Pirates Cove Airport

US Flag

FAA: 42KY

Benton Weather

Location

Latitude: 
 36-46-35.1960N (36.776443)
Longitude: 
 088-13-20.1170W (-88.222255)
Elevation: 
 380.0 feet MSL (116 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 3.2 W (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -6.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -5.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 09 N.M. SE of Benton, Kentucky
Found On: 
 St Louis Chart
FAA Region: 
 ASO

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
CARY LATHAM
14 PALASADES LN
HARDIN, KY 42048
(870) 588-1017		 OWNERS ASSN PIRATES COVE
14 PALASADES LN
HARDIN, KY 42048
(870) 588-1017

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 03/1972
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZME (Memphis)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZME (Memphis)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 No
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1380 feet (421 m)
NOTAM-D Service: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  9

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Unicom:  122.800

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

    (Click on a business for detail)
    Please help us keep this information up to date. This is a FREE SERVICE just like everything else on Airport Guide! If you see that a business needs to be added, modified, or deleted please fill out our Update Form.

    Area Code: 502
    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    To add, modify, or delete a business click here.

    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Louisville(LOU)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

    Instrument Procedures / Charts

    Terminal Procedures are only available for airports in several countries with more being added all the time. If you are looking for a specific country's charts, please send an email to support(at)airportguide.com stating the country name. This will be used to prioritize the implementation.

    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 42KY

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    9.9 Kyle-Oakley Field Airport
    (CEY KCEY CEY)    		 227 230 100LL, Jet A+
    15.3 Lake Barkley State Park Airport
    (1M9)    		 80 83 100LL, Jet A
    17.4 Mayfield Graves County Airport
    (M25)    		 268 271 100LL, Jet A+
    27.6 Henry County Airport
    (PHT KPHT PHT)    		 196 199 100LL, Jet A+
    31.4 Barkley Regional Airport
    (PAH KPAH PAH)    		 302 305 100LL, Jet A
    35.2 Metropolis Municipal Airport
    (M30)    		 314 317 100LL
    37.2 Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport
    (KHVC HVC)    		 82 86 100LL, Jet A+
    39.9 Outlaw Field Airport
    (CKV KCKV CKV)    		 103 107 100LL, Jet A+
    42.8 Carroll County Airport
    (KHZD HZD)    		 195 198 100LL, Jet A+
    43.8 Everett-Stewart Regional Airport
    (UCY KUCY UCY)    		 237 240 100LL, Jet A+
    47.7 Sturgis Municipal Airport
    (KTWT TWT)    		 15 19 100LL, Jet A+
    52.6 Madisonville Regional Airport
    (2I0)    		 48 52 100LL, Jet A+
    54.6 Dickson Municipal Airport
    (M02)    		 135 139 100LL, Jet A+
    57.8 Muhlenberg County Airport
    (M21)    		 61 65 100LL, Jet A+
    64.0 Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport
    (HSB KHSB HSB)    		 345 348 100LL, Jet A
    64.3 Springfield Robertson County Airport
    (M91)    		 102 106 100LL, Jet A+
    64.7 Sikeston Meml Municipal Airport
    (SIK KSIK SIK)    		 276 278 100LL, Jet A
    67.0 Henderson City-County Airport
    (KEHR EHR)    		 22 26 100LL, Jet A+
    67.2 Beech River Regional Airport
    (KPVE PVE)    		 178 181 100LL, Jet A+
    67.7 Centerville Municipal Airport
    (GHM KGHM GHM)    		 146 150 100LL, Jet A+

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

    NOTAMs

    List ALL 42KY NOTAMs
    View 42KY NOTAMs

    NOTAM Radius Search

    NOTAMS within

    Enter NOTAM radius search distance

    This field is required
    NM of 42KY

    NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

    NOTAMS within

    Enter NOTAM radius search distance

    This field is required
    NM of 42KY

    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
    E111 VFR ONLY.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 18/36
    Longest Runway: 18/36 is 3000 ft (914 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    42KY Airport Runway Details

    Runway 18/36  3000 ft x 32 ft (914 m x 10 m)
    Surface:  Asphalt - No special surface treatment

    Runway 18

    Runway 36
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Object at End: 
    		 TREES
    Object Height: 
    		 50
    Object Marked/Lighted?: 
    		 Marked
    Distance from End: 
    		 1000
    REIL: 
    		 Yes

    Services

    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A+
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Hangars and tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

    42KY Sectional

    Flight Planning
    at skyvector.com

    42KY Diagram


    Do you have a better diagram of this ?
    Please share it with us.