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HLN Meaning

HLN Airport Meaning

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HLN Meaning:

HLN stands for Helena Regional Airport


Located in Helena, Montana, HLN (Helena Regional Airport) is classified as a nonhub airport by the FAA. You can check out more of HLN's characteristics and attributes below, including its airport code, location indicator and location identifier.


Helena Regional Airport (HLN) Characteristics:

      City: Helena
      State: Montana
      FAA: Helena Regional Airport
      IATA: HLN
      ICAO: KHLN
      Role: P-N

The city and state are where the airport is located, although an airport is sometimes outside of the boundaries city in which it's listed.

The "FAA" refers to the airport's location identifier, which is assigned by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).

The "IATA" refers to the airport code, which is assigned by the IATA (International Air Transport Association). Airports usually share the same FAA and IATA, though some do not.

The "ICAO" refers to the airport's location indicator, which assigned by the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization).


HLN is a commercial airport, and as such, is designated as a primary (P) airport by the FAA. All primary airports, inlcuding HLN, are grouped into four categories (hubs) by the FAA:

      P-N: Nonhub airport (has more than 10,000 annual enplanements, but less than 0.05% of total U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-S: Small hub airport (between 0.05% and 0.25% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-M: Medium hub airport (between 0.25 and 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)
      P-L: Large hub airport (at least 1% of U.S. annual enplanements)

HLN meaning is Helena Regional Airport.

Helena Regional Airport can be abbreviated as HLN.

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