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40KY Rooster Field Airport
Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 14 MAY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 40KY
Lat/Long: 38-17-36.2510N 085-12-17.8390W
38-17.604183N 085-12.297317W
38.2934031,-85.2049553
(estimated)
Elevation: 840 ft. / 256 m (estimated)
Variation: 02W (1985)
From city: 4 miles N of SHELBYVILLE, KY
Time zone: UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 40065

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/1979
Control tower: no
ARTCC: INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at FFT (16 nm SE): 119.275 (502-227-5087)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FFTr298/(15.5)FRANKFORT VOR109.4003W
IIUr056/20.9LOUISVILLE VORTAC114.8001E
HYKr300/39.7LEXINGTON VOR/DME112.6000E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 2000 x 40 ft. / 610 x 12 m
Surface: turf
Runway edge markings: RY 11/29 THLDS MARKED WITH FLAT WHITE ROCKS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND.
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway35 ft. pline, marked, 150 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BILL & NYDIA BORS
5750 EMINENCE PIKE
SHELBYVILLE, KY 40065
Phone (502) 500-7258
Manager: BILL BORS
5750 EMINENCE PIKE
SHELBYVILLE, KY 40065
Phone 502-500-7258
ADDL PHONE 502-235-4262.

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC LOUISVILLE APCH AT 502-375-7499

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 40KY.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFFT - Capital City Airport (16 nm SE)
KLOU - Bowman Field Airport (22 nm W)
KJVY - Clark Regional Airport (25 nm W)
KSDF - Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (26 nm W)
KIMS - Madison Regional Airport (31 nm NW)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Jun-2026
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4709:47
Sunrise06:1810:18
Sunset21:0201:02
Evening civil twilight21:3301:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Jun-2026 14:49:16
Local (UTC-4)  08-Jun-2026 10:49:16
 
METAR
KFFT 
16nm SE 		081353Z AUTO A3008 RMK AO2 SLPNO PWINO PNO $
KLOU 
22nm W 		081412Z 16005KT 10SM BKN016 OVC034 24/22 A3006 RMK AO2 T02390217
KJVY 
25nm W 		081435Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM OVC014 24/24 A3004 RMK AO2
KSDF 
26nm W 		081402Z 16006KT 10SM BKN017 BKN030 OVC060 24/22 A3006 RMK AO2 RAE02 P0000 T02390222
KIMS 
31nm NW 		081435Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM OVC014 25/22 A3009 RMK AO2
TAF
KSDF 
26nm W 		081120Z 0812/0918 17005KT P6SM SCT025 OVC050 FM081400 19006KT P6SM OVC018 FM081600 17007KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT018 BKN024 PROB30 0816/0822 2SM TSRA BKN015CB FM082200 16008KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN050 FM091000 18007KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC015
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