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40KY Rooster Field Airport
Shelbyville, Kentucky, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 11-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2912:29
Sunrise07:5912:59
Sunset17:3922:39
Evening civil twilight18:0823:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Jan-2026 12:24:48
Local (UTC-5)  11-Jan-2026 07:24:48
 
METAR
KFFT 
16nm SE 		111153Z AUTO A3015 RMK AO2 SLPNO 6//// 7//// 53023 PWINO FZRANO PNO $
KLOU 
22nm W 		111153Z 28009KT 10SM OVC038 M01/M07 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP229 60000 70003 T10061072 10028 21011 53021
KJVY 
25nm W 		111155Z AUTO 29010G16KT 260V320 10SM BKN047 M00/M05 A3018 RMK AO2
KSDF 
26nm W 		111156Z 29013G19KT 10SM OVC037 M01/M07 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP231 60000 70003 T10061072 10028 21011 53019 $
KIMS 
31nm NW 		111155Z AUTO 27006G16KT 10SM BKN044 OVC050 M01/M06 A3017 RMK AO2
TAF
KSDF 
26nm W 		111120Z 1112/1218 30014G24KT P6SM VCSH SCT022 BKN035 TEMPO 1112/1114 2SM -SN BKN018 FM111500 30014G23KT P6SM SCT040 FM112200 30010KT P6SM SKC FM120200 27005KT P6SM SKC FM120700 22005KT P6SM SKC
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