Harrisburg Airport (MDT) Information

Where is Harrisburg Airport?
MDT Harrisburg International Airport (IATA: MDT, ICAO: KMDT, FAA LID: MDT) is a public use airport located in Lower Swatara Township, Pennsylvania, eight nautical miles (15 km) southeast of the central business district of Harrisburg. It is owned by the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority.

The airport code MDT is a reference to the surrounding community of Middletown, which is a suburb of Harrisburg. Planes landing at MDT from the south are often routed near or over Three Mile Island, only a few miles from the airport. The airport, frequently referred to as HIA, is the primary commercial service airport in South Central Pennsylvania and ranks as the third-busiest airport in Pennsylvania for both passenger enplanements and cargo shipments behind Philadelphia International Airport and Pittsburgh International Airport.

MDT Harrisburg International Airport covers an area of 680 acres (275 ha) at an elevation of 310 feet (94 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 13/31 and measuring 10,001 by 200 feet (3,048 x 61 m). Runway 13 is equipped with a CAT III approach allowing operations down to 600 ft RVR (Runway Visual Range). The airport is also equipped with a Surface Movement Guidance Control System (SMGCS) that allows for aircraft and vehicle ground movements during reduced visibility specifically below 1200 ft RVR down to 600 ft RVR.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 71,190 aircraft operations, an average of 195 per day: 54% air taxi, 22% general aviation, 13% scheduled commercial and 12% military. At that time there were 29 aircraft based at this airport: 17% single-engine, 28% multi-engine, 31% jet, 3% helicopter and 21% military. The terminal at the airport has 12 gates and is a pier finger lay out; the passenger terminal is located centrally on the airfield and is almost parallel to the center of the runway.

Additional Harrisburg Airport information may be found by visiting their official website below.

• Official MDT Harrisburg International Airport Website