KHKY Hickory Regional Airport
Hickory, NC · 3 miles W of HICKORY, NC
Public
Towered
Publicly-owned
ICAO KHKY
Location & operations
- Elevation
- 1189.6 ft
- Coordinates
- 35-44-28.1240N 081-23-22.3820W
- Lat / Long
- 35.7411456, -81.3895506
- Mag. variation
- 06W (2000)
- Time zone
- UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time)
- Activated
- 06/1940
- ARTCC
- ATLANTA CENTER
- FSS
- RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
- NOTAMs facility
- HKY (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance
- 0700-1900 AFT HR SVC - 828-327-0147.
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Segmented circle
- no
- Beacon
- white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.
- Lights
- DUSK-DAWN: ACTVT MALSR RWY 24; PAPI RWY 24; HIRL RWY 06/24 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 06 OPR CONSLY.
Airport diagram FAA official
Range from KHKY
Runways
Longest 6401 ft
Tap a runway to see its details.
- Dimensions
- 6401 x 150 ft. / 1951 x 46 m
- Surface
- asphalt/grooved, in good condition
- Edge lights
- high intensity
- Weight bearing
- Single wheel 120.0
Runway 6
- Heading
- 061 magnetic, 055 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Instrument approach
- ILS
- Approach lights
- MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
- Declared distances
- TORA:6401 TODA:6401 ASDA:6401 LDA:6401
- Markings
- nonprecision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- REIL
- yes
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 1136.3 ft.
- Obstructions
- 68 ft. trees, 1560 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear
Runway 24
- Heading
- 241 magnetic, 235 true
- VGSI / PAPI
- 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
- Declared distances
- TORA:6401 TODA:6401 ASDA:6401 LDA:6401
- Markings
- precision, in fair condition
- Touchdown point
- yes, no lights
- Traffic pattern
- left
- Threshold elevation
- 1189.6 ft.
- Obstructions
- none
Terminal procedures FAA d-TPP · cycle 2608 · through 0901Z 09/03/26
Departures — DP / ODP 3
Approaches — IAP 3
Arrivals — STAR 0
None published.
Procedure charts published by the FAA (public domain). Confirm the current cycle before flight.
Communications
- Control Tower
- yes
- Ctaf
- 128.15
- Wx Asos
- 118.325 (828-322-2996)
- Hickory Ground
- 121.7 [0700-2100]
- Hickory Tower
- 128.15 [0700-2100]
- Clearance Delivery
- 121.7
Services
- Fuel
- 100LL JET-A1+ 100LL:AVBL AFT HR WITH CREDIT CARD.
- Fuel available
- 100LL JET-A1+ 100LL:AVBL AFT HR WITH CREDIT CARD.
- Parking
- hangars and tiedowns
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Bulk oxygen
- HIGH/LOW
Ownership
- Owner
- CITY OF HICKORY PO BOX 398 HICKORY, NC 28603 Phone 828-327-0147
- Manager
- CHAD HUNSUCKER 3103 9TH AVE DR NW HICKORY, NC 28601 Phone 828-358-8473
- Manager phone
- 828-358-8473
Airport data aggregated from public FAA/AirNav sources for reference only — always consult official charts and NOTAMs for flight planning.