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42KY

Pirates Cove Airport
Benton, Kentucky, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 JUNE 2026

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 -5 (UTC -6 during Standard 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

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
CNGr112/32.6		CUNNINGHAM VOR/DME		113.10		03E

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:	36-46.913167N	36-46.494000N
Longitude:	088-13.292500W	088-13.302667W
Elevation:	364.0 ft.	377.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway end identifier lights:		no
Obstructions:	none	50 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 24-Jun-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:05	10:05
Sunrise	05:36	10:36
Sunset	20:15	01:15
Evening civil twilight	20:45	01:45

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	25-Jun-2026 04:57:10
Local (UTC-5)	24-Jun-2026 23:57:10

METAR

KCEY 10nm SW	250435Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 22/20 A3004 RMK AO2
KM25 17nm W	250435Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 21/21 A3001 RMK AO2 T02070207

TAF

KPAH 31nm NW	241720Z 2418/2518 18003KT P6SM FEW050 FM250100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT110 PROB30 2506/2512 6SM -TSRA BKN080CB FM251500 21005KT P6SM SCT050
KHOP 35nm E	250140Z 2501/2606 VRB05KT 9999 SCT050 QNH3000INS BECMG 2511/2512 20009KT 9999 BKN050 QNH2996INS BECMG 2601/2602 VRB06KT 9999 SCT050 QNH2997INS TX31/2519Z TN20/2510Z

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