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


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 5/23, REIL RYS 05 AND 23 - CTAF. PAPI RYS 05 AND 23 OPER CONTINUOUSLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

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
OWBr048/19.3OWENSBORO VOR/DME108.6001E
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

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 (3.05 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.05 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none61 ft. trees, 1749 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 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 270-927-8921
Manager: LEROY LAMAR
500 AIRPORT ROAD
LEWISPORT, KY 42351
Phone 270-927-8921
ADDITIONAL PHONE NUMBERS 270-295-4100 & 317-650-5765.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 5
Single engine airplanes: 5
    
Aircraft operations: avg 54/week *
54% local general aviation
36% transient general aviation
11% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 22 July 2011

Additional Remarks

ADDITIONAL CONTACTS DON WIMMER 270-929-5633, JESSE EMMICK 270-922-0003

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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (244KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (294KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (61KB)

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)
7K4 - 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 12-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1512:15
Sunrise06:4212:42
Sunset17:2223:22
Evening civil twilight17:4923:49

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 16:38:04
Local (UTC-6)  12-Feb-2012 10:38:04
 
METAR
KHNB 
18nm N 
121535Z AUTO 31011KT 10SM CLR M04/M13 A3047 RMK AO1
KOWB 
20nm SW 
121456Z 32012KT 10SM CLR M04/M14 A3050 RMK AO2 51002 T10441138 SLP334
KEVV 
32nm W 
121454Z 30012KT 10SM CLR M04/M14 A3051 RMK AO2 SLP338 T10441139 50003
TAF
KOWB 
20nm SW 
121120Z 1212/1312 30007KT P6SM SKC FM121600 28011KT P6SM SKC FM130000 28004KT P6SM FEW250
NOTAMs
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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 $5.15 
 Updated 16-Nov-2011
 
   5 read write
SS=Self service
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Hotels near Hancock County Airport-Ron Lewis Field

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN HANCOCK INN 2.9 80-110
RAMADA LIMITED TELL CITY INDIA 5.4 63-79
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES TELL CITY 5.5 119-134
DAYS INN TELL CITY 5.5 53-82

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Hancock County Airport-Ron Lewis Field

3 in Tell City, IN
1 in Rockport, IN
10 in Owensboro
 

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