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42KY Pirates Cove Airport
Benton, Kentucky, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 42KY
Lat/Long: 36-46-42.1500N 088-13-17.8550W
36-46.702500N 088-13.297583W
36.7783750,-88.2216264
(estimated)
Elevation: 380 ft. / 115.8 m (surveyed)
Variation: 01E (1985)
From city: 9 miles SE of BENTON, KY
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 42048

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 03/1972
Control tower: no
ARTCC: MEMPHIS CENTER
FSS: LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Landing fee: yes

Airport Communications

UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-3 at CEY (10 nm SW): 119.975 (270-489-2424)
WX AWOS-3 at M25 (17 nm W): 120.625 (270-247-2094)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CNGr112/32.6CUNNINGHAM VOR/DME113.1003E

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 18/36

Dimensions: 2544 x 32 ft. / 775 x 10 m
Surface: asphalt
RUNWAY 18  RUNWAY 36
Latitude: 36-46.913167N36-46.494000N
Longitude: 088-13.292500W088-13.302667W
Elevation: 364.0 ft.377.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway end identifier lights: no
Obstructions: none50 ft. trees, marked, 1000 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: OWNERS ASSN PIRATES COVE
14 PALASADES LN
HARDIN, KY 42048
Phone (870) 588-1017
Manager: CARY LATHAM
14 PALASADES LN
HARDIN, KY 42048
Phone 870- 588-1017

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 42KY.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCEY - Kyle-Oakley Field Airport (10 nm SW)
M34 - Kentucky Dam State Park Airport (14 nm N)
M25 - Mayfield Graves County Airport (17 nm W)
2M0 - Princeton-Caldwell County Airport (27 nm NE)
KPHT - Henry County Airport (28 nm S)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3712:37
Sunrise07:0513:05
Sunset17:0023:00
Evening civil twilight17:2823:28

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Jan-2026 14:57:03
Local (UTC-6)  16-Jan-2026 08:57:03
 
METAR
KCEY 
10nm SW 		161435Z AUTO 19008KT 160V220 10SM CLR 03/M07 A2984 RMK AO2
KM25 
17nm W 		161435Z AUTO 21011KT 10SM BKN080 03/M06 A2982 RMK AO2 T00321064 $
TAF
KPAH 
31nm NW 		161134Z 1612/1712 20009G15KT P6SM OVC070 FM161400 22010G17KT P6SM SKC FM161700 25011G18KT P6SM SCT050 BKN150 FM162000 24008KT P6SM BKN050 PROB30 1620/1701 6SM -SHRA BKN035 FM170100 23007KT P6SM SCT050 FM170800 28007KT P6SM BKN080
KHOP 
35nm E 		161342Z 1613/1714 20010G20KT 9999 BKN070 QNH2982INS BECMG 1623/1624 23006KT 9999 OVC020 620209 QNH2990INS TEMPO 1700/1703 8000 -SHRA OVC015 TX06/1619Z TN01/1613Z
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