Hayward Executive Airport (IATA: HWD, ICAO: KHWD) is a general aviation towered airport located in Hayward, California, USA, near the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay.
he airport was built in 1942 during World War II for use as a fighter base as an auxiliary field to Chico Army Air Field and was originally named Hayward Army Airfield. The primary aircraft stationed at the field were Lockheed P-38 Lightning fighter aircraft. This post may have also been named "Russell City Army Air Field" for the unincorporated area outside of the Hayward city limits where it was located. The airfield was assigned to the United States Army Air Forces Fourth Air Force.
After the war ended, the airport was declared surplus property by the federal government.
Hayward Executive Airport covers 543 acres (220 ha) and has two runways:
Runway 10R/28L: 5,024 x 150 ft. (1,531 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
Runway 10L/28R: 3,107 x 75 ft. (947 x 23 m), Surface: Asphalt
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