FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HVC |
| Lat/Long: | 36-51-25.1000N / 087-27-18.2400W
36-51.418333N / 087-27.304000W
36.8569722 / -87.4550667
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 564 ft. / 172 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of HOPKINSVILLE, KY |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 42240 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1952 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LOU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700, ALL SUN 1200-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 AND REIL RYS 08 & 26 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 132.575 (270-886-6311) |
| CAMPBELL APPROACH: | 118.1 |
| CAMPBELL DEPARTURE: | 118.1 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 120.9 |
| BASIC RADAR: | 118.1 |
| WX ASOS at CKV (14 nm S): | 134.575 (931-431-3045) |
- KEY MIKE 3 TIMES & WAIT FOR CD.
- CLEARANCE DELIVERY OTS INDEFLY.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CKVr353/14.2 | | CLARKSVILLE VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 01W |
| CCTr197/32.8 | | CENTRAL CITY VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HONEY GROVE | | 257/5.8 | | 356 | | 01W | | HIX | .... .. -..- |
| AIRBE | | 346/7.5 | | 273 | | 01W | | FK | ..-. -.- |
| MUHLENBERG | | 212/26.3 | | 362 | | 01E | | GMH | --. -- .... |
| NEEDMORE | | 308/32.2 | | 221 | | 01W | | PED | .--. . -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5502 x 100 ft. / 1677 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 36-51.322500N | | 36-51.514167N |
| Longitude: | 087-27.855500W | | 087-26.752667W |
| Elevation: | 536.7 ft. | | 563.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% UP | | 0.5% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 079 magnetic, 078 true | | 259 magnetic, 258 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 29 ft. trees, 912 ft. from runway, 252 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
TREES S OF RY 08/26 PENETRATING 7:1 TRANSITIONAL AREA. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF HOPKINSVILLE
MUNICIPAL BLDG
HOPKINSVILLE, KY 42240
Phone 270-887-4000
AND CHRISTIAN COUNTY. |
| Manager: | AL ECKLES
300 MEMORIAL FIELD DRIVE
HOPKINSVILLE, KY 42240
Phone 270-887-4157
SECOND LINE 270-887-4166 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 52 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 49 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 64/day * | | 43% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | 6% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 07 February 2006 | |
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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| LOC RWY 26 | |
download (211KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 26 | |
download (201KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (27KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHOP - Campbell Army Airfield (Fort Campbell) (11 nm S)
KCKV - Outlaw Field Airport (14 nm S)
KEOD - Sabre AHP (Fort Campbell) Heliport (17 nm S)
M21 - Muhlenberg County Airport (26 nm NE)
2I0 - Madisonville Municipal Airport (30 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:22 | | 10:22 |
| Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 10:51 |
| Sunset | | 20:01 | | 01:01 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:30 | | 01:30 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 00:59:24 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 25-Jul-2008 19:59:24 |
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| METAR |
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KHOP
12nm S | 252355Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM FEW140 28/24 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02830235 10305 20240 58007
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KCKV
15nm S | 260052Z AUTO 15003KT 10SM FEW110 27/24 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP155 T02670244
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| TAF |
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KHOP
12nm S | 260024 VRB06KT 9999 SCT030 SCT100 QNH2993INS BECMG 1112 20012G18KT 6000 -SHRA BKN020 OVC080 QNH2990INS BECMG 1415 34009KT 9999 NSW SCT030 BKN100 QNH2990INS T32/20Z T22/10Z
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| NOTAMs |
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