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  IATA HPN
  ICAO KHPN
  Type Public
  Run By Westchester County, NY
  Closest Town White Plains, New York
  Elevation Ft 439
  Elevation M 1338



  Runway Angle 16/34
  Runway Length F 6,548
  Runway Length M 1,996


  Runway Angle 11/29
  Runway Length F 4,451
  Runway Length M 1,357


Westchester County Airport serves that Suburb an county, other nearby counties' passengers that seek to avoid major New York airports, and to a degree New York City . Its IATA Airport Code is derived from its location in White Plains , although by some accounts the code is taken from the neighboring communities of Harrison , Purchase , and North Castle . The airport is owned by Westchester County .

The airport was originally constructed for military purposes, home to an Air National Guard unit, but today is used for general aviation and commercial service, which began in 1947 . It is operated by the government of Westchester County, New York .

Westchester County Airport has one terminal with four gates.

The airport was the point of departure for the last flight of Independence Air ; a flight to Washington, DC at 7:26pm on Thursday, January 5, 2006.

On April 4th, AirTran Airways launched service to Atlanta , Orlando , and West Palm Beach . This began the airport's first service to Florida in several years.


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