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KY8

Hancock County Airport/Ron Lewis Field
Lewisport, Kentucky, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 MARCH 2023

Location

FAA Identifier:	KY8
Lat/Long:	37-57-15.1530N 086-51-21.5450W 37-57.252550N 086-51.359083W 37.9542092,-86.8559847 (estimated)
Elevation:	411.4 ft. / 125.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	03W (2010)
From city:	3 miles NE of LEWISPORT, KY
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	42351

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	12/2007
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	LOU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0800-1700
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 5/23 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 05 & 23 OPR CONSLY.
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:	124.025
EVANSVILLE DEPARTURE:	124.025
WX AWOS-3PT at HNB (18 nm N):	118.250 (812-683-4003)
WX AWOS-3PT at OWB (20 nm SW):	119.025 (270-683-3228)

APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 128.3/284.65 (EVANSVILLE RCAG) WHEN EVANSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
OWBr053/19.4		OWENSBORO VOR/DME		108.60		04W
MYSr278/(29.2)		MYSTIC VOR		108.20		01W

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A+ 100LL:FUEL AVBL 24/7 WITH CC.
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions:

5002 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	30.0
Double wheel:	40.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 5

RUNWAY 23

Latitude:

37-56.948823N

37-57.556262N

Longitude:

086-51.710743W

086-51.007368W

Elevation:

409.3 ft.

411.3 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

046 magnetic, 043 true

226 magnetic, 223 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)

4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

9 ft. road, 468 ft. from runway, 29:1 slope to clear

55 ft. tree, 1427 ft. from runway, 430 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 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 270-570-1976 TIM POWERS
Manager:	TIM POWERS 500 AIRPORT ROAD LEWISPORT, KY 42351 Phone 270-295-4100 AIRPORT BOARD CHAIRMAN TIM POWERS

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		18
Single engine airplanes:		18

Aircraft operations: avg 28/day *
49%	local general aviation
44%	transient general aviation
7%	air taxi
1%	military
* for 12-month period ending 08 November 2016

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC EVANSVILLE APCH AT 812-436-4690, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC AT 317-247-2411.

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 from 23 March 2023 at 0901Z to 20 April 2023 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05		download (206KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23		download (220KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply		download (159KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (370KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTEL - Perry County Municipal Airport (9 nm NE)
KHNB - Huntingburg Airport (18 nm N)
KOWB - Owensboro/Daviess County Regional Airport (20 nm SW)
I93 - Breckinridge County Airport (22 nm SE)
KJQD - Ohio County Airport (30 nm S)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Apr-2023

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:07	11:07
Sunrise	06:34	11:34
Sunset	19:09	00:09
Evening civil twilight	19:36	00:36

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Apr-2023 11:42:43
Local (UTC-5)	01-Apr-2023 06:42:43

METAR

KKY8	011115Z AUTO 20016G23KT 10SM FEW050 FEW060 17/05 A2958 RMK A01
KHNB 18nm N	011056Z AUTO 20013G18KT 10SM CLR 14/06 A2956 RMK AO2 SLP008 T01440056

TAF

KHNB 18nm N	010540Z 0106/0206 24015G25KT P6SM SCT100 FM011100 25021G31KT P6SM SCT040 WS020/25045KT FM011300 26025G35KT P6SM SCT040 FM011500 27025G33KT P6SM BKN025 FM012100 30017G27KT P6SM BKN025 FM020100 29006KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040
KOWB 20nm SW	010520Z 0106/0206 25013G25KT P6SM SCT040 BKN110 TEMPO 0106/0108 -SHRA FM010900 26013G25KT P6SM FEW100 FM011300 27020G35KT P6SM FEW100 FM011700 28020G30KT P6SM BKN040 FM012200 30015G25KT P6SM BKN045 FM020100 33008KT P6SM SKC

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