METAR & TAF KY8
Current METAR
Observed 22:35Z
KKY8 272235Z AUTO 17008G14KT 10SM BKN060 BKN070 BKN090 26/18 A2976 RMK A01
- Wind
- 170° @ 8G14 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 26°C / 18°C
- Altimeter
- 29.76 inHg
- Clouds
- BKN
- Density alt
- 2,029 ft
- Ceiling
- 6,000 ft AGL
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 3 NM NE
- VFR sectional
- ST LOUIS
- ARTCC
- ZID · INDIANAPOLIS
- NOTAM facility
- LOU (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- BILL BAUGHMAN
- Phone
- 270-302-3262
- Address
- 500 AIRPORT ROAD, LEWISPORT KY 42351
Flight service · Hours
- FSS LOU
- LOUISVILLE1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- M-F · 0700-1200
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 23
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3.5°) | — | 104', tree, 2759' from thr, 498' R of cntrln, slope 24 |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | 93', tree, 2104' from thr, 524' R of cntrln, slope 20 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA+
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- The airport manager is available by appointment or phone call.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery, contact Evansville Approach at 812-436-4690. When approach is closed, contact Indianapolis ARTCC at 317-247-2411.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Runway end identifier lights are activated on runways 05 and 23. Medium intensity runway lights are on runways 5 and 23 and controlled by the CTAF. Precision approach path indicators on runways 05 and 23 operate continuously.Show FAA
Fuel notes
- 100LLFuel is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with a credit card.Show FAA
Other notes
- OWNERThe airport owner is Tim Powers.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KY8
Answer card- ICAO
- KY8
- Name
- HANCOCK COUNTY/RON LEWIS FLD
- Location
- LEWISPORT, KENTUCKY
- Elevation
- 411.4 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,411.4 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 05/23 · 5,002 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 4
- Magnetic variation
- 3°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 170° at 8 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 23
Hancock County/Ron Lewis Fld (KY8) sits in Lewisport, Kentucky. The field elevation is 411.4 ft MSL. It has one runway. Runway 05/23 is 5,002 ft of asphalt, so the longest runway is 5,002 ft. There is no control tower. Pattern altitude is not published, so use standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless the current FAA Chart Supplement says otherwise.
No ILS approaches are published here. The field is served by CTAF and UNICOM on 123.0. Evansville Approach publishes clearance and approach frequencies for the area. If approach is closed, clearance delivery goes through Indianapolis ARTCC. The airport is in a non-towered environment, so expect self-announce traffic and keep a close scan in the pattern.
Hancock County Airport is the on-field FBO. It carries 100LL and Jet A Prist. Fuel is available 24 hours a day with a credit card. Runway end identifier lights are on runways 05 and 23. Medium intensity runway lights are also on 05 and 23 and are controlled by CTAF. Precision approach path indicators operate continuously on both runway ends. The airport owner is Tim Powers. The manager is available by appointment or phone call. For a first-time arrival, plan for a simple rural field with one runway, no tower and published lighting that helps after dark.