Higginsville Industrial Municipal (KHIG), Missouri
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Higginsville Industrial Municipal (KHIG) is a public-use, non-towered airport in western Missouri with a single paved runway. Business aviation traffic here is light, and the field relies on CTAF and adjacent approach facilities for traffic coordination.
Runways
Higginsville Industrial Municipal has one paved runway, 16/34, 4,400 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
Higginsville Industrial Municipal has 100LL available on the field. The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Higginsville Industrial Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Kansas City Downtown / Wheeler Field (KMKC), 43 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Higginsville Industrial Municipal recorded 28 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in April and June. Business aviation activity at KHIG is concentrated in April, June, and the October-to-December period, according to FAA TFMSC traffic data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month April, 5 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Higginsville Industrial Municipal averages 10.3 days above 90°F in July, 28.4 freeze days in January and 1.7 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 86.7°F, and January the coldest, at 36.4°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Higginsville Industrial Municipal has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Whiteman Approach. When Whiteman Approach is closed, contact Kansas City ARTCC.
MIRL for runway 16/34 is pilot-activated. PAPI and REIL are installed on both runway 16 and runway 34; use CTAF.
Wildlife is present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
For after-hours service, call the numbers posted on the terminal door.
Extensive helicopter operations occur at the airport.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Higginsville Industrial Municipal has five airfields within 33 NM. The closest is Skyhaven (KRCM), 18.27 NM south.
Part of the Kansas City area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KHIG
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 KHIG.
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 Jet A fuel available at KHIG?
No. Higginsville Industrial Municipal stocks 100LL only, with no Jet A on the field. Operators needing Jet A should plan a fuel stop elsewhere before or after a visit.
Can international flights clear customs at KHIG?
Higginsville Industrial Municipal has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs facility is KMKC, located about 43 nautical miles away, so crews should plan their clearance there.
How long is the runway at KHIG?
KHIG has a single paved runway, 16/34, measuring 4,400 feet by 75 feet with an asphalt surface. This is also the longest paved surface listed for the field.