Heber City Municipal Airport

"Heber Valley" redirects here. For the heritage railroad, see Heber Valley Railroad.

Airport

Heber City Municipal Airport

Russ McDonald Field

Heber valley, with the airport visible in the left portion of the valley

* IATA: none
* ICAO: KHCR
* FAA LID: HCR

Summary
Airport type| Public
Owner| Heber City
Serves| Heber City, Utah
Elevation AMSL| 5,637 ft / 1,718 m
Coordinates| 40°28′54″N 111°25′44″W﻿ / ﻿40.48167°N 111.42889°W﻿ / 40.48167; -111.42889
Website| RussMcDonaldField
Runways
| Direction | Length  | Surface

|
|

ft  | m
4/22  | 6,899  | 2,103  | Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
| Aircraft operations| 28,302

|

Based aircraft| 96

Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Heber City Municipal Airport (ICAO: KHCR, FAA LID: HCR), also known as Russ McDonald Field, is a city-owned, public-use airport located 1 mi (2 km) south of Heber City, in Wasatch County, Utah, United States,[1] east of Salt Lake City. The airport is untowered and was activated in November 1947.[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

## Facilities and aircraft

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Heber City Municipal Airport covers an area of 401 acres (162 ha) at an elevation of 5,637 feet (1,718 m). It has one runway designated 4/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 6,899 by 75 feet with a PCN rating of 32/F/B/X/T .[1]

Since 1986 the airport has received over $17 million in federal grant funds for development and improvements from the FAA's Airport and Airway Trust Fund.[3]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 28,302 aircraft operations, an average of 77 per day: 94% general aviation, 5% air taxi, and less than 1% military. At that time there were 96 aircraft based at this airport: 69% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 6% jet, 3% helicopter, and 16% glider.[1]

The airport has been cited since 2016 by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association as an airfield that has egregious prices and fees.[4] AOPA has asked the city of Heber to increase business competition at the airport by allowing additional fixed-base operators at the airport.[3] However, the Heber City Council voted to revert to 2016 airport minimum standards and suspend consideration of a new FBO and self-service fuel until completion of a new airport master plan.[5]

## See also

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* List of airports in Utah

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for KHCR PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 31, 2012.
2. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
3. ^ a b "Increasing competition at Heber City Airport (36U)" (PDF). Retrieved May 5, 2019.
4. ^ "AOPA Helps Battle Egregious Pricing at Heber City FBO". Retrieved May 6, 2019.
5. ^ "Master of Disguise, Utah Airport Hiding Behind Master Plan". Retrieved May 6, 2019.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Heber City Municipal Airport.

* Aerial image as of July 1997 from USGS The National Map
* FAA Terminal Procedures for KHCR, effective July 10, 2025
*   * Resources for this airport:
* FAA airport information for KHCR
* AirNav airport information for KHCR
* FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
* SkyVector aeronautical chart for KHCR