Hickory Regional Airport (HKY)

HKY
Hickory Regional Airport (HKY)
Hickory, NC
Latest photos of Hickory Regional Airport (HKY)
KHKY, western part of Hickory regional airport, Hickory NC, photo by Ingo Warnecke
Ingo Warnecke
KHKY, tower of Hickory regional airport, Hickory NC, photo by Ingo Warnecke
Ingo Warnecke
KHKY, exhibition of the Hickory Aviation Museum in the terminal of Hickory regional airport, Hickory NC, photo by Ingo Warnecke
Ingo Warnecke
KHKY, exhibition of the Hickory Aviation Museum in the terminal of Hickory regional airport, Hickory NC, photo by Ingo Warnecke
Ingo Warnecke
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier HKY
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 81°23'22.3820" W / 35°44'28.1240" N
-81.389551 / 35.741146 (Estimated)
Elevation 1189.60 ft / 362.59 m (Surveyed)
Land 739 acres
From nearest city 3 nautical miles W of Hickory, NC
Location Catawba County, NC
Magnetic Variation 06W (2000)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner CITY OF HICKORY
Address PO BOX 398
HICKORY, NC 28603
Phone number 828-327-0147
Manager CHAD HUNSUCKER
Address 3101 9TH AVE DR NW
HICKORY, NC 28601
Phone number 828-358-8473
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart CHARLOTTE
Region ASO - Southern
Responsible ARTCC ZTL - ATLANTA
Tie-in FSS RDU - RALEIGH
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility HKY (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date 1973/05
Airport Communications
CTAF 128.15 MHz
ASOS HKY (828-322-2996)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A1+
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen HIGH/LOW
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services AFRT,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES
Runway Information
Runway 06/24
Dimensions 6401 x 150 ft (1951 x 46 m)
Surface ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights High
06 24
Alignment 55° 235°
Physical elevation 1136.30 ft 1189.60 ft
Coordinates 35.734991 / -81.397303 35.744984 / -81.379561
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Fair Condition Precision instrument , Fair Condition
ILS type ILS
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 4-light PAPI on left
Approach light MALSR
Runway end lights Yes
Remarks
  • AFT HRS SVCS CALL 828-327-0147.