Hancock County/ron Lewis Fld Airport (KY8)

KY8
Hancock County/ron Lewis Fld Airport (KY8)
Lewisport, KY
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier KY8
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 86°51'21.5450" W / 37°57'15.1530" N
-86.855985 / 37.954209 (Estimated)
Elevation 411.40 ft / 125.39 m (Surveyed)
Land 105 acres
From nearest city 3 nautical miles NE of Lewisport, KY
Location Hancock County, KY
Magnetic Variation 03W (2010)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner HANCOCK COUNTY AIRPORT BOARD
Address 500 AIRPORT ROAD
LEWISPORT, KY 42351
Phone number 270-295-4100
Manager BILL BAUGHMAN
Address 500 AIRPORT ROAD
LEWISPORT, KY 42351
Phone number 270-302-3262
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Sectional chart ST LOUIS
Region ASO - Southern
Responsible ARTCC ZID - INDIANAPOLIS
Tie-in FSS LOU - LOUISVILLE
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility LOU (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 123.0 MHz
UNICOM 123.0 MHz
AWOS-3 KY8 (270-295-3565)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A+
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Runway Information
Runway 05/23
Dimensions 5002 x 75 ft (1525 x 23 m)
Surface ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
05 23
Alignment 43° 223°
Physical elevation 409.30 ft 411.30 ft
Coordinates 37.949147 / -86.861846 37.959271 / -86.850123
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 4-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights Yes Yes
Remarks
  • FOR CD CTC EVANSVILLE APCH AT 812-436-4690, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC AT 317-247-2411.
  • AMGR AVBL BY APNTMT/ PHONE CALL.