Capital City Airport – HAR Harrisburg
Three miles southeast of Harrisburg, Capital City Airport lies in Fairview Township, York County, Pennsylvania. With airport code HAR, itis home to both the Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation and the Pennsylvania State Police and is the sister aerodrome and designated reliever of Harrisburg International Airport. It was opened in the mid-1930s as Harrisburg’s first airline aerodrome under the name, Capital Landing Field.
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Capital City Airport covers 320 acres (130 hectares) of land and has two asphalt runways. The 8/26 measures 5,001 x 150 feet, while the 12/30 is 3,925 x 100 feet. Carlisle, Hershey, and York are some of the places within easy reach from Capital City Airport.
What to Do & Area Attractions
For accommodations near HAR, the Holiday Inn Express & Suites New Cumberland at the intersection of I-83 and I-76is just five minutes or less than a couple of miles away. It is also 11 minutes from the Pennsylvania State Capitol and 14 minutes from the National Civil War Museum. The Best Western Plus New Cumberland Inn & Suites is just 1.57 miles from Capital City Airport. Alternatively, the Hilton Garden Inn Harrisburg East is 7.5 miles away and less than 12 miles from Hersheypark.
Just 12 miles away, Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) is the nearest aerodrome to HAR. Lancaster Airport is 40 miles off, while Mifflin County Airport is a little over an hour away via the US-322E.
