Pike County Airport (Kentucky)
| Pike County Airport Hatcher Field |
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| IATA: none – ICAO: KPBX – FAA LID: PBX | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Pike County Regional Airport Board | ||
| Serves | Pikeville, Kentucky | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,473 ft / 449 m | ||
| Coordinates | 37°33′42″N 082°33′59″W / 37.56167°N 82.56639°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 9/27 | 5,350 | 1,631 | Asphalt |
| 2/20 (closed) |
3,600 | 1,097 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 8,722 | ||
| Based aircraft | 23 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Pike County Airport (ICAO: KPBX, FAA LID: PBX), also known as Hatcher Field, is a public-use airport in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. It is owned by the Pike County Regional Airport Board and located six nautical miles (11 km) northwest of the central business district of Pikeville, Kentucky.[1] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]
Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this facility is assigned PBX by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[3]
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Pike County-Hatcher Field covers an area of 46 acres (19 ha) at an elevation of 1,473 feet (449 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 9/27 is 5,350 by 100 feet (1,631 x 30 m) and 2/20 is 3,600 by 75 feet (1,097 x 23 m). Only runway 9/27 is open for aircraft operations; runway 2/20 is closed indefinitely.[1]
For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2009, the airport had 8,722 aircraft operations, an average of 23 per day: 87% general aviation, 11% air taxi, and 2% military. At that time there were 23 aircraft based at this airport: 83% single-engine and 17% multi-engine.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for PBX (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 3 (PDF, 1.28 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Pike County Airport (FAA: PBX, ICAO: KPBX)". Great Circle Mapper. http://www.gcmap.com/airport/KPBX. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
[edit] External links
- Pike County Airport, official site
- Aerial image as of 15 March 1995 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for PBX, effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for PBX
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for PBX
