Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport

Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Hopkinsville
ServesHopkinsville, Kentucky
Elevation AMSL564 ft / 172 m
Coordinates36°51′25″N 087°27′18″W / 36.85694°N 87.45500°W / 36.85694; -87.45500
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 5,505 1,678 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations (year ending 11/5/2019)41,000
Based aircraft38

Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport (ICAO: KHVC, FAA LID: HVC) is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) east of the central business district of Hopkinsville, a city in Christian County, Kentucky, United States.[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned HVC by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport covers an area of 180 acres (73 ha) at an elevation of 564 feet (172 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 8/26 which measures 5,505 by 100 feet (1,678 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending November 5, 2019, the airport had 41,000 aircraft operations, an average of 112 per day: 78% general aviation, 15% military, and 7% air taxi. At that time there were 38 aircraft based at this airport: 36 single-engine, 1 multi-engine, and 1 glider.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for HVC PDF, effective August 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KHVC - Hopkinsville, Kentucky (Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport)