Redstone Aaf Airport (KHUA), Alabama
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Redstone AAF (KHUA) is a towered military field on the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, with a single paved runway. Business aviation traffic here is limited and access is subject to prior permission requirements.
Runways
Redstone Aaf Airport has one paved runway, 17/35, 7,300 ft long and 150 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Redstone Aaf Airport has 100LL available on the field. The airport has an operating control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Redstone Aaf Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field (KHSV), 5 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Redstone Aaf Airport recorded 258 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in December. Business aviation traffic at KHUA is concentrated toward the end of the year, with December showing the highest monthly count and October recording no operations.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month December, 44 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 4.2 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Redstone Aaf Airport has published operating constraints in four categories: access, runway notes, environmental and other notes.
Restricted: 24-hour prior permission required for all aircraft, extended to 48 hours for aircraft carrying hazardous cargo. Contact Base Operations. Refueling may be delayed. Aircraft must adhere to their PPR arrival block time within plus or minus 30 minutes of scheduled landing.
Miscellaneous: limited parking available. Photography is not permitted without Base Operations approval.
For clearance delivery, contact Huntsville Approach.
When the control tower is closed, the MALSR for Runway 17 is activated along with the PAPI for Runway 17 and 35 and the HIRL for Runway 17/35, controlled via CTAF.
The PAR and PAPI for Runway 17-35 are coincidental.
Caution: deer, turkey, and coyote hazards present. Aircraft larger than a C-12 should use extreme caution while taxiing due to minimal wingtip clearance.
Fuel: 100LL is available from 1230 to 0330Z Monday through Friday, excluding holidays; other times by request.
Transient aircraft alert: limited services available.
Radar: see the terminal FLIP publication for radar minima.
Miscellaneous: fixed-wing aircraft larger than a C-130 are restricted to Taxiway D, Taxiway E, and the North Ramp area. LAWRS is in effect. All transient aircraft operating outside of KHUA must receive a range briefing from Base Operations prior to operation.
Base Operations is open 1300 to 0300Z Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Other times by request, reachable on 126.2 or 239.275.
Avoid overflight of the satellite communications complex below 2000 feet, located 1.8 nautical miles southeast of the airfield.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Redstone Aaf Airport has five airfields within 27 NM. The closest is Huntsville International-Carl T Jones Field (KHSV), 5.11 NM southwest.
Part of the Huntsville and the Tennessee Valley area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KHUA
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 KHUA.
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 KHUA?
Redstone AAF (KHUA) offers 100LL only; there is no Jet A on the field. Fuel is available Monday through Friday during published hours, with other times by request only.
How do I get PPR authorization to operate at Redstone AAF?
KHUA requires 24-hour prior permission for all aircraft, extended to 48 hours for aircraft carrying hazardous cargo. Arrivals must adhere to their scheduled block time within plus or minus 30 minutes, and coordination goes through Base Ops.
Does KHUA have customs available on-site?
Redstone AAF has no on-site customs processing. The nearest customs facility is Huntsville International, located about 5.11 nautical miles away.