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42KY Pirates Cove Airport
Benton, Kentucky, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 42KY
Lat/Long: 36-46-42.1500N 088-13-17.8550W
36-46.702500N 088-13.297583W
36.7783750,-88.2216264
(estimated)
Elevation: 380 ft. / 115.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01E (1985)
From city: 9 miles SE of BENTON, KY
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 42048

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 03/1972
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Landing fee: yes

Airport Communications

UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at CEY (10 nm SW): 119.975 (270-489-2424)
WX AWOS-3 at M25 (17 nm W): 120.625 (270-247-2094)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CNGr112/32.6CUNNINGHAM VOR/DME113.1003E

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2544 x 32 ft. / 775 x 10 m
Surface: asphalt
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 36-46.913167N36-46.494000N
Longitude: 088-13.292500W088-13.302667W
Elevation: 364.0 ft.377.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway end identifier lights: no
Obstructions: none50 ft. trees, marked, 1000 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: OWNERS ASSN PIRATES COVE
14 PALASADES LN
HARDIN, KY 42048
Phone (870) 588-1017
Manager: CARY LATHAM
14 PALASADES LN
HARDIN, KY 42048
Phone 870- 588-1017

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 42KY.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCEY - Kyle-Oakley Field Airport (10 nm SW)
M34 - Kentucky Dam State Park Airport (14 nm N)
M25 - Mayfield Graves County Airport (17 nm W)
2M0 - Princeton-Caldwell County Airport (27 nm NE)
KPHT - Henry County Airport (28 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2412:24
Sunrise06:5212:52
Sunset16:3522:35
Evening civil twilight17:0423:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Dec-2025 04:26:15
Local (UTC-6)  06-Dec-2025 22:26:15
 
METAR
KCEY 
10nm SW 		070415Z AUTO VRB03KT 4SM BR CLR 02/02 A3000 RMK AO2
KM25 
17nm W 		070415Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM OVC180 03/03 A2998 RMK AO2 T00270027 $
TAF
KPAH 
31nm NW 		070112Z 0701/0724 VRB03KT 5SM BR OVC007 FM070400 VRB03KT 4SM BR FEW008 BKN150 TEMPO 0708/0712 1SM BR FM071200 00000KT 5SM BR OVC008 FM071430 VRB04KT P6SM BKN012 FM072100 34006KT P6SM OVC009
KHOP 
35nm E 		061600Z 0616/0722 25006KT 9999 OVC006 QNH3000INS BECMG 0619/0620 21006KT 9999 BKN018 QNH3000INS BECMG 0703/0704 12005KT 9999 OVC010 QNH2998INS BECMG 0714/0715 18005KT 4800 -SHRA OVC005 QNH3001INS TX05/0620Z TN02/0616Z
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