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KHKY · Hickory Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 20 NTSB events

ID KHKY FAA HKY Elev 1,190 ft Lat 35° 44.47' N Lon 81° 23.37' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,401 ft. Max gradient: 0.83%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 055° 6,401 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.83%
24 235° 6,401 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.83%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 7 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 118.325
  • CLD CLNC DEL 121.700
  • GND GND 121.700
  • TWR TWR 128.150
  • CTAF CTAF 128.150
  • CNTR ATLANTA CNTR 125.150
  • RDO RALEIGH RDO 122.200

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KHKY on LiveATC ↗

  • NDB HK

    Tawba

    0.33 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VOR-DME BZM

    Barretts Mt

    110.80 MHz · DME 110.80 · LO · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 26 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 24; HIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 24; HIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 24; HIRL Rwy 06–24. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 24; HIRL Rwy 06–24—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (26 sentences)
  • ·322 NORTH CAROLINA HIATT (See THOMASVILLE on page 366) HICKORY HICKORY RGNL (HKY)(KHKY) 3 W UTC–5(–4DT) N35º44.47´ W81º23.37´ 1190 B ARFF Index—See Remarks NOTAM FILE HKY MON Airport RWY 06–24: H6401X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–198, 2D–321, 2D/2D2–766 PCR 550 F/B/X/T HIRL 0.8% up NE RWY 06: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 57´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 54´.
  • ·RWY 06: TORA–6401 TODA–6401 ASDA–6401 LDA–6401 RWY 24: TORA–6401 TODA–6401 ASDA–6401 LDA–6401
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A1+ OX 1, 2 LGT Dusk–Dawn.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1200–0000Z‡, Sat–Sun 1200–0000Z‡. 100LL avbl after hrs with credit card.
  • ·Clsd to unsked ACR opns with more than 30 psgr seats excp 24 hr PPR call amgr 828–327–0147.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 828-358-8473
  • ·ASOS 118.325 (828) 322–2996.
  • ·CTAF 128.15 ®ATLANTA CENTER APP/DEP CON 125.15 TOWER 128.15 (1200–0200Z‡) GND CON 121.7 CLNC DEL 121.7 CLNC DEL 124.25 (when twr clsd)
  • ·CLASS D svc 1200–0200Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·VOR TEST FACILITY (VOT) 110.0
  • ·BARRETTS MOUNTAIN (H) (H) VOR/DME 113.75 BZM Chan 84(Y) N35º52.13´ W81º14.43´ 230º 10.6 NM to fld. 1880/6W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 030º–040º byd 15 NM blo 8,500´ 107º–117º byd 30 NM TAWBA NDB (MHW/LOM) 332 HK N35º47.19´ W81º18.32´ 243º 4.9 NM to fld. 986/6W.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT is clsd. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – WILSON'S (E40) 4 S UTC–5(–4DT) N35º39.12´ W81º21.47´ 985 NOTAM FILE RDU RWY 17–35: 2175X70 (TURF) RWY 17: Trees.
  • ·Arpt open dalgt hrs only. 130´ AGL unmarked power lines 1000´ N and E of rwy and unmkd p–lines parl to E side of Rwy 75´ fm cntrln.
  • ·Winds permitting take off Rwy 17 and land Rwy 35.
  • ·Last half of Rwy 17 slopes downhill—thld of Rwy 35 is 6´ lower than thld of Rwy 17.
  • ·Rwy 35 landing aircraft will turn final north of power transmission lines, aircraft on straight–in approach will remain above 1700 ft MSL until north of pwer lines.
  • ·Aircraft departing southbound climb to 1700 ft MSL by power lines or initiate a crosswind turn before reaching power lines.
  • ·Rwy 17–35 mkd both ends with yellow cones indicating non–publd dsplcd thld.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 828-217-3320
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.
  • ·HINSHAW (GREENACRES) (See LIBERTY on page 329) HUNTSBORO N36º18.07´ W78º37.11´ NOTAM FILE RDU.
  • ·NDB (MHW) 271 HXO 059º 5.6 NM to Henderson/Oxford. 493/9W.
  • ·CHARLOTTE H–9B, 12H, L–25D IAP, AD ATLANTA WASHINGTON L–36G SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · HKY

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

20 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

20

since 1982

Fatal

4

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 47,471 ops in 1999

2024 total

35,066

10-yr total

277,146

2024 mix

AC/AT 12% · GA 85% · Mil 3%

Events / million ops

10.8

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.16

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=20

  • Other 6
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Undershoot / overshoot 4
  • Ground collision 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2006-07-24 Canadair F86 · Ground collision · day →
2003-10-13 Cessna 210L · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2025-04-01 Cessna 172N · CFIT · VMC · night →
2023-08-13 SCODA AERONAUTICA LTDA SUPER PETREL LS · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2016-10-01 Culver PQ 14A · Weather · VMC · day →
2015-01-06 Beech V35B · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2003-11-22 Cessna 172 · Runway excursion · night →
1999-05-14 Beech BE-100 · Stall / spin · day →
1998-11-15 Cessna 182Q · Other · VMC · day →
1996-07-13 Cessna 172H · Engine failure · day →
1994-12-14 Cessna 402B · Under/overshoot · IMC · day →
1992-02-20 Piper PA32-300 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1991-07-04 Cessna 172 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1986-03-02 Piper PA-28-181 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-12-06 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day →
1985-08-28 Beech C-99 · Other · night →
1985-05-27 Piper PA-12 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-07-01 Piper PA-34-200 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1984-05-27 Cessna 402C · Other · IMC · day →
1984-02-12 Cessna C-303 · Under/overshoot · VMC · night →

Designees in NC

CFI Flight Instructors 2,054 A&P Mechanics 7,307 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 52 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 9 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 10 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 27 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 16 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 52 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 39 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 15 Schools Flight Schools 72 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 32 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 13 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Brandon Nesmith Morganton NC 15 nm
Gary Garavaglia Statesville NC 25 nm
John William Dennis Mooresville NC 29 nm
Darrin Murphy Gastonia NC 31 nm
Adam Rosenberg Concord NC 42 nm
Guenter Trautmann Concord NC 42 nm
Brian Lee Mott Fort Mill SC 49 nm
Timothy Standard Fort Mill SC 49 nm
Darrin Murphy Rock Hill SC 52 nm
Guenter Trautmann Indian Land SC 53 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Danny Ross Hughes Hickory NC 3 nm
Michael Eugene Morton Hickory NC 3 nm
Randy Ronald Schmidt Hickory NC 3 nm
Donald Jackson Trice Hickory NC 3 nm
Eric Vanlandingham Rice Hickory NC 3 nm
Jason Daniel Simpson Hickory NC 3 nm
Christopher Ryan Lovern Hickory NC 3 nm
Linas Paulus Grybinas Hickory NC 3 nm
Christopher Ryan Shepherd Hickory NC 3 nm
Shawn James Meyer Hickory NC 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Michael Eugene Morton Hickory NC 3 nm
Donald Jackson Trice Hickory NC 3 nm
Timothy Mark Pennell Hickory NC 3 nm
Bryan Eugene Austin Hickory NC 3 nm
Kevin Lee Carter Hickory NC 3 nm
James Edward Tobias Hickory NC 3 nm
Michael James Kaveny Hickory NC 3 nm
Kurt Eric Friedrich Hickory NC 3 nm
Ryan Graham Frere Hickory NC 3 nm
Timothy J Holt Hickory NC 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 21 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Charlotte, NC
Charlotte, NC
 38 nm
Squawks Aviation
Concord, NC
 39 nm
Carolina Avionics Group, LLC
Salisbury, NC
 43 nm
Twin Lakes Avionics
Advance, NC
 47 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 59 nm
Inglewood Aviation Maintenance Services, Inc.
Albemarle, NC
 64 nm
H and H Propeller Services, Inc
Burlington, NC
 95 nm
Anderson Regional Aircraft Maintenance
Anderson, SC
 99 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 108 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.