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

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: KY8
Lat/Long: 37-57-11.5058N / 086-51-25.7684W
37-57.191763N / 086-51.429473W
37.9531961 / -86.8571579
(estimated)
Elevation: 411 ft. / 125 m (estimated)
Variation: 03W ()
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: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 5/23, REIL RYS 05 AND 23 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
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

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: 37-56.948855N37-57.434672N
Longitude: 086-51.710690W086-51.148257W
Elevation: 409.5 ft.411.5 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Obstructions: 70 ft. trees, 1625 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear60 ft. trees, 1421 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: HANCOCK COUNTY AIRPORT BOARD
P.O. BOX 39
HAWESVILLE, KY 42348
Phone 270-927-6945
Manager: DONN WIMMER
P.O. BOX 39
HAWESVILLE, KY 42348
Phone 270-927-6945

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KY8.

Some 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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From to KY8

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-5)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0010:00
Sunrise05:3110:31
Sunset20:1201:12
Evening civil twilight20:4401:44

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 01:11:35
Local (UTC-5)  04-Jul-2009 20:11:35
 
METAR
KHNB 
18nm N 		050055Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM SCT120 21/18 A2986 RMK AO1
KOWB 
20nm SW 		050056Z 16011KT 10SM CLR 22/20 A2998 RMK AO2 T02160200 SLP149
KEVV 
32nm W 		050054Z 18007KT 6SM HZ CLR 22/19 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP107 T02170189
TAF
KOWB 
20nm SW 		042320Z 0500/0524 17007KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 TEMPO 0503/0506 4SM -TSRA BR BKN025CB FM050600 14007KT 6SM BR OVC008 FM051500 36008KT P6SM OVC020 FM052200 02009KT P6SM BKN030
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Hancock County Airport-Ron Lewis Field. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Hancock County Airport-Ron Lewis Field, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Hotels near Hancock County Airport-Ron Lewis Field

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN HANCOCK INN 2.9 60-109
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS HOTEL & SUITES TELL CITY 5.4 
RAMADA TELL CITY LIMITED 5.5 71-99
DAYS INN TELL CITY 5.5 50

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
9 in Owensboro
 

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