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42KY

Pirates Cove Airport
Benton, Kentucky, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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
Landing fee:	yes

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 20-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:33	12:33
Sunrise	07:02	13:02
Sunset	16:39	22:39
Evening civil twilight	17:08	23:08

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Dec-2025 13:31:11
Local (UTC-6)	20-Dec-2025 07:31:11

METAR

KCEY 10nm SW	201315Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM CLR 02/M05 A3004 RMK AO2
KM25 17nm W	201315Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM CLR 03/M04 A3001 RMK AO2 T00281039 $

TAF

KPAH 31nm NW	201120Z 2012/2112 17009KT P6SM FEW250 WS020/21040KT FM201500 21011G21KT P6SM FEW250 FM202200 23008KT P6SM SCT250 FM210000 VRB05KT P6SM SCT250 FM210400 36005KT P6SM SCT250
KHOP 35nm E	200800Z 2008/2114 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3006INS BECMG 2011/2012 15010G20KT 9999 SKC WS020/21040KT QNH3003INS TEMPO 2017/2019 17025G35KT 520008 BECMG 2022/2023 19009KT 9999 BKN050 QNH2998INS BECMG 2103/2104 VRB06KT 9999 OVC015 QNH3011INS BECMG 2109/2110 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3023INS TX13/2020Z TN00/2008Z

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