Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport

Airport
36°51′25″N 087°27′18″W / 36.85694°N 87.45500°W / 36.85694; -87.45500Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 5,505 1,678 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations25,800
Based aircraft47
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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 21, 2008, the airport had 25,800 aircraft operations, an average of 70 per day: 87% general aviation, 7% air taxi and 6% military. At that time there were 47 aircraft based at this airport: 98% single-engine and 2% multi-engine.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for HVC PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
  2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: KHVC - Hopkinsville, Kentucky (Hopkinsville-Christian County Airport)

External links

  • Aerial photo as of 8 March 1993 from USGS The National Map
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for HVC, effective May 16, 2024
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for HVC
    • AirNav airport information for HVC
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for HVC