HWD at a glance
Published airport facts and public business listings help you identify the right contacts before requesting aircraft-specific quotes.
- FAA location identifier
- HWD Source
- ICAO identifier
- KHWD Source
- FAA associated city
- Hayward Source
- FAA county
- Alameda County Source
- Airport elevation
- 52.1 ft MSL Source
- Facility use
- Open to the public Source
- Ownership type
- Publicly owned Source
- Physical runway 10L/28R
- 3,108 x 75 ft; ASPH Source
- Physical runway 10R/28L
- 5,694 x 150 ft; ASPH Source
- FAA owner record
- CITY OF HAYWARD Source
FAA NASR cycle effective October 1, 2026; next cycle October 29, 2026. Physical runway dimensions are not declared distances or an aircraft suitability determination. Use current charts, notices and qualified operator guidance for flight planning.
Airport management & official information
City of Hayward / Hayward Executive Airport
20301 SKYWEST DR, HAYWARD, CA, 94541
(510) 293-8678
Public-source directory checked 2026-10-28. Confirm current services, contacts and availability directly. An airport listing does not establish aircraft suitability or a relationship with Jaken Finance Group.
FBOs & aviation businesses
Start with the providers’ published locations and the airport’s business directory. Compare written proposals for the exact aircraft and services you need.
APP Jet Center Hayward
21889 Skywest Drive, Hayward, CA 94541
510-259-1347Company current location page confirms address and phone. City directory lists multiple facility/sublease addresses; confirm the actual service entrance.
Absolute Aero Maintenance
21889 Skywest Drive, Hayward, CA 94541
510-782-6591City lists maintenance company separately from the FBO.
Duncan Aviation – Hayward
20511 Skywest Drive, Suite 120, Hayward, CA 94541
510-780-1640City directory identifies the satellite operation; confirm the exact model and work scope directly.
The directory is informational. Categories describe published services; no ranking, service guarantee, FAA certificate determination or endorsement is implied. Ask each provider about current capability, availability and contract terms.
Evaluate Hayward Executive Airport as a home base or recurring destination for the actual aircraft, passengers and schedule.
Use city resources for the ownership checklist
The City of Hayward airport portal links rates and fees, rules, airport advisories, noise management and driver training. Those resources show the separate topics an owner needs to resolve: aircraft access, people and vehicle access, storage terms and recurring charges. An executive-airport identity alone does not answer whether the proposed aircraft, service package and schedule fit the owner's needs.
Compare the southern East Bay itinerary
Use the buyer's actual home, office and meeting locations to compare Hayward with Oakland and San José. Include the crew's reporting pattern and expected maintenance trips. A transfer across the Bay or along a congested corridor needs a current scenario estimate; a distance-only comparison can hide a practical ownership cost. Test a normal trip and a less convenient departure time.
Review access and storage together
Ask the provider which airport credentials or training are needed for crew, owner vehicles and outside contractors. Obtain hangar dimensions, shared-use rules, towing arrangements and insurance obligations in writing. Determine whether the proposed quote is immediately available, conditional or a waiting-list inquiry. Do not substitute a generic airport map for an actual space allocation.
Use a complete comparison with Oakland
Model storage, fees, handling, fuel terms and any repositioning at each airport over the same year. Keep debt service and aircraft reserves consistent between scenarios so the airport choice drives the difference. Maintain Alameda County aircraft-location records and ask the appropriate adviser about tax reporting rather than assume that a less expensive hangar changes the assessment basis automatically.
Build a base-comparison worksheet
Use HWD, OAK and SJC worksheet columns for actual southern East Bay and cross-bay destinations, gate access, outside-contractor requirements, storage, maintenance positioning and after-hours support. Ask providers to identify airport charges separately and confirm whether proposed space is committed or only a request. Include one lower-utilization year so fixed base costs remain visible. Do not assume that an executive-airport designation means lower fees, unrestricted access or a particular aircraft capability. The comparison should show current evidence and unknowns for each option rather than a numerical airport ranking without support.
Confirm the local reporting and contract roles
Use City of Hayward airport resources for municipal policies and Alameda County or the adviser for aircraft assessment questions. Confirm who obtains access credentials and who receives rate changes under the service agreement. If the manager pays local charges, require itemized records for the owner rather than assume a consolidated monthly invoice explains every obligation. Changing between HWD and OAK may change contracts and actual basing facts even though both are in Alameda County.
Compare your basing alternatives
Use this worksheet to request like-for-like evidence for the actual aircraft and recurring trips. Blank or unconfirmed items remain decisions to investigate, not implied airport capabilities.
| Decision variable | HWD evidence | Alternative evidence | Owner priority / unresolved question |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actual passenger ground itinerary | Obtain current route estimate | Use the same dates and destinations | No fixed transfer-time promise |
| Storage rights and availability | Signed offer, conditional offer or inquiry | Record the same evidence category | Do not price unavailable space as confirmed |
| Airport and provider charges | Request itemized current proposal | Match aircraft and annual activity | Identify excluded or unquoted items |
| Operating and noise review | Current source and qualified operator review | Use each airport's own rules | Distinguish mandatory and voluntary only when verified |
| Assessment and records | Ask the appropriate assessor or adviser | Document actual changed basing facts | No automatic situs or exemption conclusion |
Your next-step checklist
- Which access credentials are required for our users?
- Is the offered space confirmed or conditional?
- What costs change in an equivalent OAK scenario?
Sources & further reading
Primary sources support the relevant facts. Our planning questions and illustrative exercises are editorial analysis; they do not replace transaction-specific advice.
- Hayward Executive Airport — official source 1 · accessed 2026-10-28
- Hayward Executive Airport official airport information · accessed 2026-10-28
- FAA NASR · APT_BASE.csv; ARPT_ID=HWD · accessed 2026-10-28
- APP Jet Center Hayward · published location / directory entry · accessed 2026-10-28