FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | EKX |
| Lat/Long: | 37-41-09.6000N / 085-55-30.1000W 37-41.160000N / 085-55.501667W 37.6860000 / -85.9250278 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 775 ft. / 236.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 03W (2005) |
| From city: | 4 miles W of ELIZABETHTOWN, KY |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 42701 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1982 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LOU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-DUSK, ALL SAT-SUN 0900-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RY 05/23 PRESET LOW INTST & REIL RYS 05 & 23 OPER DUSK-DAWN; TO INCR INTST MIRL RY 05/23 & ACTVT REIL RYS 05 & 23 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 05 & 23 OPER 24 HRS. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 121.025 (270-763-6433) |
| LOUISVILLE APPROACH: | 132.075 |
| LOUISVILLE DEPARTURE: | 132.075 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 119.45 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| EWOr284/12.3 | | NEW HOPE VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 01E |
| FTKr171/13.5 | | FORT KNOX VOR/DME | | 109.60 | | 01W |
| MYSr130/(19.6) | | MYSTIC VOR | | 108.20 | | 01W |
| IIUr212/30.0 | | LOUISVILLE VORTAC | | 114.80 | | 01E |
| BQMr205/34.9 | | BOWMAN VOR/DME | | 112.20 | | 04W |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 6001 x 100 ft. / 1829 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | SOUTHWEST. |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 37-40.821000N | | 37-41.499833N |
| Longitude: | 085-55.954500W | | 085-55.050000W |
| Elevation: | 749.8 ft. | | 774.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% UP | | 0.4% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 050 magnetic, 047 true | | 230 magnetic, 227 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | LOC/DME | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ELIZABETHTOWN AIRPORT BOARD 1828 KITTY HAWK DR ELIZABETHTOWN, KY 42701 Phone 502-624-8672 AIR BOARD CHAIRMAN JOSEPH YATES. |
| Manager: | ROGER LAWSON 1828 KITTY HAWK DRIVE, 1828 KITTY HAWK DR ELIZABETHTOWN, KY 42701 Phone 270-737-8388 ALSO 270-769-9100. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 52 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 43 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 31/day * | | 52% | transient general aviation | | 37% | local general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 20 July 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER AND BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (185KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (163KB) |
| LOC RWY 05 | |
download (214KB) |
| VOR-A | |
download (175KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (126KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFTK - Godman Army Airfield (13 nm N)
KBRY - Samuels Field Airport (22 nm E)
KSDF - Louisville International Airport-Standiford Field (31 nm N)
6I2 - Lebanon-Springfield Airport (33 nm E)
KLOU - Bowman Field Airport (35 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 16-May-2012
looking northeast.
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 10:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 10:59 |
| Sunset | | 20:38 | | 00:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:07 | | 01:07 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 07:59:20 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 13-Aug-2013 03:59:20 |
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| METAR |
KFTK 12nm N | 130658Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM OVC060 20/20 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02000200
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| TAF |
KFTK 12nm N | 1301/1407 19009KT 4800 -SHRA BR BKN030 OVC065 QNH2988INS BECMG 1306/1307 32009KT 9999 NSW BKN015 OVC030 QNH2987INS BECMG 1314/1315 34010G15KT 9999 SCT040 QNH2989INS BECMG 1401/1402 VRB06KT 9999 FEW040 QNH2990INS T28/1321Z T17/1407Z
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| NOTAMs |
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