Airport comparison · BUR vs HHR
Hollywood Burbank (BUR) vs Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal (HHR)
In short
Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport (BUR) is 29 km (18 mi) northwest of central Los Angeles; Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport (HHR) is 16 km (10 mi) west-southwest.
The two airports are 31 km (19 mi) apart.
OurAirports classifies BUR as a large airport and HHR as medium-sized.
Distances are great-circle from Natural Earth's point for Los Angeles; airport data from OurAirports, retrieved 2026-10-18.
Data updated
Side by side
| BURHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport | HHRJack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance from central Los Angeles | 29 km (18 mi) | 16 km (10 mi) |
| Direction from the centre | NW (325°) | WSW (241°) |
| OurAirports class | Large | Medium |
| Longest runway | 2,099 m (6,886 ft) | 1,489 m (4,884 ft) |
| Runways | 2 | 1 |
| Elevation | 237 m (778 ft) | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Country | United States | United States |
The two airports are 31 km (19 mi) apart in a straight line.
What the data shows
HHR is 12 km (8 mi) closer to central Los Angeles than BUR, measured in a straight line from the city point.
How we calculated this: Difference of great-circle distances from the Natural Earth city point.
BUR's longest runway is 2,002 ft (610 m) longer than HHR's.
How we calculated this: Difference of OurAirports longest runway lengths.
OurAirports classifies BUR as a large airport and HHR as medium-sized.
How we calculated this: OurAirports airport type (large_airport / medium_airport).
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