FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PBX |
| Lat/Long: | 37-33-42.5212N 082-33-59.1551W
37-33.708687N 082-33.985918W
37.5618114,-82.5664320
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1464.5 ft. / 446.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 07W (2020) |
| From city: | 6 miles NW of PIKEVILLE, KY |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 41501 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 03/1983 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LOU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | SAT-SUN 0900-1900, ALL MON-FRI 0800-2000
SVC AFT HR - AMGR.
WINTER HR MON-FRI 0800-1900. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; HIRL RWY 09/27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 121.225 (606-437-6701) |
| WX AWOS-3 at SJS (12 nm N): | 120.175 (606-298-4143) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 126.575/257.850 (LYNCH RCAG).
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5356 x 100 ft. / 1633 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition
MULT DIPS IN RWY. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 5 /F/D/X/T | | Single wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 37-33.619020N | | 37-33.666398N |
| Longitude: | 082-34.756985W | | 082-33.649963W |
| Elevation: | 1448.1 ft. | | 1464.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 094 magnetic, 087 true | | 274 magnetic, 267 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 350 ft. | | 350 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5350 TODA:5350 ASDA:5000 LDA:4650 | | TORA:5350 TODA:5350 ASDA:5000 LDA:4650 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | precision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS/DME |
| Obstructions: | 7 ft. tree, 384 ft. from runway, 239 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DTHR. | | 13 ft. fence, 220 ft. from runway, 500 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 43:1 TO DTHR |
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 3455 x 75 ft. / 1053 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/L |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 5 /F/D/X/T | | Single wheel: | 13.5 |
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| Operational restrictions: | CLSD INDEFLY. |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 37-33.537433N | | 37-34.084508N |
| Longitude: | 082-33.747432W | | 082-33.549872W |
| Elevation: | 1470.2 ft. | | 1458.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 023 magnetic, 016 true | | 203 magnetic, 196 true |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PIKE COUNTY REG ARPT BOARD
P.O. BOX 3353
PIKEVILLE, KY 41502
Phone 606-432-5777
BILL HICKMAN. |
| Manager: | MATT RAY
331 AIRPORT DRIVE
PIKEVILLE, KY 41501
Phone 606-437-9548 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, 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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 27 | |
download (225KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (231KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (210KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (144KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (362KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSJS - Big Sandy Regional Airport (12 nm N)
KEBD - Southern West Virginia Regional Airport (22 nm E)
KLNP - Lonesome Pine Airport (34 nm S)
KCPF - Wendell H Ford Airport (35 nm W)
6L4 - Logan County Airport (36 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Kentucky Coal Association
Taken in 2007
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 22-Nov-2025
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 11:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 17:14 | | 22:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:43 | | 22:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Nov-2025 11:00:57 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 22-Nov-2025 06:00:57 |
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| METAR |
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| KPBX | 221035Z AUTO 31015G20KT 10SM OVC019 18/15 A2988 RMK AO2 T01840154
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KSJS
12nm N | AWOS-3 120.175 606-298-4143
221035Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM -RA SCT009 BKN040 OVC060 16/14 A2989 RMK AO2 P0009 T01600135
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KSJS
12nm N | 220525Z 2206/2306 27003KT P6SM OVC015 TEMPO 2207/2211 1SM SHRA BR OVC008 FM221100 31003KT 5SM BR OVC008 FM221700 34003KT P6SM OVC010 FM230300 00000KT P6SM BKN020
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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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