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KPBX · Pike County Airport Hatcher Field

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KPBX FAA PBX Elev 1,473 ft Lat 37° 33.65' N Lon 82° 34.20' W Zulu …

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,356 ft. Max gradient: 0.34%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 084° 5,356 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.30%
27 264° 5,356 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.30%
02 016° 3,455 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.34%
20 196° 3,455 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.34%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • CNTR INDIANAPOLIS CNTR 126.575
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 21 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 09 & 27; PAPI Rwy 09 & 27; HIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 04 and 22; PAPI Rwy 04 and 22; MIRL Rwy 04–22. 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 09 & 27; PAPI Rwy 09 & 27; HIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 04 and 22; PAPI Rwy 04 and 22; MIRL Rwy 04–22. 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 09 & 27; PAPI Rwy 09 & 27; HIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 09 & 27; PAPI Rwy 09 & 27; HIRL Rwy 09–27—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 04 and 22; PAPI Rwy 04 and 22; MIRL Rwy 04–22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 04 and 22; PAPI Rwy 04 and 22; MIRL Rwy 04–22—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)
  • ·KENTUCKY 291 PIKEVILLE PIKE CO/HATCHER FLD (PBX)(KPBX) 6 NW UTC–5(–4DT) N37º33.71´ W82º33.99´ 1465 B NOTAM FILE LOU RWY 09–27: H5356X100 (ASPH) S–30 PCN 5 F/D/X/T HIRL 0.3% up E RWY 09: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 35´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 47´.
  • ·RWY 02–20: H3455X75 (ASPH) S–13.5 PCN 5 F/D/X/T 0.3% up S
  • ·RWY 09: TORA–5350 TODA–5350 ASDA–5000 LDA–4650 RWY 27: TORA–5350 TODA–5350 ASDA–5000 LDA–4650
  • ·Rwy 09 PAPI unusbl byd 8 deg right of cntrln.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–0100Z‡, Sat–Sun 1400–0000Z‡.
  • ·Winter hr Mon–Fri 1300–0000Z‡.
  • ·Rwy 09–27 multiple dips in rwy.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 606-437-9548
  • ·AWOS–3PT 121.225 (606) 437–6701.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 PIKEVILLE RCO 122.5 (LOUISVILLE RADIO) ®INDIANAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 126.575 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Indianapolis ARTCC at 317-247-2411.
  • ·HAZARD (L) DME 111.2 AZQ Chan 49 N37º23.48´ W83º15.78´ 073º 34.8 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´ ILS/DME 109.7 I–PBX Chan 34 Rwy 27.
  • ·PIKEVILLE N37º38.27´ W82º34.42´ RCO 122.5 (LOUISVILLE RADIO) PINE KNOT MC CREARY CO (18I) 3 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N36º41.72´ W84º23.49´ 1370 B NOTAM FILE LOU RWY 04–22: H2999X75 (ASPH) S–8 MIRL 1.0% up SW RWY 04: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 20´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 24´.
  • ·Unattended. 100LL temporarily unavbl.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 606-516-4007
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.05 ®INDIANAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 124.625 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Indianapolis ARTCC at 317-247-2411.
  • ·LONDON (VL) (DH) VOR/DME 116.55 LOZ Chan 112(Y) N37º01.99´ W84º06.60´ 217º 24.4 NM to fld. 1245/3W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 000º–005º byd 5 NM 006º–008º byd 6 NM 009º–065º byd 40 NM 027º–033º byd 6 NM 075º–107º byd 40 NM 108º–120º byd 40 NM blo 6,400´ 108º–120º byd 56 NM 321º–328º byd 6 NM 335º–338º byd 40 NM 339º–357º byd 6 NM 358º–359º byd 40 NM DME unusable: 009º–011º byd 6 NM blo 5,000´ CINCINNATI H–10G, 12H, L–26H IAP CINCINNATI L–26H CINCINNATI L–25A IAP SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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Hatcher Field

Source: OurAirports community

IATA · PVL

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

2

40.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 9,096 ops in 2013

2024 total

9,096

10-yr total

90,960

2024 mix

AC/AT 10% · GA 88% · Mil 2%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=5

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Other 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2015-01-14 SHANNON WILLIAM RV6A · Weather · day →
2011-03-30 Cessna 310R · Other · IMC · day →
2005-10-07 Beech A36 · CFIT · IMC · day →
2005-04-10 Cessna 172 · Hard landing · day →
2001-04-30 Cessna 182Q · Fuel exhaustion · 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
Eric R. Spicer Blountville TN 63 nm
Mark Robey Blountville TN 63 nm
William Peters Jr Charleston WV 65 nm
Daniel Jonathan Moore Elizabethton TN 75 nm
Sean Edward Howard Richmond KY 83 nm
Wayne Lee Sherman Richmond KY 83 nm
Donald Johnson Greeneville TN 84 nm
Randy Steven Mccallister Dublin VA 94 nm
Jw Lynn Lexington KY 96 nm
Clair Morris Longbottom OH 97 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
Rodney Kirk Smith Pikeville KY 5 nm
Jordan Gregory Keene Pikeville KY 5 nm
Nathaniel Forrest Hutchens Pikeville KY 5 nm
Charles Bryan Farr Pikeville KY 5 nm
Larry Douglas Short Allen KY 8 nm
Robert Olin Elliott Martin KY 9 nm
Brandon Daniel Hershman Elkhorn City KY 18 nm
Jordan Dale Webb Whitesburg KY 29 nm
Joseph Fredrick Altizer West Logan WV 33 nm
Robert Allen Mathieu Louisa KY 33 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
Rodney Kirk Smith Pikeville KY 5 nm
Nathaniel Forrest Hutchens Pikeville KY 5 nm
Rory Glen Sizemore Pikeville KY 5 nm
Robert Mckinley Damron Pikeville KY 5 nm
Douglas John Hoffmaster Printer KY 9 nm
Morg Gregory Newsome Teaberry KY 9 nm
Shannon Lee Goble Prestonsburg KY 12 nm
James Arville Kestner Iii Prestonsburg KY 12 nm
William Timothy Boyd East Point KY 15 nm
William Michael Howard Van Lear KY 16 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Cumberland Aviation Maintenance
London, KY
 77 nm
Propelling Aviation
New Tazewell, TN
 84 nm
Thoroughbred Aviation Maintenance
Lexington, KY
 100 nm
Xpress Aircraft Maintenance
Knoxville, TN
 115 nm
Cincinnati Avionics
Batavia, OH
 120 nm
Horizon Avionics, Inc.
Alcoa, TN
 125 nm
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services, Inc
Wilmington, OH
 126 nm
Belle Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Flecther, NC
 127 nm
Flight1 Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Statesville, NC
 133 nm
Epic Flight Academy Aircraft Mechanic School
Erlanger, KY
 133 nm

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