FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 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 |
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| OWBr053/19.4 | | OWENSBORO VOR/DME | | 108.65 | | 04W |
| MYSr278/(29.2) | | MYSTIC VOR | | 108.20 | | 01W |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 37-56.948823N | | 37-57.556262N |
| Longitude: | 086-51.710743W | | 086-51.007368W |
| Elevation: | 409.3 ft. | | 411.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 046 magnetic, 043 true | | 226 magnetic, 223 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 104 ft. tree, 2759 ft. from runway, 484 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear | | 105 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 02 October 2025 at 0901Z to 30 October 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (201KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (212KB) |
| 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Donn Wimmer
Photo taken 02-Jan-2008
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Hancock County Airport/Ron Lewis Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Oct-2025
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 11:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 12:11 |
| Sunset | | 17:51 | | 22:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:18 | | 23:18 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Oct-2025 06:31:45 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 29-Oct-2025 01:31:45 |
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| METAR |
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| KKY8 | 290615Z AUTO VRB05KT 5SM BR BKN007 OVC019 12/12 A2986 RMK A01
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KHNB
18nm N | 290607Z AUTO 09008KT 10SM -RA OVC007 12/12 A2987 RMK AO2 RAB02 CIG 005V010 P0000
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KHNB
18nm N | 281740Z 2818/2918 VRB04KT 5SM BR OVC008 FM282000 09006KT P6SM OVC009 FM282200 09007KT P6SM BKN012 FM290200 10007KT P6SM VCSH OVC009 FM290500 10008KT 5SM -RA BR OVC007 FM291600 07013KT 2SM RA BR OVC008
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KOWB
20nm SW | 290535Z 2906/3006 09007KT 3SM -RA BR OVC006 TEMPO 2906/2908 6SM BR FM291100 08011KT 2SM RA BR OVC005 FM291900 05013G23KT 1SM RA BR OVC005 FM300300 02011G19KT 2SM RA BR OVC007 FM300500 02010G18KT 6SM -RA BR OVC011
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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