About Hickory Regional Airport

HICKORY RGNL

ICAO	KHKY
FAA ID	HKY
IATA	HKY
Type	Midsized airport
Open since	June 1940
Coordinates (ARP)	35.74115, -81.38955 354428N 0812322W
Variation	7.7° W (2024)
Timezone	New_York (-4 h)
Local time	May 3, 2024 00:09
Fuel types	100LL 100LL gasoline, low lead (Blue) A Jet A, Kerosene (-40°C)
Usage	Public (Joint use)
Operations (annual)	41,246 (December 31, 2023)
Based aircraft	86
Airport status	Operational
Source	FAA (Effective date April 18, 2024)

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Hickory Regional Airport

Hickory Regional Airport is a midsized airport in North Carolina, United States. The airport is located at latitude 35.74141 and longitude -81.38980. The airport has one runway: 6/24. The ICAO airport code of this field is KHKY. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is HKY. The airport's IATA code is HKY. Nearby other airfields are Wilson's Airport, Fly Sky Airport, Foothills Regional Airport, Lower Creek Airport and Alexander County Airport.

Hickory Regional Airport publishes a METAR. The flight information region (FIR) is Atlanta.

Hickory Regional Airport is in the timezone of America/New_York. Difference with UTC is -4 h. Today the sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 20:14. This applies to Hickory Regional Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -4 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Things to do at this airport

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On this airport you can find flying schools. Companies on this airport are Table Roak Aviation and VanFleet Aviation.

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VanFleet Aviation

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References

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

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Runways

ID	True Heading	Magnetic Heading	Latitude	Longitude	Approx. length
6	055°	062°	35.735	-81.3973	6,393 ft
24	235°	242°	35.745	-81.3796	6,393 ft

Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

	ID	Distance	Direction
Jarrett Heliport	US-8219	3.6 NM	049°
Wilson's Airport	KE40	5.6 NM	163°
Catawba Valley Medical Center Heliport	US-8221	6.2 NM	105°
Valdese General Hospital Heliport	US-8408	6.5 NM	272°
Propst Heliport	US-8220	6.8 NM	173°
Fly Sky Airport	US-8222	7.1 NM	161°
Foothills Regional Airport	KMRN	12 NM	293°
Carolinas Healthcare System Blue Ridge Heliport	US-8296	13 NM	266°
Lower Creek Airport	US-8254	13 NM	338°

Navigational aids

Name		Ident	Type	Distance	Direction
	Barretts Mt	BZM	VOR-DME	11 NM	043°

More runway information

Condition

ID	Surface condition	Surface treatment	PCN Pavement Classification Number	Runway Lights Edge Intensity
6	Good	Saw-cut or plastic grooved	56/F/C/W/T	High
24	Good	Saw-cut or plastic grooved	56/F/C/W/T	High

Weight Bearing Capacity

ID	Single wheel	Double wheel	Double tandem	Dual double tandem
6	120,000 lbs	198,000 lbs	321,000 lbs	766,000 lbs
24	120,000 lbs	198,000 lbs	321,000 lbs	766,000 lbs

Declared distances

ID	TORA Takeoff Run Available	TODA Takeoff Distance Available	ASDA Accelerated Stop Distance Available	LDA Landing Distance Available	Displaced Threshold Length
6	6,401 ft	6,401 ft	6,401 ft	6,401 ft
24	6,401 ft	6,401 ft	6,401 ft	6,401 ft

Elevations

ID	End Elevation	Threshold Crossing Height	Visual Glide Path Angle	Touchdown Zone Elevation	Displaced Threshold Elevation
6	1,136 ft	57 ft	3.0°	351 ft
24	1,190 ft	54 ft	3.0°	363 ft

Obstruction data

ID	Controlling Object Description	Controlling Object Marking	CFR Part 77	Controlling Object Clearance slope	Controlling Object Height (AGL)	Controlling Object Distance Threshold	Controlling Object Centerline offset	Controlling Object Centerline
6	TREES		C	20	68 ft	1,558 ft	984 ft	Right
24			Precision Instrument	50

Lights and markings

ID	Runway Markings Type	Runway Markings Condition	Approach Light System	Runway End Identifier Lights	Centerline Lights	Touchdown Lights	Visual Glide Slope Indicators
6	Nonprecision Instrument	Poor		Yes			P4L
24	Precision Instrument	Poor	MALSR				P4L

Other information

ID	ILS type	Pattern	Runway Visual Range Equipment	Runway Visibility Value Equipment
6		Left hand
24	ILS	Left hand