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KHVC · Hopkinsville Christian County Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KHVC FAA HVC Elev 564 ft Lat 36° 51.42' N Lon 87° 27.31' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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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: 5,505 ft. Max gradient: 0.49%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 77.8° 5,505 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.49%
26 257.8° 5,505 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.49%

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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 132.575
  • A/D CAMPBELL APP/DEP 118.100
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 17 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 REIL Rwy 08 and Rwy 26; PAPI Rwy 08 and Rwy 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 08 and Rwy 26; PAPI Rwy 08 and Rwy 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 08 and Rwy 26; PAPI Rwy 08 and Rwy 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 08 and Rwy 26; PAPI Rwy 08 and Rwy 26; MIRL Rwy 08–26—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1500–2300Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1500–2300Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (17 sentences)
  • ·278 KENTUCKY CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·POCKET CITY (VH) (H) VORTACW 113.3 PXV Chan 80 N37º55.70´ W87º45.74´ 150º 8.1 NM to fld. 385/3E.
  • ·TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: Byd 30 NM blo 2,600´ DME unusable: Byd 30 NM blo 2,600´ VOR unusable: 030º–034º byd 40 NM 046º–055º byd 40 NM 098º–102º byd 40 NM 106º–109º byd 40 NM HOPKINSVILLE–CHRISTIAN CO (HVC)(KHVC) 2 E UTC–6(–5DT) N36º51.42´ W87º27.30´ 564 B NOTAM FILE LOU RWY 08–26: H5505X100 (ASPH) S–14 MIRL 0.5% up E RWY 08: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.5º TCH 38´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 4.0º TCH 34´.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 270-887-4157
  • ·AWOS–3 132.575 (270) 886–6311.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®CAMPBELL APP/DEP CON 118.1 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Campbell Apch at 270-798-6441.
  • ·CLARKSVILLE (T) (T) VORW/DME 110.6 CKV Chan 43 N36º37.32´ W87º24.76´ 353º 14.2 NM to fld. 537/1W.
  • ·VOR portion unusable: 090º–110º byd 20 NM JACKSON JULIAN CARROLL (JKL)(KJKL) 3 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N37º35.63´ W83º19.04´ 1381 B NOTAM FILE JKL RWY 01–19: H4400X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL 0.6% up N RWY 01: REIL.
  • ·LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 01–19; REIL Rwy 01 and Rwy 19—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 01–19 markings faded and algae covered.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (606) 568-5356
  • ·ASOS 118.375 (606) 252–3918.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®INDIANAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 126.575 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Indianapolis ARTCC at 317-247-2411.
  • ·HAZARD (L) DME 111.2 AZQ Chan 49 N37º23.48´ W83º15.78´ 348º 12.4 NM to fld. 1243. monitored by aocc 24 hrs DME unusable: 012º–040º byd 30 NM blo 4,000´ 260º–305º 350º–012º byd 30 NM blo 4,500´ JAMESTOWN JAMESTOWN MARINA/PELA HELIPORT (0KY) P 3 S UTC–6(–5DT) N36º56.24´ W85º02.80´ 745 NOTAM FILE Not insp.
  • ·HELIPAD H1: H40X20 (ASPH–TRTD) AIRPORT MANAGER: 859-806-6227 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ST LOUIS H–6K, 9A, L–16I IAP CINCINNATI L–26G IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 41,000 ops in 2014

2024 total

41,000

10-yr total

410,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 7% · GA 78% · Mil 15%

Events / million ops

2.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=4

  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-09-20 EDWIN MILLER Calidus · CFIT · VMC · day →
2023-08-28 Bellanca 7ECA · Other · VMC · day →
2014-05-22 Piper J3C - 65 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2010-05-17 Healy RAF 2000 · Loss of control · VMC · day →

Designees in KY

CFI Flight Instructors 818 A&P Mechanics 2,840 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 15 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 53 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 26 FBO Fixed Base Operators 48 Clubs Flying Clubs 12 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 6 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
David Lewis Clarksville TN 18 nm
Sean M Stephenson Clarksville TN 18 nm
Sokol Cela Clarksville TN 18 nm
Charles A Lilly Pleasant View TN 34 nm
Grant Matthew Jarvis Nashville TN 53 nm
Robert Sawyer Nashville TN 53 nm
Christopher Mark Williams Gallatin TN 56 nm
Susan Wright Gallatin TN 56 nm
Stephen Paul Colson Mayfield KY 58 nm
Bradley Vernon Kramer Henderson KY 59 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
William Hobson Brummett Hopkinsville KY 1 nm
Austin Louis Estes Hopkinsville KY 1 nm
Clifford Jack Daugherty Hopkinsville KY 1 nm
Steven Mark Gibson Hopkinsville KY 1 nm
Clay Matthew Mcginnis Hopkinsville KY 1 nm
Philip Michael Macarthur Fort Campbell KY 11 nm
Steven John Wilson Elkton KY 14 nm
Timothy Lee Morgan Cadiz KY 17 nm
Thomas Edward Kunkle Jr Cadiz KY 17 nm
Wesley Wayne Komulainen Clarksville TN 18 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
William Hobson Brummett Hopkinsville KY 1 nm
Bobby Ray Hester Jr Hopkinsville KY 1 nm
Austin Louis Estes Hopkinsville KY 1 nm
Matthew Lynn Cummings Hopkinsville KY 1 nm
Joel Clifford Favre Hopkinsville KY 1 nm
Brad Allen Reigel Hopkinsville KY 1 nm
Richard Ewing King Hopkinsville KY 1 nm
Drew B Williams Hopkinsville KY 1 nm
Ivan Russell Blauser Iii Hopkinsville KY 1 nm
Steven Gunnar Jeffords Hopkinsville KY 1 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Harrison Avionics, Inc.
Hopkinsville, KY
 0 nm
Dusty’s Flying Service
Hopkinsville , KY
 0 nm
Aero Turbine Maintenance
Murray, KY
 46 nm
Volar Avionics & Restoration
Lebanon, TN
 68 nm
Thom Duncan Avionics, LLC
Winchester, TN
 121 nm
Aviation Repair Technologies, LLC
Blytheville, AR
 132 nm
Moontown Aero Service
Brownsboro, AL
 136 nm
Propelling Aviation
Rockwood, TN
 145 nm
Thoroughbred Aviation Maintenance
Lexington, KY
 153 nm
Southern Air Custom Interiors, Inc
Haleyville, AL
 155 nm

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