FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HVC |
| Lat/Long: | 36-51-25.1000N / 087-27-18.2400W
36-51.418333N / 087-27.304000W
36.8569722 / -87.4550667
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 564 ft. / 172 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 01W (1995) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of HOPKINSVILLE, KY |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 42240 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1952 |
| Sectional chart: | ST LOUIS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MEMPHIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LOU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700, ALL SUN 1200-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 AND REIL RYS 08 & 26 - 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 132.575 (270-886-6311) |
| CAMPBELL APPROACH: | 118.1 |
| CAMPBELL DEPARTURE: | 118.1 |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 120.9 |
| BASIC RADAR: | 118.1 |
| WX ASOS at CKV (14 nm S): | 134.575 (931-431-3045) |
- KEY MIKE 3 TIMES & WAIT FOR CD.
- CLEARANCE DELIVERY OTS INDEFLY.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CKVr353/14.2 | | CLARKSVILLE VOR/DME | | 110.60 | | 01W |
| CCTr197/32.8 | | CENTRAL CITY VORTAC | | 109.80 | | 01W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| HONEY GROVE | | 257/5.8 | | 356 | | 01W | | HIX | .... .. -..- |
| AIRBE | | 346/7.5 | | 273 | | 01W | | FK | ..-. -.- |
| MUHLENBERG | | 212/26.3 | | 362 | | 01E | | GMH | --. -- .... |
| NEEDMORE | | 308/32.2 | | 221 | | 01W | | PED | .--. . -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A MOGAS |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 5502 x 100 ft. / 1677 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 36-51.322500N | | 36-51.514167N |
| Longitude: | 087-27.855500W | | 087-26.752667W |
| Elevation: | 536.7 ft. | | 563.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% UP | | 0.5% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 079 magnetic, 078 true | | 259 magnetic, 258 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | LOCALIZER |
| Obstructions: | 29 ft. trees, 912 ft. from runway, 252 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear
TREES S OF RY 08/26 PENETRATING 7:1 TRANSITIONAL AREA. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF HOPKINSVILLE
MUNICIPAL BLDG
HOPKINSVILLE, KY 42240
Phone 270-887-4000
AND CHRISTIAN COUNTY. |
| Manager: | AL ECKLES
300 MEMORIAL FIELD DRIVE
HOPKINSVILLE, KY 42240
Phone 270-887-4157
SECOND LINE 270-887-4166 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 31 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 64/day * | | 43% | transient general aviation | | 43% | local general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | 6% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 07 February 2006 | |
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 25 September 2008 at 0901Z and 23 October 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| LOC RWY 26 | |
download (211KB) |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 26 | |
download (201KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (27KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHOP - Campbell Army Airfield (Fort Campbell) (11 nm S)
KCKV - Outlaw Field Airport (14 nm S)
KEOD - Sabre AHP (Fort Campbell) Heliport (17 nm S)
M21 - Muhlenberg County Airport (26 nm NE)
2I0 - Madisonville Municipal Airport (30 nm N)
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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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Oct-2008
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunset | | 18:16 | | 23:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:42 | | 23:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Oct-2008 20:50:40 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 12-Oct-2008 15:50:40 |
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| METAR |
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KHOP
12nm S | 121955Z 17010KT 10SM SKC 29/15 A3025 RMK AO2A SLP242 T02850150
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KCKV
15nm S | 121952Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM FEW055 28/16 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP239 T02780156 $
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| TAF |
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KHOP
12nm S | 121616 12011KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3021INS WND VRB03KT AFT 22 BECMG 1415 14010KT 9999 SCT050 QNH3024INS T29/19Z T14/09Z
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| NOTAMs |
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