Cape Cod Gateway Airport

Cape Cod Gateway Airport - Barnstable Municipal (KHYA) sits in Hyannis, Massachusetts, in the heart of Cape Cod. The field handles modest commercial service (Cape Air, JetBlue seasonal) and a substantial flow of business aviation during the structural Cape Cod summer peak (Memorial Day through Labor Day) when the New England leisure flow drives extreme ramp pressure. Brokers use KHYA as both a Cape Cod destination and a connecting point for further onward to Nantucket (KACK) and Martha's Vineyard (KMVY) via light aircraft and seaplane. The two runways at KHYA (15/33 5,425 ft, 6/24 5,253 ft) handle most current business jets up through heavy operations; ultra-long-range jets with maximum payloads use KACK or KBED for longer departures. Several FBOs (Rectrix Aerodrome Centers and Griffin Avionics among them) handle business movements. Field elevation is 54 feet, no density-altitude concerns. The dominant operational considerations are summer coastal fog (the Cape sees persistent morning fog from June through August), summer thunderstorms, occasional Nor'easters in shoulder seasons, and hurricane risk. Ground time to Hyannis is 5 minutes; the Kennedy Compound in Hyannisport is 10; the Nantucket / Vineyard ferry terminals are 5–10.