42KY
Pirates Cove Airport
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Location Information for 42KY
Coordinates: N36°46.70' / W88°13.30'
Located 09 miles SE of Benton, Kentucky. View all Airports in Kentucky.
Surveyed Elevation is 380 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Private Use
Activation Date:March 1972
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:None
Wind Indicator:Yes, Not Lighted
A.R.T.C.C.:MEMPHIS
F.S.S.:LOUISVILLE
Sectional Chart:ST LOUIS
AirspaceAnalysis:CONDITIONAL
VFR ONLY.
Attendance:Unattended
Airport Communications
UNICOM:122.800
AWOS-3 at CEY (10.0 SW):119.975 270-489-2424
AWOS-3 at M25 (17.5 W):120.625 270-247-2094
AWOS-3 at PHT (27.3 S):118.825 731-644-0451
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD CNG CUNNINGHAM 113.10 111°32.7
VOT HXW SCREAMING EAGLE 114.90 282°35.0
VOD CKV CLARKSVILLE 110.60 284°40.1
VOD CCT CENTRAL CITY 109.80 236°58.5
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOD FK AIRBE 273 093°39.0
VOD CK SNUFF 335 110°43.0
VOD UC OBION 212 232°47.2
VOD CG DUTCH 248 292°76.5
Runway 18/36
Dimensions:2544 x 32 feet / 775 x 10 meters
Surface:Asphalt
Runway 18Runway 36
Coordinates:N36°46.91' / W88°13.29'N36°46.49' / W88°13.30'
Elevation: 364.0 377.0
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Obstacles: 50 ft Trees 1000 ft from runway
Services Available
Fuel:NONE
Transient Storage:NONE
Airframe Repair:NONE
Engine Repair:NONE
Bottled Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Bulk Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Ownership Information
Ownership:Privately Owned
Owner:OWNERS ASSN PIRATES COVE
14 PALASADES LN
HARDIN, KY 42048
870-588-1017
Manager:CARY LATHAM
14 PALASADES LN
HARDIN, KY 42048
870-588-1017
Other Remarks
  • FOR CD CTC MEMPHIS ARTCC AT 901-368-8453/8449.
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