Half Moon Bay Airport

HMB Airport is a general aviation facility that is owned and operated by San Mateo County. The Airport is open year-round 24 hours a day and has approximately 40,000 to 60,000 aircraft take-offs and landings per year, typically single- and multi-engine propeller-driven aircraft and small jet aircraft, with a weight limit of 12,500 pounds.  The airport was constructed by the California State Highway Department for the U.S. Army in 1942, and was acquired by the County in 1947. 

The Airport provides a variety of emergency service and response functions including: Air-Ambulance and Medevac flights; law enforcement and homeland security patrols; Coast Guard sea-rescue operations; and use as a disaster relief staging site for the airlifting of emergency supplies in the event that roads are closed during a disaster or emergency.  HMB Airport is home to approximately 80 aircraft and several aviation-related businesses. Airport operations are self-funded through airport user and business fees.

The County depends on FAA Airport Improvement Program grant funding to finance vital airport safety, infrastructure and maintenance projects. In return, the County is required to comply with FAA grant assurances which require that the County ensure compatible land use in the vicinity of the Airport. 

Phone 650-573-3701 (8-5), 573-3700 after hours
Noise hotline 650-728-1203

Plans & Regulations

• HMB Airport Noise Abatement Procedures
• HMB Airport Layout Plan -ALP (8MB) - part of 1997 Master Plan, updated 2006, revalidated 2010, currently being updated by County Dept of Public Works
• 1997 HMB Airport DRAFT Master Plan (4.4MB) 20-year plan
• 1996 HMB Airport Comprehensive Land Use Plan (9MB) - currently being updated by C/CAG (City/County Association of Governments) which serves as the County's Airport Land Use Commission.
• 1979 County Airport Regulations 

Links
Airport Owners & Pilots Association (AOPA)
Federal Aviation Agency (FAA)

Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) Update

C/CAG (City/County Association of Governments) is undertaking an update of the 1996 Half Moon Bay Airport ALUCP (project web page).  Although the airport is solidly within the Midcoast, there is no direct Midcoast representation on C/CAG's Airport Land Use Committee; however, a Midcoast Community Council member has been included on the Planning Advisory Team (PAT) for the update.  ALUCP Info Sheet

Planning Advisory Team meetings for HMB Airport ALUCP:
at Pillar Ridge Clubhouse, 164 Culebra, Moss Beach (off Airport St., west of the airport)
5/22/13, 1:30-3:30pm - Agenda
2/7/13, 3-5pm - Agenda, Handout: Inventory & Policy Analysis
11/14/12, 3:30 - 5pm .  Agenda 

At the 7/25/12 MCC meeting, C/CAG Airport Land Use Committee Executive Director Richard Napier discussed the ALUCP update (see minutes).

6/21/12 Draft Consultant Scope of Services for ALUCP
5/9/12 MCC letter to C/CAG regarding representation on the Airport Land Use Committee.

1/31/12 Request for Proposal to Provide Consulting Services to Prepare an Update of the Comprehensive Airport Land Use Compatibility Plan (ALUCP) for the Environs of HMB Airport.

Airport Layout Plan (ALP) Update

County Dept of Public Works is currently updating the HMB Airport Layout Plan which is expected to be complete in summer 2013. See the 10/14/11 Scope of Services for the ALP update and narrative report for HMB Airport. At the 7/25/12 MCC meeting, Airport Operations Duty Manager Jim Wadleigh made a presentation on the ALP Update and took questions on all aspects of airport operation (see minutes).