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Hillsboro Airport, also known as Portland–Hillsboro Airport, is a corporate, general aviation, and flight-training airport serving the city of Hillsboro, in Washington County, Oregon, United States as well as a large amount of private/charter and general aviation traffic into and out of the greater Portland area. It is one of three airports in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area owned and operated by the Port of Portland. Established in 1928, it is Oregon's second busiest airport at over 200,000 operations annually. HIO covers 900 acres and has three runways.

History
Hillsboro airport goes back to 1928. With the outbreak of World War II in 1941, the city received federal money again, and the city approved local financing to improve the airport again, with the costs of the improvements totaling around $600,000. During and after flooding along the Columbia River in 1948, the Hillsboro facility was used by some commercial operators due to the closure of then Portland-Columbia Airport (now Portland International), which lies along the river. The three commercial carriers at Hillsboro were Coastal Airways, Columbia Air Cargo, and General Air Cargo. The field was also considered as a possible naval air station in 1946 and again in 1955, but was eventually rejected by the Navy. In 1989, customs call out service was added to allow international business flights at the airport after lobbying by Congressman Les AuCoin and business leaders. After advance notice, customs inspectors from Portland would be sent to the airport to process the passengers. Plans call for a third runway, increased hangar space, and additional automobile parking on-site, among other items. but legal challenges put the plan on hold. In 2007, a staffed customs office was added to the airport. Paid for by funds generated by a user-fee association, this allowed the airport to continue as a port of entry, and removed the need for a Customs officer to travel from Portland International Airport. In 2009, the airport received a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to expand taxiways as part of the airport's master plan. President Barack Obama landed at the airport in Marine One in February 2011 as part of a visit to nearby Intel. The Port spent $9 million to repave the 2/20 runway and combined two taxiways into a single one in 2013. Construction started on the third runway in June 2014. Nike founder Phil Knight built a personal hangar at the airport next to the Nike hangar in 2014, while Global Aviation added a new hangar that same year. The third runway was eventually built, opening in April 2015. On July 3, 2017 a man climbed a perimeter fence near Hillsboro Aero Academy and attempted to steal a Robinson R22 helicopter. After a brief chase with police he was fatally shot. As of July 2024, Intel Air Shuttle operates corporate flights to San Jose and Phoenix from Hillsboro Airport. ==Operations==
Operations
Located in Portland's western and Washington County suburbs, Hillsboro Airport is connected to the metropolitan area by TriMet buses and the MAX Blue and Red lines' Hillsboro Airport/Fairgrounds station. The transit station is located to the south of the airport, across the Westside Commons (formerly the Washington County Fairgrounds). The primary public access point, including to the terminal building, is from Cornell Road, on the south side of the airport. Facilities include a runway (Rwy 13R/31L), a runway (rwy 2/20), a runway (rwy 13L/31R), and an FAA control tower. Runway 13R/31L is ILS- and PAPI-equipped. The air traffic control tower, a standard Type O design (by I. M. Pei, pentagonal steel tower with pentagonal aluminum cab), is staffed from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. local time. The tower receives a radar feed from the Falls City ARSR to supplement radio communication and binoculars to locate aircraft in its airspace. The small main terminal includes two rental car companies, airport offices, and a waiting area for the passengers flying on the daily Intel charter flights. There is also a single-officer-staffed U.S. Customs and Border Protection office to process international flights. Hillsboro Airport is also home to the Washington County Composite Squadron of the U.S. Civil Air Patrol. As of July 2020, the airport handled over 253,000 takeoffs and landings. It is Oregon's second-busiest airport overall after Portland International, and is the largest general aviation airport in the state. The annual Oregon International Air Show takes place at Hillsboro Airport. Training • ATP Flight School • Hillsboro Aero Academy ==Incidents==
Incidents
• On May 2, 1986, Horizon Air Flight 2318, a Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner with 15 passengers and crew was hijacked en route from Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport to Portland International Airport, with the pilot able to convince the hijacker to allow the plane to land at HIO where the hijacker was arrested. There were no injuries. • A Hawker Hunter jet (N58MX) flown by pilot Robert "Bob" Guilford, crashed after takeoff while leaving the Oregon International Air Show on July 16, 2006. Four houses were damaged by fire and the pilot died on impact, but there were no casualties on the ground. The jet had been on static display at the show, and was not an aerial performer. • On October 3, 2023, a Piper Seminole owned by Hillsboro Aero Academy crashed shortly after takeoff from Hillsboro Airport during a training flight. The crash occurred in the 1900 block of North Cedar Street in Newberg, Oregon, killing two of the three occupants. ==See also==
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