FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HKY |
| Lat/Long: | 35-44-28.1270N / 081-23-22.3760W
35-44.468783N / 081-23.372933W
35.7411464 / -81.3895489
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1189 ft. / 362.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of HICKORY, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28601 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HKY (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS
LIMITED SVCS AVBL 2300-0600. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 06/24, MIRL RY 01/19, PAPI RY 24, REIL RY 01, & MALSR RY 24 - CTAF (2300-0700). |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP 24 HR PPR CALL AMGR 828-323-7408. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 128.15 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.325 (828-322-2996) |
| HICKORY GROUND: | 121.7 [0700-2300] |
| HICKORY TOWER: | 128.15 [0700-2300] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.7 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MRN (12 nm NW): | 124.175 (828-757-0788) |
| WX AWOS-3 at IPJ (19 nm SE): | 119.675 (704-735-6954) |
- CLNC DELIVERY PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQ 124.25 WHEN ATCT CLSD.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC (HICKORY RCAG) ON FREQS 125.15/263.0
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BZMr229/10.5 | | BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 06W |
| CLTr332/39.4 | | CHARLOTTE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| TAWBA | | 242/4.9 | | 332 | | 06W | | HK | .... -.- |
| FIDDLERS | | 089/13.9 | | 391 | | 07W | | FIQ | ..-. .. --.- |
| LINCOLNTON | | 316/19.2 | | 432 | | 06W | | IZN | .. --.. -. |
| WILKI | | 218/26.4 | | 209 | | 06W | | UKF | ..- -.- ..-. |
| FIRST RIVER | | 025/31.0 | | 417 | | 06W | | SLP | ... .-.. .--. |
| STONIA | | 347/34.9 | | 260 | | 06W | | GHJ | --. .... .--- |
| RUTHERFORD | | 054/36.2 | | 344 | | 05W | | RFE | .-. ..-. . |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 6400 x 150 ft. / 1951 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 32.0 | | Double wheel: | 55.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 06/24 MKGS BADLY FADED. |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 35-44.099533N | | 35-44.699000N |
| Longitude: | 081-23.838067W | | 081-22.773550W |
| Elevation: | 1136.2 ft. | | 1189.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 061 magnetic, 055 true | | 241 magnetic, 235 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 68 ft. trees, 1560 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 4400 x 150 ft. / 1341 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 35-44.210933N | | 35-44.928750N |
| Longitude: | 081-23.533383W | | 081-23.407600W |
| Elevation: | 1142.7 ft. | | 1166.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 014 magnetic, 008 true | | 194 magnetic, 188 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left | | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. tree, 500 ft. from runway, 160 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF HICKORY
PO BOX 398
HICKORY, NC 28603
Phone 828-323-7408 |
| Manager: | TERRY CLARK
3101 9TH AVE DR NW
HICKORY, NC 28601
Phone 828-323-7408 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 73 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 57 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 111/day * | | 69% | transient general aviation | | 30% | local general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO PRACTICE IFR APCHS 1600-1900. |
| - | NO LINE OF SIGHT BETWEEN RYS 19 AND 24. |
| - | TKOFS RY 19 PROHIBITED WHEN TWR CLSD. |
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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 24 | |
download (270KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (202KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (222KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (228KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (206KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 24 | |
download (217KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| HICKORY ONE | |
download (357KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMRN - Foothills Regional Airport (12 nm NW)
KIPJ - Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport (19 nm SE)
KSVH - Statesville Regional Airport (21 nm E)
14A - Lake Norman Airpark (25 nm E)
KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (31 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
| | Local
(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:00 | | 10:00 |
| Sunrise | | 06:29 | | 10:29 |
| Sunset | | 20:35 | | 00:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:04 | | 01:04 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 14:01:07 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 24-Jul-2008 10:01:07 |
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| METAR |
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| KHKY | 241353Z 35003KT 10SM CLR 22/16 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02220156
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KIPJ
19nm SE | 232325Z AUTO 33008KT 10SM SCT045 SCT075 24/22 A2993 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
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| KHKY | 241137Z 241212 33003KT P6SM SCT090 FM1400 02006KT P6SM FEW060 FM0800 36003KT P6SM SCT060
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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