AOPA Airports: West Kentucky Airpark (5KY3)

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West Kentucky Airpark

Paducah, KY
Phone: 270-441-4750
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Overview

Attendance:	Not Attended Unattended
Tower:	No
Elevation:	338 ft (103.0 m) (Surveyed)
Location:	7.00 mi. SE of Paducah
Beacon:	Present
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	04/22, 04U/22U (unpaved) Longest paved runway: 2915 ft
Fees:	No data

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Arpt Used for Dragstrip Has Guardrails Both Sides of Ry

Arpt Clsd at Night

(A23) Right Traffic to Turf Rwy 22 for Ultralight Traffic

Parallel Turf Rwy North of Existing Asph Rwy

Ultralight Activity on and Invof Arpt

-5' Drainage Ditch Aprxly 120' From Thr End Rwy 04

-15' Drainage Gulley 55' From Thr End Rwy 22

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Runway 04/22

Dimensions:	2915 x 60ft. / 888.5 x 18.3m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	asphalt, no surface treatment, in fair condition	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Tr. Pat.	Markings	Approach Lights	TD Point	Obstructions	Comments/Noise
04	338.0ft. MSL 43° mag 47° true 0.0% down	No Data	basic	No Data		Trees, 200 ft Left of center, 60 ft high, 2,000 ft from end, 30:1 clearance slope

22	337.0ft. MSL 223° mag 227° true 0.0% up	No Data	basic	No Data	220' Disp Threshold	Road, 90 ft Left of center, 15 ft high, 200 ft from end	28:1 to Dsplcd Thld

Runway 04U/22U

Dimensions:	2900 x 60ft. / 883.9 x 18.3m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	turf, grass, sod, no surface treatment, in good condition	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Tr. Pat.	Approach Lights	Obstructions
04U	No Data	No Data	No Data	Trees, 100 ft Left of center, 60 ft high, 2,000 ft from end, 33:1 clearance slope

22U	No Data	No Data	No Data	Road, Both-Sides, 15 ft high, 600 ft from end, 40:1 clearance slope

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Services at this airport:

Services:
Engine Repair: MinorAirframe Repair: Minor
Fuel: 100LL Low-Lead, MOGAS

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N36 58.0518' / W88 33.9162'36.9675306-88.5652694
Charts:	NACO: St Louis Sectional
Mag Var:	04E (1980)
ARTCC:	Memphis (ZME)
FSS:	Louisville (LOU) 1-800-WXBRIEF
NOTAM Facility:
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	No data provided. Assume 1000 AGL
Wind Indicator:	Present (unlit)
Seg. Circle:	Yes
Lighting:	No data

Aircraft & Activity

Based GA Aircraft

Single Engine:	17
Multi Engine:	1
Jets:
Helicopters:
Gliders:
Ultralights:	6

Airport Activity

GA Local:	4,000
GA Itinerant:	1,600
Commercial:
Air Taxi:	100
Military:	50

(12-month period ending on 4/15/2003)

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone	Sector
UNICOM	N/A	122.8

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ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
CNG	VORTAC	113.1	098	13 nm
CIR	NDB	397.0	100	32 nm
CHQ	NDB	208.0	078	39 nm
TIQ	NDB	410.0	350	44 nm
UC	NDB	212.0	027	45 nm

Contact Addresses

Owner:	Airport Manager:
Farrington Ltd Partnership	Dr. Blain Grow
2010 Sledd Crk Rd	530 Krebs Station Rd
Gilbertsville, KY 42044	Paducah, KY 42003
270-362-8591 (Office)	270-441-4750 (Office)
	Airport Manager Admin
Dr. Grow Leases the Airport Property Land From Mrs. Carol Farrington