--- iata: HSV name: Huntsville International Airport city: Huntsville country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-13' officialWebsite: 'https://flyhuntsville.com/' sources: - 'https://flyhuntsville.com/' - 'https://portofhuntsville.com/' - 'https://portofhuntsville.com/airport/airlines-destinations/' - 'https://portofhuntsville.com/airport/parking/' - 'https://portofhuntsville.com/airport/dining-shopping/' - 'https://portofhuntsville.com/airport/faqs/' - 'https://portofhuntsville.com/airport/tsa-global-entry/' - 'https://portofhuntsville.com/airport/services-amenities/' - 'https://portofhuntsville.com/airport/rental-cars-ground-transportation/' - 'https://portofhuntsville.com/airport/four-points-by-sheraton/' - 'https://portofhuntsville.com/about/' - 'https://portofhuntsville.com/about/leadership/' - 'https://portofhuntsville.com/about/passenger-activity-data/' - >- https://portofhuntsville.com/category-news-huntsville-international-airport-sets-all-time-annual-passenger-traffic-record-in-2025/ - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KHSV' - >- https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-commercial-service-enplanements-preliminary.pdf - 'https://aviationdb.com/Aviation/OTP/Destination-OTP-2025.shtm' - >- https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/travelInformation/destinationInformation/hsv-airport.html - 'https://escapelounges.com/us/locations/' - >- https://www.huntsvilleal.gov/development/streets/public-transportation/orbit/ quickFacts: - >- Official passenger-activity table (updated monthly): CY 2025 enplaned **858,786** + deplaned **864,071** = **1,722,857** passengers (**+5.3%**). Same table 2024 **776,620** + **814,519** = **1,591,139**. January 20 2026 press leftover prints **1,722,898** and 2024 **1,635,589** — leftover vs the live table. Official 2026 monthly cells through July add to **530,825** + **536,464** = **1,067,289** (**+7.7%**). July 2026 **182,556**. FAA prelim CY 2025 enplanements **843,482** (rank **110**, +4.82% vs **804,665**) are boardings only — do not mix. - >- Owner / operator **Huntsville-Madison County Airport Authority** (HMCAA), a five-member Alabama public corporation. Live leadership cards (13 Sep 2026): Chair **Joey Ceci**; Vice Chair **LaFreeda M. Jordan**; Secretary **Carl J. Gessler, Jr., M.D.**; Vice Secretary/Treasurer **Mark McDaniel**; **Philip W. (Trey) Bentley, III**. City leftover still calls **Gessler** Board Chair / President — leftover vs the live cards. Live exec: CEO / AirNav manager **Luther H. (Butch) Roberts, Jr., A.A.E., CMA** (**256-258-1958**); COO **Kevin Vandeberg, A.A.E.**; CFO **Robert Pro, CPA, USAP**; CBDO **Barbie Peek**; Chief Legal Officer **Amy Murphree, A.A.E.**; Chief Design and Construction **Jim Flowers, USAP, CM**. Admin **1000 Glenn Hearn Blvd., Box 20008, Huntsville, AL 35824**. Info **256-772-9395** / **info@hsvairport.org**. Admin offices second floor, Monday–Friday **8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.**, closed major holidays. Emergencies **256-461-1116**. Civil one-terminal campus (FAA name **Carl T. Jones Field**). Historical Madison County / Jones Field branding is gone as passenger branding; IATA stays **HSV**. **Do not create KHSV as a second page.** **Do not merge HUA (Redstone Army Airfield), MDQ (Huntsville Executive / Tom Sharp Jr), DCU (Pryor Field), BHM, or BNA.** Signature FBO / Intermodal Center / Jetplex / Spaceport / FTZ #83 / Four Points / Sunset Landing are campus tenants — this is not an airbase or cargo-only page. - >- One civil passenger building. Official maps / amenities leftover name gates through **12** (SARA downstairs by Gates **11–12**; family restrooms between Gates **4–6** and **7–10**) — official pages **do not print** a live gate-to-airline map. Building **24/7**. Official FAQ clock: TSA recommends **90 minutes** domestic / **2 hours** international leftover. Peak leftover: weekday early morning and afternoon. Live official airlines page (13 Sep 2026), **five** names: **Allegiant, American, Breeze, Delta, United**. Official dest table is **U.S. only** (**18** printed cities). Homepage leftover **18** nonstops; services leftover **15**; Jan 2026 press leftover **19** — leftover vs the live table. **Do not invent Southwest, Spirit, Frontier, Silver, jetBlue, or Alaska.** - >- **No passenger lounge.** Official dining / amenities / TSA / maps have no club. American.com clubs **Not Available**. Live Escape Lounges US list does **not** include HSV. Priority Pass HSV URL **404**. Aggregator **"The Club HSV / Escape HSV / Priority Pass HSV" is fiction.** Four Points **The Grille Restaurant and Lounge** is a hotel kitchen, not a ticketed-pax club. Empty `lounges: []`. **Do not seed a placeholder lounge row.** - >- `lib/airports.json`: IATA **HSV**, ICAO **KHSV**, 34.638766, −86.775394, America/Chicago. AirNav elev **628.9 ft**, 9 mi SW of Huntsville; 34.6371969, −86.7750542; ZIP **35824**. AirNav RWY **18R/36L 12,600×150**, **18L/36R 10,001×150**. Official About leftover: two parallels **10,000** and **12,600** ft with **5,000**-ft separation. ARFF Index **C**. ATCT **0600–0000**. Customs landing-rights; official dest table has **no scheduled international passenger airline**. FAA leftover: Redstone Army Airfield (**HUA**) sits about **four miles** northeast — a different field. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: 'TSA leftover is 90 minutes — not a 4:00 a.m. clock' detail: >- Official pages do not print a standing numeric wait tile. American.com leftover counter 3:30 a.m.–7:00 p.m., cash and checks not accepted, curbside check-in Not Available. Huntleigh wheelchair / Skycap leftover 4:30 a.m. until the last flight (256-457-3519). averageSecurityMinutes 15 on the score card is editorial unpublished, not a live TSA tile. TSA PreCheck is on official HSV pages; enrollment is not on the airport. CLEAR and ConfirmID $45 are not on official HSV pages. summary: >- Official FAQ: arrive at least 90 minutes before a domestic departure; international leftover is two hours. The building is 24/7; official pages do not print a standing TSA open or close time. category: timing - label: Layout title: 'One civil hall — not HUA, not Terminal 2' detail: >- IATA is HSV. Do not look for KHSV, HUA (Redstone Army Airfield), MDQ, DCU, or a second departure terminal. Spaceport / Intermodal / Jetplex are campus tenants, not extra passenger halls. Four Points is attached landside, not a lounge. summary: >- Commercial passengers use one ticketed-pax building. Ticketing is Level 1; TSA and the concourse sit upstairs. Official pages do not print a live gate-to-airline map — read FIDS. category: terminal - label: Food title: Eat after TSA unless you want The Grille or Comet Coffee detail: >- Official pages do not print a bottle price or map a filler. 2020 leftover McAlister’s / Four Star Grille pins are leftover. Dining-page Grille hours (weekdays 6:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m., lounge nightly 4:00–9:00 p.m.) conflict with the hotel page leftover (weekdays 6:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. / lounge 10:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.) — confirm the hotel. summary: >- Airside named kitchens: Starbucks 4:30 a.m. to last departure, Interstellar Pizza 8:00 a.m. to last departure, Everbowl / Rocket City Bar and Grill / Rocket City Express first-to-last, Discover Huntsville News from 5:00 a.m. Landside: Comet Coffee and Orbit & Go 6:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., plus The Grille in Four Points. category: food - label: Live checks title: Five airlines; no lounge; Economy $10 detail: >- Official dest table is U.S. only — 18 printed cities. Silver leftover is leftover. FAQ leftover parking $9–$25 is leftover vs the live $10 Economy card. Official pages name Uber and Lyft logos plus taxis; they do not name Orbit or a rail stop. summary: >- Live official carriers are Allegiant, American, Breeze, Delta, and United. Official pages have no club. Economy surface is $10/day; Lot A $12; deck $14; Premium Level 1 $25. First 30 minutes free. category: status lounges: [] waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Discover Huntsville News & Gift Shop bottled water zone: airside price: posted register price summary: >- Official named airside shop, 5:00 a.m. until the last scheduled departure, seven days. Official pages do not print a bottle price or map a filler. location: >- Official dining card — post-security Discover Huntsville shop on the concourse terminal: 'Main Terminal, airside' isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Starbucks bottled water zone: airside price: posted register price summary: >- Official airside Starbucks opens 4:30 a.m. and stays open until the last scheduled departure. Official pages do not print a bottle price. location: Official dining card — airside Starbucks on the concourse terminal: 'Main Terminal, airside' isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: Orbit & Go / Comet Coffee bottled water zone: landside price: posted register price summary: >- Landside purchase before TSA, both printed 6:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. seven days. Official pages do not map a landside filler. location: 'Official dining card — public area before TSA, Orbit & Go and Comet Coffee' terminal: 'Main Terminal, landside' airportistScore: 7.1 slug: hsv region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/hsv](/airports/hsv). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/hsv) - [Lounge directory](/airports/hsv/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Huntsville International Airport (HSV) Huntsville, United States · North America North Alabama’s civil field — one hall, a 90-minute TSA leftover, five airlines, no lounge, and $10 Economy parking after a tabled 1,722,857-passenger 2025. ## Airportist Score **7.1 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.5 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.5 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.6 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.0 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 7.4 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 1,722,857 - Terminals: 1 - Typical security: 15 min - On-time: 75% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Huntsville, Madison, and Tennessee Valley travelers who would otherwise drive to BNA or BHM - American, Delta, United, Breeze, or Allegiant nonstops from one building - Drivers who will use the $10 Economy lot or the free cell lot ## Watch out for - No passenger lounge — aggregator Club HSV / Escape HSV / Priority Pass HSV is fiction - Official HSV pages do not name Orbit or a rail stop; do not invent a city-bus minute card - Do not confuse HSV with HUA (Redstone Army Airfield), MDQ, or DCU ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/hsv/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/hsv/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/hsv/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/hsv/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/hsv/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/hsv/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/hsv/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/hsv/reviews.md) (free)