Billy Mitchell Airport (KHSE), North Carolina
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Billy Mitchell Airport (KHSE) serves Hatteras, North Carolina, from a single paved runway within the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Business aviation traffic here is light, and the field operates without a control tower or on-field attendance.
Runways
Billy Mitchell Airport has one paved runway, 07/25, 3,002 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Billy Mitchell Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Michael J Smith Field (KMRH), 59 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Billy Mitchell Airport recorded 190 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in June. Business aviation traffic at KHSE concentrates in the late spring and summer months, peaking in June, according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month June, 56 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Billy Mitchell Airport averages 3.5 days above 90°F in July and 7.1 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 87.3°F, and January the coldest, at 55.4°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Billy Mitchell Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: access, runway notes and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Cherry Point Approach.
Sand dunes 10 to 35 feet high and scrub trees line both sides of the runway within the runway obstacle free area.
Sand dunes 5 feet high lie 0-200 feet from the threshold, 122 feet right of centerline, and sand dunes 10 feet high lie 0-200 feet from the threshold, 138 feet left of centerline.
An 8-foot dune lies 52 feet from the threshold, 126 feet left of centerline; a 15-foot windsock lies 72 feet from the threshold, 221 feet left of centerline; and 26-foot trees lie 0-100 feet from the threshold, 152 feet right of centerline.
The Runway 07/25 safety area consists of loose sand and dunes and is not suitable for aircraft.
The airport closes 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise. All nighttime operations are prohibited.
High-speed, low-level military operations occur in the vicinity of the airport.
Flocks of seagulls are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
Additional aircraft parking is available on the mid-field apron.
The airport is located within Cape Hatteras National Seashore. Maintain 2,000 feet vertical and horizontal distance from the seashore beaches.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Billy Mitchell Airport has four airfields within 48 NM. The closest is Ocracoke Island, 18.83 NM southwest.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KHSE
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KHSE.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is fuel available at KHSE?
Fuel type data is not published for Billy Mitchell Airport (KHSE) in current records. Dispatchers should confirm fuel availability directly before planning a stop, since the field is unattended and no fuel service details are on file.
What are the operating hours at Billy Mitchell Airport?
Billy Mitchell Airport (KHSE) closes 30 minutes after sunset and reopens 30 minutes before sunrise, with all nighttime operations prohibited. The field is unattended, so this closure applies without exception regardless of prior arrangement.
Where is the nearest customs facility to KHSE?
Customs service is not available onsite at Billy Mitchell Airport (KHSE). The nearest customs airport of entry is KMRH, located approximately 59.4 nautical miles away, and arrangements must be made there instead.