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Table Of Content
- History
- Terminal Information
- Airlines and Destinations
- ATC Information
- Airfield Information
- SID’s / STAR’s
History
Early History (Pre 1970)
- Construction of then “New Haven Municipal Airport” began in 1929, and the airport was opened to the public just less than 2 years after in August 1931. Li-Con Airways was the first to serve the airport starting in 1933 as a passenger and mail air-service up until fall 1934 when it’s service was entirely replaced by American Airlines as a stop-over on flights between New York Municpal/Idlewild (Now JFK) and Boston.
- American Airlines served the airport until 1960. That year, Alleghney Airlines and their regional subsidiary pushed out AAL and began serving the airport with BAC one-elevens.
- In 1961, the airport was rename to “Tweed New Haven Airport” to honor the airport’s first manager, Mr. John H. Tweed!
- Eastern Airlines served the airport between 1948 and 1970, and briefly between 1972 and 1974 with their B727 and DC9-30, operating a mixed schedule to Baltimore, Washington-DCA, Boston, Miami, and Atlanta.
1970 - 2000
- New Haven Airways began service in 1978, operating a hub at HVN until 1985 with a fleet of EMB 110’s, DHC-6’s and Short 360’s to many cities across New England and the Mid-Atlantic regions including Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Boston
- During this time, USAir Express began service to New Haven from Philadelphia, Pittsburg, and Washington DC with a wide array of aircraft including the Dornier 328 and Beechcraft 1900
- United Airlines made their debut between 1985-86 with a regional codeshare they operated with Air Wisconsin to Chicago-O’hare on the Bae 146
- Among the big airlines, a large number of smaller airlines operated flights to New Haven, including Continental Express, Northwest Airline, TW Express (TWA), and Ocean Airlines.
- Service dwindled here and there with many airlines leaving, some returning and soon after leaving again throughout the 1990s.
21st Century
- Comair (Operating as Delta connection) been thrise daily service to Cincinnati in 2004 with the CRJ2, operating until January 2006
- Pan Am Clipper Connection operated for a short time in 2007 at HVN flying to a few destinations around New England using a small fleet of Jet Stream 31 Aircraft
- After Pan Am left, US Airways Express was only airline to offer service to New Haven. They operated a variable fleet of regional aircraft including the Dash-8 100, and CRJ’s (All 3 variants) to Philadelphia Int’l. After the merge between US Airways and American, American maintained service to the airport from PHL, and added a flight to charlotte in 2018. Operational conflicts throughout the early 2020s eventually led AA to cease all operations at the airport.
The Rise of Avelo
- Houston based Low-cost airline Avelo announced in May 2021 that they’d be opening up an east coast hub at HVN with a fleet of then 3 B737-700’s to 6 destinations in Florida! Over the last 3 years, they have expanded to 25 cities with both the -700 and -800, including San Juan PR, Washington Dulles, Chicago Midway, Wilmington NC, and Traverse City!
Terminal Information
New Haven airport currently operates 3 Terminal gates and 2 remote airline parking spots, all used by Avelo. The passenger terminal is comprised of 2 separate buildings… 1 being for departing passengers and 1 for arriving passengers. Fun Fact - The arrivals building is home to the original ATC tower!
This is all reflected very accurately in Infinite Flight, thanks to the amazing work of IFAET member @Rhys_V!
For more information regarding IRL operations of the terminal, I’d recommend visiting the airport website → https://flytweed.com
Airlines and Destinations
(Note) - All flights shown below are operated by Avelo
| City Served | Flight Number | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | XP393 | B737-800 |
| Baltimore | XP409 | B737-800 |
| Charleston SC | XP485, XP487 | B737-700/-800 |
| Charlotte/Concord | XP397 | B737-800 |
| Chicago-Midway | XP421 | B737-700 |
| Daytona Beach | XP385 | B737-700/-800 |
| Destin/Fort Walton | XP451 | B737-800 |
| Fort Lauderdale | XP323 | B737-800 |
| Fort Myers | XP357 | B737-700/-800 |
| Greenville/Spartanburg | XP447 | B737-700/-800 |
| Houston-Hobby | XP400 | B737-700 |
| Knoxville | XP453 | B737-800 |
| Lakeland | XP401 | B737-700 |
| Myrtle Beach | XP691 | B737-800 |
| Nashville | XP433 | B737-700 |
| Orlando | XP301, XP317 | B737-700/-800 |
| Raleigh | XP377, XP379 | B737-800 |
| San Juan | XP327 | B737-800 |
| Sarasota | XP305 | B737-700/-800 |
| Savannah | XP463 | B737-800 |
| St. Louis | XP404 | B737-700 |
| Tampa | XP367, XP369 | B737-700/-800 |
| Traverse City | XP471 | B737-700 |
| Washington Dulles | XP493 | B737-700 |
| West Palm Beach | XP345 | B737-700/-800 |
| Wilmington NC | XP455 | B737-700/-800 |
Air Traffic Control Information
New Haven Airport Currently operates an FAA tower, located on the north-east side of the airport, near the GA aprons and hangars. The airport is within the New York Radar center and uses New York City route control for approach and departure! Below is a table containing the main frequencies. More info can be found here…
→ AirNav: KHVN - Tweed/New Haven Airport
→ HVN - Tweed/New Haven Airport | SkyVector
| Frequency | Name |
|---|---|
| 124.8 | CTAF |
| 122.95 | UNICOM |
| 133.65 | ATIS |
| 121.7 | HVN Ground |
| 124.8 | HVN Tower |
Airfield Information
Runways
| Name | Length | Material |
|---|---|---|
| 2/20 | 5,600ft (1,707m) | Asphalt |
Elevation - 12.6ft msl
Timezone - UTC -4
FAA Identifier - HVN
ICAO KHVN
Pattern altitude - 1011.6 ft. MSL
SID’s and STAR’s
SID’s
| Name | Direction/s | Runways used |
|---|---|---|
| BHAVN1 | ALL | 2/20 |
STAR’s
| Name | Direction/s | Runways used |
|---|---|---|
| BDR1 | North, Northwest | 2/20 |
| DENNA3 | North, Northwest | 2/20 |
Very Best, and Enjoy!!!
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