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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: KY8
Lat/Long: 37-57-15.1530N 086-51-21.5450W
37-57.252550N 086-51.359083W
37.9542092,-86.8559847
(estimated)
Elevation: 411.4 ft. / 125.4 m (surveyed)
Variation: 03W (2010)
From city: 3 miles NE of LEWISPORT, KY
Time zone: UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 42351

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 12/2007
Control tower: no
ARTCC: INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
FSS: LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: LOU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0700-1700
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT REIL RWY 05 & 23; MIRL RWY 5/23 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 05 & 23 OPR CONSLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 119.775 (270-295-3565)
EVANSVILLE APPROACH: 124.025
EVANSVILLE DEPARTURE: 124.025
WX AWOS-3PT at HNB (18 nm N): 118.250 (812-683-4003)
WX AWOS-3PT at OWB (20 nm SW): 119.025 (270-683-3228)
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 128.3/291.625 (EVANSVILLE RCAG) WHEN EVANSVILLE APCH CTL CLSD.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OWBr053/19.4OWENSBORO VOR/DME108.6504W
MYSr278/(29.2)MYSTIC VOR108.2001W

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A+
100LL:FUEL AVBL 24/7 WITH CC.
Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 5/23

Dimensions: 5002 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Double wheel: 40.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 5  RUNWAY 23
Latitude: 37-56.948823N37-57.556262N
Longitude: 086-51.710743W086-51.007368W
Elevation: 409.3 ft.411.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 046 magnetic, 043 true226 magnetic, 223 true
Markings: nonprecision, in fair conditionnonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 104 ft. tree, 2759 ft. from runway, 484 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear105 ft. tree, 3084 ft. from runway, 111 ft. right of centerline, 27:1 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 270-570-1976
TIM POWERS
Manager: TIM POWERS
500 AIRPORT ROAD
LEWISPORT, KY 42351
Phone 270-295-4100

Additional Remarks

FOR CD CTC EVANSVILLE APCH AT 812-436-4690, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC AT 317-247-2411.

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 from 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05   download (205KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 23   download (220KB)
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply   download (159KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (370KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTEL - Perry County Municipal Airport (9 nm NE)
KHNB - Huntingburg Airport (18 nm N)
KOWB - Owensboro/Daviess County Regional Airport (20 nm SW)
I93 - Breckinridge County Airport (22 nm SE)
KJQD - Ohio County Airport (30 nm S)
 
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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 02-Jul-2025
 Local
(UTC-5)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5909:59
Sunrise05:3010:30
Sunset20:1301:13
Evening civil twilight20:4401:44

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  02-Jul-2025 17:19:20
Local (UTC-5)  02-Jul-2025 12:19:20
 
METAR
KKY8 021655Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM FEW050 30/19 A3004 RMK A01
KHNB 
18nm N 
021656Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM BKN050 OVC060 28/19 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02780189
TAF
KHNB 
18nm N 
021120Z 0212/0312 00000KT 4SM BR SKC FM021300 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM021800 30004KT P6SM SCT040 FM030100 00000KT P6SM SKC
KOWB 
20nm SW 
021120Z 0212/0312 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM021600 34004KT P6SM SCT050 FM030100 VRB02KT P6SM SKC
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Hancock County Airport 270-295-4100
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