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KY8 Hancock County Airport-Ron Lewis Field
Lewisport, Kentucky, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: KY8
Lat/Long: 37-57-11.5000N / 086-51-25.8000W
37-57.191667N / 086-51.430000W
37.9531944 / -86.8571667
(estimated)
Elevation: 412 ft. / 125.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (2010)
From city: 3 miles NE of LEWISPORT, KY
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 47588

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/2007
Sectional chart: ST LOUIS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: KY8 (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 5/23, REIL RYS 05 AND 23 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 05 AND 23 OPER CONTINUOUSLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 119.775 (270-295-3565)
EVANSVILLE APPROACH: 126.4
EVANSVILLE DEPARTURE: 126.4
WX AWOS-3 at HNB (18 nm N): 118.250 (812-683-4003)
WX ASOS at OWB (20 nm SW): 124.325 (270-683-3228)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HNBr165/18.4HUNTINGBURG VOR/DME109.2000E
OWBr053/19.3OWENSBORO VOR/DME108.6004W
MYSr278/(29.2)MYSTIC VOR108.2001W
CCTr030/39.3CENTRAL CITY VORTAC109.8001W

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
TELL CITY247/8.720602WTEL - . .-..
FERDINAND183/17.723900EFNZ ..-. -. --..
EVANSVILLE099/32.328400EPDW .--. -.. .--
ORANJ206/37.836802WRRJ .-. .-. .---

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.
Parking: hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 16.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 37-56.948875N37-57.434682N
Longitude: 086-51.710715W086-51.148250W
Elevation: 409.5 ft.411.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 046 magnetic, 043 true226 magnetic, 223 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 9 ft. road, 468 ft. from runway, 29:1 slope to clear36 ft. tree, 1608 ft. from runway, 414 ft. right of centerline, 39:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: HANCOCK COUNTY AIRPORT BOARD
500 AIRPORT ROAD
LEWISPORT, KY 42351
Phone 270-295-4100
Manager: WILFORD VOYLES
500 AIRPORT ROAD
LEWISPORT, KY 42351
Phone 270-922-0934

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 14
Single engine airplanes: 12
Multi engine airplanes: 1
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 91/week *
53% transient general aviation
40% local general aviation
6% air taxi
1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 April 2013

Additional Remarks

ADDITIONAL CONTACTS DON WIMMER 270-929-5633, JESSE EMMICK 270-922-0003, JIM FALLIN 270-314-6819

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 (198KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (240KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (126KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTEL - Perry County Municipal Airport (9 nm NE)
KHNB - Huntingburg Airport (18 nm N)
KOWB - Owensboro-Daviess County Airport (20 nm SW)
KJQD - Ohio County Airport (30 nm S)
KEVV - Evansville Regional Airport (32 nm W)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KY8 (Hancock County Airport-Ron Lewis Field)
Photo by Donn Wimmer
Photo taken 02-Jan-2008

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3410:34
Sunrise06:0211:02
Sunset19:4300:43
Evening civil twilight20:1101:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 08:02:49
Local (UTC-5)  13-Aug-2013 03:02:49
 
METAR
KHNB 
18nm N 
130755Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM FEW025 SCT034 21/19 A2992 RMK AO1
KOWB 
20nm SW 
130756Z AUTO 28003KT 1 1/4SM BR OVC001 22/22 A2992 RMK AO2 T02160216 SLP127
KEVV 
32nm W 
130754Z AUTO 28004KT 10SM FEW029 OVC095 22/21 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP127 T02220211 TSNO
TAF
KOWB 
20nm SW 
130520Z 1306/1406 25004KT P6SM FEW025 BKN090 TEMPO 1306/1308 BKN025 FM131100 32004KT P6SM BKN030 FM131300 36010KT P6SM SCT035
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Hancock County Airport 270-929-5633
270-922-0003
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Public telephone, ...

More info about Hancock County Airport
Shell
100LL
SS $5.50 
 Updated 31-Jul-2013
 
   3 read write
SS=Self service
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Miles Price ($)
RAMADA TELL CITY LIMITED 5.4 84-99
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES TELL CITY 5.5 130-131
DAYS INN TELL CITY 5.5 51-52

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