FAA facility Airport

HANCOCK COUNTY/RON LEWIS FLD

LEWISPORT, KENTUCKY FAA KY8 Open to the public

Open View on OpenStreetMap

Runways

1 record · drawn to relative scale

05/23 5,002 × 75 ft · Asphalt (good) · Medium-intensity edge lights

05 23

Runway-end details

Runway 05/23 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
05	43°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	—
23	223°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	—

Communications

7 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
KY8 AWOS-3	119.775	—
CTAF	123.0	—
UNICOM	123.0	—
APCH/P DEP/P	124.025	—
EVANSVILLE RCAG	128.3	—
APCH/P DEP/P	290.9	—
EVANSVILLE RCAG	291.625	—

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

HANCOCK COUNTY/RON LEWIS FLD Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KY8

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: KY8
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 2007-12
Part 139: Not certificated
Fuel: 100LL A+
Repair: Not listed
Tower: No control tower

Location

City: LEWISPORT, KY
County: Hancock
FAA region: Southern region
Coordinates: 37.95421, -86.85598
Elevation: 411.4 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

KY8 Commissioned 2010-02-11 AWOS-3

Wildlife strikes

1Reported strikes

0With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2020-09-13. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.