15′54″N 089°15′10″W / 31.265°N 89.25278°W / 31.265; -89.25278
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
13/31 6,094 1,857 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations 39,672
Based aircraft 61
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (IATA: HBG, ICAO: KHBG, FAA LID: HBG) is a city-owned public-use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) southeast of the central business district of Hattiesburg, a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. The airport serves the general aviation community, with no scheduled commercial airline service.

History

Since 1930, the Hattiesburg-Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport has provided air service to the greater Hattiesburg area. It provided commercial airline service to the area beginning in the mid 1930s.

However, alarmed by the fall of France in 1940, Congress funded an increase in the strength of the United States Army Air Corps from 29 to 54 combat groups. The quickest way for the Air Corps to obtain additional bases was to utilize existing civil airports. The Air Corps signed an agreement to lease Hattiesburg Airport, but because of technicalities in the land transfer, construction did not begin until March 1941.

Once begun, a large construction program was needed to turn the civil airport into a military airfield. Construction involved runways and airplane hangars, with three concrete runways, several taxiways and a large parking apron and a control tower. Several large hangars were also constructed. Buildings were ultimately utilitarian and quickly assembled. Most base buildings, not meant for long-term use, were constructed of temporary or semi-permanent materials. Although some hangars had steel frames and the occasional brick or tile brick building could be seen, most support buildings sat on concrete foundations but were of frame construction clad in little more than plywood and tarpaper. On 8 December 1941, Hattiesburg Army Airfield was opened and assigned to the Third Air Force.

The first mission of the new airfield was antisubmarine patrols along the Gulf of Mexico coastline. in early June 1942, the 21st Bombardment Group, based at Jackson AAB, dispatched the 313th Bombardment Squadron flying B-25 Mitchells from the airfield. They was replaced in late June by the 113th Observation Squadron which flew light observation planes (O-49 Vigilants and O-52 Owls) until the end of July.

The 27th Bombardment Group (Light), flying A-20 Havocs arrived at Hattiesburg in mid-August. The 27th was forming in the Philippines at the time of the Attack on Pearl Harbor and without any aircraft (they were diverted to Australia), the unit's ground echelon were pressed into infantry duty and were either killed or surrendered after the Battle of Bataan. It's pilots reformed the unit in Australia, but its A-24 Dauntlesses were badly mauled during the battle of the Dutch East Indies and in New Guinea. The entire unit was withdrawn from the Southwest Pacific and reformed and reequipped in the United States. The reconstituted group trained at Hattiesburg until the end of October then were moved for final training before joining Twelfth Air Force in North Africa.

The 27th Bomb Group was the last combat unit to be stationed at Hattiesburg, as by early 1943, purpose-built Army Airfields designed for training large units had been built in the southeast and Hattiesburg AAF was reassigned to Air Technical Service Command to become a support airfield, performing maintenance on transient aircraft and also to support the Army training units at Camp Shelby.

In early 1945, military activities were phased down, and the Air Force put Hattiesburg on standby inactive status. Return to full civil control was made in April 1946.

In 1974, airline service was moved ot the new Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport. Though commercial air service is no longer conducted at the municipal airport, the facility maintains a vital role in the transportation infrastructure of the metropolitan Hattiesburg area, serving as the preferred business airport for Forrest, Lamar and Perry Counties, as well as parts of Pearl River, Stone and Greene counties.

Facilities and aircraft

Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport covers an area of 420 acres (170 ha) at an elevation of 151 feet (46 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 13/31 which measures 6,094 by 150 feet (1,857 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending June 4, 2008, the airport had 39,672 aircraft operations, an average of 108 per day:88% general aviation, 8% military, 3% scheduled commercial and 1% air taxi. At that time there were 61 aircraft based at this airport: 75% single-engine, 15% multi-engine, 2% jet and 8% helicopter.



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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:2008-09-25
Airport Identifier:HBG
Airport Status:Operational
Longitude/Latitude:089-15-10.4000W/31-15-53.8000N
-89.252889/31.264944 (Estimated)
Elevation:151 ft / 46.02 m (Surveyed)
Land:420 acres
From nearest city:4 nautical miles SE of Hattiesburg, MS
Location:Forrest County, MS
Magnetic Variation:02E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:City Of Hattiesburg
Address:Po Box 1898
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Phone number:601-545-4503
Manager:Bennie Sellers
Address:P O Box 1898
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
Phone number:601-545-4540
FBO TELEPHONE 601-544-8661.

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:Open to public
Wind indicator:Yes
Segmented Circle:Yes
Control Tower:No
Lighting Schedule:DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 13/31, PAPI RYS 13 & 31 AND REIL RY 13 - CTAF.
Beacon Color:Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge:No
Sectional chart:New Orleans
Region:ASO - Southern
Boundary ARTCC:ZHU - Houston
Tie-in FSS:GWO - Greenwood
FSS on Airport:No
FSS Toll Free:1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:HBG (NOTAM-d service avaliable)
Federal Agreements:NGRY

Airport Communications

CTAF:122.800
Unicom:122.800 

Airport Services

Fuel available:100LLA
FOR FUEL AFTER HRS PAGE 601-271-6919; ALSO, FUEL AVAIL. SELF-SERV W/ CC 24/7.
Airframe Repair:MAJOR
Power Plant Repair:MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimension:6094 x 150 ft / 1857.5 x 45.7 m
Surface:ASPH, Good Condition
Surface Treatment:Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Weight Limit:Single wheel: 48000 lbs.
Dual wheel: 68000 lbs.
Dual tandem wheel: 145000 lbs.
Edge Lights:High
 

Runway 13

Runway 31

Longitude:089-15-36.9285W089-14-43.9302W
Latitude:31-16-13.5853N31-15-34.0347N
Elevation:151.00 ft142.00 ft
Alignment:127127
Traffic Pattern:LeftLeft
Markings:Non-precision instrument, Good ConditionNon-precision instrument, Good Condition
Crossing Height:40.00 ft40.00 ft
Displaced threshold:996.00 ft0.00 ft
VASI:4-light PAPI on left side4-light PAPI on left side
Visual Glide Angle:3.00°3.00°
Runway End Identifier:Yes
Obstruction:20 ft trees, 300.0 ft from runway, 200 ft right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THLD; FM +58 FT TREES; 2417 FT FM DSPLCD THLD; 400 FT L.
71 ft trees, 2200.0 ft from runway, 28:1 slope to clear

Radio Navigation Aids

ID Type Name Ch Freq Var Dist
THJNDBTallahala346.0000E25.6 nm
FOHNDBFoxworth331.0005E29.1 nm
BXNDBCarma353.0002E38.9 nm
PCUVOR/DMEPicayune059X112.2005E49.0 nm
LBYVORTACEaton043X110.6005E10.2 nm
GCVVORTACGreene County104X115.7005E40.7 nm

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General Info
Country United States
State MISSISSIPPI
FAA ID HBG
Latitude 31-15-54.236N
Longitude 089-15-10.917W
Elevation 151 feet
Near City HATTIESBURG


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