FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HKY |
| Lat/Long: | 35-44-28.1270N / 081-23-22.3760W
35-44.468783N / 081-23.372933W
35.7411464 / -81.3895489
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1190 ft. / 362.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 06W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles W of HICKORY, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 28601 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | ATLANTA |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HKY (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS
LIMITED SVCS AVBL 2300-0600. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT HIRL RY 06/24, MIRL RY 01/19, PAPI RY 24, REIL RY 01, & MALSR RY 24 - CTAF (2300-0700). |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS EXCP 24 HR PPR CALL AMGR 828-323-7408. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 128.15 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.325 (828-322-2996) |
| HICKORY GROUND: | 121.7 [0700-2300] |
| HICKORY TOWER: | 128.15 [0700-2300] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.7 |
| WX AWOS-3 at MRN (12 nm NW): | 124.175 (828-757-0788) |
| WX AWOS-3 at IPJ (19 nm SE): | 119.675 (704-735-6954) |
- CLNC DELIVERY PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQ 124.25 WHEN ATCT CLSD.
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC (HICKORY RCAG) ON FREQS 125.15/263.0
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BZMr229/10.5 | | BARRETTS MOUNTAIN VOR/DME | | 110.80 | | 06W |
| CLTr332/39.4 | | CHARLOTTE VOR/DME | | 115.00 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| TAWBA | | 242/4.9 | | 332 | | 06W | | HK | .... -.- |
| FIDDLERS | | 089/13.9 | | 391 | | 07W | | FIQ | ..-. .. --.- |
| LINCOLNTON | | 316/19.2 | | 432 | | 06W | | IZN | .. --.. -. |
| WILKI | | 218/26.4 | | 209 | | 06W | | UKF | ..- -.- ..-. |
| FIRST RIVER | | 025/31.0 | | 417 | | 06W | | SLP | ... .-.. .--. |
| STONIA | | 347/34.9 | | 260 | | 06W | | GHJ | --. .... .--- |
| RUTHERFORD | | 054/36.2 | | 344 | | 05W | | RFE | .-. ..-. . |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 6400 x 150 ft. / 1951 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 32.0 | | Double wheel: | 55.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 06/24 MKGS BADLY FADED. |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 35-44.099448N | | 35-44.698912N |
| Longitude: | 081-23.838242W | | 081-22.773550W |
| Elevation: | 1136.2 ft. | | 1189.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.8% | | 0.8% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 061 magnetic, 055 true | | 241 magnetic, 235 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 68 ft. trees, 1560 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 4400 x 150 ft. / 1341 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 40.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 35-44.210880N | | 35-44.928738N |
| Longitude: | 081-23.533483W | | 081-23.407743W |
| Elevation: | 1142.1 ft. | | 1166.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 014 magnetic, 008 true | | 194 magnetic, 188 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left | | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. tree, 500 ft. from runway, 160 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF HICKORY
PO BOX 398
HICKORY, NC 28603
Phone 828-323-7408 |
| Manager: | TERRY CLARK
3101 9TH AVE DR NW
HICKORY, NC 28601
Phone 828-323-7408 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 64 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 39 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 17 | | Jet airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 111/day * | | 69% | transient general aviation | | 30% | local general aviation | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO PRACTICE IFR APCHS 1600-1900. |
| - | NO LINE OF SIGHT BETWEEN RYS 19 AND 24. |
| - | TKOFS RY 19 PROHIBITED WHEN TWR CLSD. |
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 24 | |
download (270KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (202KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (222KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (228KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (206KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 24 | |
download (217KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| HICKORY ONE | |
download (357KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (33KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMRN - Foothills Regional Airport (12 nm NW)
KIPJ - Lincolnton-Lincoln County Regional Airport (19 nm SE)
KSVH - Statesville Regional Airport (21 nm E)
14A - Lake Norman Airpark (25 nm E)
KEHO - Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport (31 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Dec-2009
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 11:53 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 12:21 |
| Sunset | | 17:11 | | 22:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:39 | | 22:39 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Dec-2009 09:39:32 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Dec-2009 04:39:32 |
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| METAR |
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| KHKY | 040853Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M01 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP185 T00061011 53016
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KMRN
12nm W | 040921Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR BKN038 M01/M01 A3015 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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| KHKY | 040539Z 0406/0506 03003KT P6SM SCT250 FM041500 02004KT P6SM SCT050 FM042000 05004KT P6SM SCT050 BKN120
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| NOTAMs |
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