FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 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 -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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (202KB) |
| 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 24-Nov-2025
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:10 | | 12:10 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 12:39 |
| Sunset | | 16:30 | | 22:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:58 | | 22:58 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Nov-2025 11:31:27 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 24-Nov-2025 05:31:27 |
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| METAR |
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| KKY8 | 241115Z AUTO 11004KT 3SM BR OVC006 08/08 A3019 RMK A01
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KHNB
18nm N | 241056Z AUTO 12006KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC004 08/08 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP226 T00780078
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KHNB
18nm N | 240900Z 2409/2506 00000KT 2SM BR OVC004 TEMPO 2409/2413 VRB03KT 3/4SM BR OVC003 FM241400 13005KT 3SM BR SCT005 BKN015 FM241700 14005KT P6SM OVC100
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KOWB
20nm SW | 240520Z 2406/2506 00000KT 1SM BR BKN002 TEMPO 2406/2408 1/2SM FG FM240800 00000KT 1/2SM FG BKN002 TEMPO 2408/2412 1/4SM FG FM241400 14005KT 5SM BR BKN003 FM241700 15005KT P6SM BKN014 FM242100 15005KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC035 FM250100 VRB04KT 4SM SHRA OVC024
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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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