service to Atlanta, operated with an ATR 72 March 4, 2010 - November 1, 2010: Delta Connection (Mesaba Airlines) with service to Atlanta, operated with a Saab 340 Facilities Hilton Head Island Airport covers 180 acres (53 ha) at an elevation of 19 feet (6 m). Its one runway, 3/21, is 5,000 by 100 feet (1,524 x 30 m). The runway was extended from 4,300 feet to 5,000 feet in the summer of 2018. The FAA had recommended the runway be extended to 5,300 feet but public opinion on Hilton Head Island necessitated a smaller extension. In October 2010, the airport adopted a master plan that called for a 5,400 feet extension. However, that did not come to fruition. Other safety improvements to the airport have been completed since 2018, including the relocation of Taxiway A by 100 feet, added airfield drainage components, removal of trees in the flight path and the revision of the general aviation parking area. The current terminal building was built in 1995. At , it has four airline gates. For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2018, the airport had 37,632 aircraft operations, an average of 103 per day: 81% general aviation, 17% air taxi and 2% military. In July 2018, there were 89 aircraft based at this airport: 62% single-engine, 26% multi-engine, 9% jet, 2% helicopter and 1% ultralight. Airlines and destinations Passenger Statistics In 2018, HXD handled 75,620 total commercial passengers. The only commercial route to and from HXD at that time was to Charlotte, North Carolina. Top destinations Annual traffic References External links Hilton Head Island Airport at Beaufort County website Hilton Head (HXD) at South Carolina Aeronautics Commission website Signature Flight Support, the fixed-base operator Map of the airport from OpenStreetMap Airports in South Carolina Transportation in Beaufort County, South Carolina Buildings and structures in Beaufort County, South Carolina 1967 establishments in South Carolina Airports established in 1967