Hagerstown Regional Airport (Richard A. Henson Field) is in Washington County, Maryland, five miles north of Hagerstown, Maryland and a half mile (800 m) from the Maryland/Pennsylvania border. The airport is off Interstate 81 at exit 10 and U.S. Route 11, not far from Northern Virginia, South Central Pennsylvania, and the eastern panhandle of West Virginia.

The Federal Aviation Administration says this airport had 29,105 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2019,"Enplanements for CY 2019". CY 2019 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. September 25, 2020. 14,373 in 2020, 23,227 in 2021 and 32,197 in 2022."Enplanements for CY 2021 and CY 2022". CY 2022 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. June 23, 2023. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2023-2027 categorized it as a "non-hub primary commercial service airport" based on 2021 enplanements."2023-2027 NPIAS Report, Appendix A". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 6, 2022.

History The airfield opened in 1928 on of farmland purchased by the Kreider-Reisner Aircraft Company. It was purchased by the City of Hagerstown in 1933.Mitchell, Kent A. (Fall 2003). "The Hagerstown Airport ". American Aviation Historical Society Journal. Vol. 48. Number 3.

In 1934, after purchase by Fairchild, Kreider-Reisner was renamed the Fairchild Aircraft Corporation. In the following years, an aircraft manufacturing facility was built on the Hagerstown municipal airport site. In the 1940s, the Fairchild Aircraft factory at Hagerstown produced PT-19 trainers and C-82 Packet transport aircraft for the war at the facility, designated Air Force Plant 11. After World War II, Fairchild would go on to produce C-119 and C-123 military transports and license-produce Fokker F27 airliners at Hagerstown. From 1973 to 1984, final assembly and checkout of the A-10 Thunderbolt II was performed at Hagerstown. Following A-10 production, Fairchild shut down the Hagerstown plant. In 57 years of operation, the Fairchild Aircraft factory had built over 10,000 aircraft.

The facility was named Washington County Regional Airport in 1981, when ownership was transferred from the City of Hagerstown to Washington County. In 1998, the county renamed it Hagerstown Regional Airport - Richard A. Henson Field.

Subsidiaries of US Airways Express had served Hagerstown Regional Airport for some time. The airport lost eligibility for Essential Air Service funding on October 1, 2007, because it was located less than from a larger airport."Hagerstown Airport gets new runway". The Capital (Annapolis, Maryland). December 1, 2007. p. A4. The last discontinued destination from Hagerstown by this air carrier group was Pittsburgh International Airport."Hagerstown flights to Pittsburgh halted". Associated Press. Allegheny Times (Coraopolis, Pennsylvania). October 2, 2007. Due to low ridership and the expired federal subsidy, Air Midwest ended their flights from Hagerstown on September 30, 2007."Air Midwest to leave Hagerstown airport, MD". Associated Press. The Herald-Mail (Hagerstown, Maryland). June 27, 2007.

Hagerstown Regional Airport was without an airline for just over a year"Commercial flights return to Hagerstown". The Record Herald (Waynesboro, Pennsylvania). September 18, 2008. until the advent of Allegiant Air which flew from Hagerstown Regional Airport to Orlando Sanford International Airport with two departures on Friday and two arrivals on Monday. The airline started commercial service on November 14, 2008.Jacobson, Susan. "Direct flights to Maryland start". The Orlando Sentinel. November 16, 2008. The airline used the McDonnell Douglas MD-82/MD-83 aircraft on this route. Scheduled service at Hagerstown ended on July 19, 2010,Florea, Linda. "Airline cuts flights to Hagerstown, Md." The Orlando Sentinel. June 5, 2010. p. B3. but service later resumed. On August 13, 2013, Allegiant began another hiatus from operations at Hagerstown Regional Airport. They resumed service on November 15, 2013, with afternoon flights.

Beginning on March 24, 2009,"First Cape Air flights arrive in Hagerstown, MD". Associated Press. The Herald-Mail (Hagerstown, Maryland). March 25, 2009. Cape Air served Hagerstown Regional with four flights daily on Cessna 402 aircraft to Baltimore-Washington International Airport in Baltimore. These flights were subsidized by the Essential Air Service federal program. This service ended in 2012 and was replaced on November 5, 2012 with EAS-subsidized service when Sun Air International began offering daily flights to Washington Dulles International Airport in suburban Washington, D.C."Hagerstown air service expansion delayed". The Cumberland Times-News. December 16, 2012. "Sun Air ... started flying between Hagerstown and Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia on Nov. 5, four days later than the carrier first expected."

On June 23, 2011 Hagerstown Regional Airport began service from Direct Air, operated by Dynamic Airways, to Lakeland, Florida, and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina."Airline to offer flights to Florida, South Carolina from Hagerstown". The Frederick News-Post. March 31, 2011. In August 2011, Direct Air decided to temporarily suspend service from Hagerstown, saying that demand for service during the winter was expected to decrease.Waters, Jr., Ed. "Direct Air halts winter flights". The Frederick News-Post. August 10, 2011. Direct Air stated they would consider returning to the Hagerstown market in the spring of 2012. Direct Air was subject to Chapter 7 liquidation on April 12, 2012.

Hagerstown Regional Airport's eligibility for Essential Air Service was planned to be cut because the airport had fewer than ten s per service day in 2013, in accordance with the FAA Modernization Act of 2012."Cardin, Mikulski, Delaney Laud EAS Waiver for Hagerstown Regional Airport." The Office of Sen. Benjamin Cardin. Targeted News Service. Press release. September 30, 2014. United States Senators Ben Cardin and Barbara A. Mikulski and U.S. Congressman John Delaney advocated for the United States Department of Transportation to approve a waiver, pointing to a significant increase in enplanements in early 2014. The Department of Transportation approved the waiver, and Hagerstown Regional Airport retained its eligibility for Essential Air Service.

In February 2015 Allegiant Air began nonstop jet service twice weekly to St. Petersburg/Clearwater International Airport, which was followed by twice weekly service to Orlando Sanford International Airport.

By 2015, Hagerstown Aircraft Services, a maintenance, repair, and overhaul facility at the airport, had closed. A portion of the former Fairchild plant was put up for auction in 2017. After its cancellation due to the owner's bankruptcy, a portion of the plant was sold in August 2019 and the remainder was put up for auction.

In October 2019, the Department of Transportation again announced the end of Essential Air Service to Hagerstown, pending any successful appeals. Southern Airways Express subsequently announced the suspension of ticket sales for their routes from the airport in October 2019.

Given the location near Camp David, Air Force One has landed at Hagerstown Regional Airport on several occasions, but usually the Boeing C-32 aircraft rather than the Boeing VC-25 aircraft.

Facilities

Hagerstown Regional Airport covers 693 acres (280 ha) at an elevation of 703 feet (214 m). It has two asphalt runways: 9/27 is 7,000 by 150 feet (2,134 x 46 m) and 2/20 is 3,165 by 100 feet (965 x 30 m).

In October 2010, a new hangar opened."Airport receives boost with new hangar". Public Opinion (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania). October 20, 2010. p. A10. Construction of the hangar was financed with $6.5 million of Recovery Zone Facility Bonds, a tax-exempt bond from the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development for projects that stimulate business development projects in distressed areas.

In the year ending March 31, 2023, the airport had 39,303 aircraft operations, average 108 per day: 82% general aviation, 12% military, 5% air taxi, and 1% airline. 153 aircraft were then based at this airport: 126 single-engine, 18 multi-engine, 7 jet, 1 helicopter and 1 ultralight.

In 2014 the United States Department of Transportation awarded a $1,000,000 grant to Hagerstown Regional Airport to plan and design major rehabilitation on two taxiways, including ensuring the structural integrity of the taxiway and adding LED safety lighting."Mikulski, Cardin Announce $1,000,000 in Federal Funding to Improve Safety, Efficiency at Hagerstown Airport". The Office of Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski. Targeted News Service. Press release. May 14, 2014.

Rider Jet Center is the airport fixed-base operator."Rider Jet Center". Dining is available at “the Grille at Runways” within the FBO and at Nick's Airport Inn Restaurant, however both are located on the north-side of the airport and not directly accessible from the south-side passenger terminal.

Airline and destinations

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Statistics Top destinations + Busiest domestic routes from HGR (April 2025 – March 2026) Rank Airport Passengers Carriers 1 Orlando/Sanford, Florida 18,030 Allegiant 2 St. Petersburg/Clearwater, Florida 16,610 Allegiant 3 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 9,950 Allegiant

Annual Traffic +Annual Traffic Year Passengers Change from Previous Year Airline(s) Destination(s) Total Cargo (Freight & Mail) (lbs.) Change from Previous Year 20059,852Air Midwest dba US Airways ExpressPittsburgh36,000200611,71118.87%Air Midwest dba US Airways ExpressPittsburgh49,00037.19%20075,41353.78%Air Midwest dba US Airways ExpressPittsburgh22,00055.75%20083,28639.29%AllegiantOrlando/Sanford0100.00%200926,600709.49%AllegiantOrlando/Sanford16,000100.00%Cape AirBaltimore201020,90021.43%AllegiantOrlando/Sanford0100.00%Cape AirBaltimore20116,89067.03%Cape AirBaltimore17,000100.00%201220,030190.71%AllegiantOrlando/Sanford46,000178.37%Cape AirBaltimoreSun Air ExpressWashington–Dulles201325,01024.86%AllegiantOrlando/Sanford116,000152.41%Sun Air ExpressWashington–Dulles201429,46017.79%AllegiantOrlando/Sanford56,00051.89%Sun Air ExpressWashington–Dulles201549,63068.47%AllegiantOrlando/Sanford52,0006.15%St.Petersburg/ClearwaterSun Air ExpressPittsburghWashington–Dulles201653,7008.20%AllegiantOrlando/Sanford15,00072.13%St.Petersburg/ClearwaterSouthern Airways ExpressBaltimorePittsburghSun Air ExpressPittsburghWashington–Dulles201750,3706.61%AllegiantOrlando/Sanford52,000255.93%St.Petersburg/ClearwaterSouthern Airways ExpressBaltimorePittsburgh201846,4807.72%AllegiantOrlando/Sanford74,00042.34%St.Petersburg/ClearwaterSouthern Airways ExpressBaltimorePittsburgh201957,22023.11%AllegiantMyrtle Beach7,56789.77%Orlando/SanfordSt.Petersburg/ClearwaterSouthern Airways ExpressBaltimorePittsburgh202028,75049.76%AllegiantMyrtle Beach25,000227.90%Orlando/SanfordSt.Petersburg/Clearwater202145,69058.92%AllegiantMyrtle Beach0100.00%Orlando/SanfordSt.Petersburg/Clearwater202263,34038.63%AllegiantMyrtle Beach7,912100.00%Orlando/SanfordSt.Petersburg/Clearwater202364,8402.37%AllegiantMyrtle Beach112,0001,317.42%Orlando/SanfordSt.Petersburg/Clearwater202481,98026.43%AllegiantMyrtle Beach4,96295.58%Orlando/SanfordSt.Petersburg/Clearwater

Transportation

Hagerstown Regional Airport is 15 minutes by car from downtown Hagerstown, and it is located directly off Interstate 81 and U.S. Route 11. Interstate 70 is south of the airport and the airport is accessible via Interstate 81. Parking at the airport is $5 per day with the first hour free. Car rental service are available at the airport. Taxi service is available to and from the airport upon request. Washington County Transit buses make regular stops at the airport, and there are also buses to nearby hotels.

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