FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 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 -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving 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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (201KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 23 | |
download (213KB) |
| 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 01-Jan-2026
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:35 | | 12:35 |
| Sunrise | | 07:05 | | 13:05 |
| Sunset | | 16:38 | | 22:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:07 | | 23:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Jan-2026 16:35:45 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 01-Jan-2026 10:35:45 |
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| METAR |
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| KKY8 | 011615Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM FEW022 05/02 A3004 RMK A01
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KHNB
18nm N | 011556Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM OVC021 03/03 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP178 T00330028
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KHNB
18nm N | 011139Z 0112/0212 VRB04KT P6SM BKN015 FM011600 VRB04KT P6SM BKN025 FM012000 27004KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050
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KOWB
20nm SW | 011505Z 0115/0212 VRB04KT P6SM FEW025 FM012100 VRB04KT P6SM FEW025 SCT050 FM020600 36003KT P6SM SCT100
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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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