FAA Information Effective: Jul 10, 2025
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(KHKY) Hickory Regional Airport
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Overview
Attendance:
Attended
Year-round,Mon-Fri/0700-1900
FAA
Year-round,Sat- Sun/0700-1900
FAA
Runways:
06/24
Runway length: 6,401 ft (1,951 m)
Elevation:
1,190 ft (Surveyed)
Tower:
Apch/Dep Svc Prvdd By Atlanta Artcc (Hickory Rcag) On Freqs 125.15/263.0
FAA
Clnc Delivery Prvdd By Atlanta Artcc On Freq 124.25 When Atct Clsd.
FAA
Tower Hrs: 0700-2100
FAA
Airspace:
CLASS D SVC 0700-2100; OTHER TIMES CLASS E
FAA
Fees:
Handling, Hangar, Overnight, Ramp, Other
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Hickory Regional AirportTimezone:
EDT (UTC-04:00)
Sunrise-Sunset:
6:27 am - 8:39 pm
Evening-Morning Civil Twilight:
9:07 pm
(Today)
(Today)
-
5:59 am
(Tomorrow)
(Tomorrow)
Minimum Fuel Prices:
$5.83
100LL (full)
$5.53
100LL (self)
$5.53
Jet-A-Premix/Prist (full)
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Satellite
Sectional
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Hickory Regional Airport
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Services Offered:
Car Rental
$5.83 | 100LL | full
$5.53 | 100LL | self
$5.53 | Jet-A-Premix/Prist | full
Location:
On field: CTR
Phone:
(828) 327-0147
Freq. Monitored:
ASRI: 130.15
Fees:
Handling, Hangar, Overnight, Ramp, Other
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3101 9th Avenue Drive NW, Hickory, NC 28601
(828) 323-1963
3101 9th Avenue Drive NW, Hickory, NC 28601
(828) 324-7800
2500 Clement Blvd NW, Hickory, NC 28601
(828) 322-3000
HKY
Hickory Aviation Museum
Crosswind Cafe & Catering (Mon-Sat 8am-2pm)
L. P. Frans Stadium
Flying Clubs
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Runway 06/24
Dimensions:
6,401 × 150 ft
(1,951 × 46 m)
(1,951 × 46 m)
Weight Bearing Cap:
Single wheel: 120,000 lbs
Double wheel: 198,000 lbs
Double tandem: 321,000 lbs
Dual double tandem: 766,000 lbs
Double wheel: 198,000 lbs
Double tandem: 321,000 lbs
Dual double tandem: 766,000 lbs
Surface:
asphalt, grooved, in good condition
Runway Edge Lights:
High
Comments:
Pcr Value: 550/F/B/X/T
FAA
| Designator: | 06 | 24 |
| Elevation: | 1,136.3 ft | 1,189.6 ft |
| Heading: | 061° magnetic 055° true | 241° magnetic 235° true |
| Gradient: | 0.83% up | 0.83% down |
| Traffic Pattern: | Left Pattern | Left Pattern |
| Markings: | non-precision, in Fair condition | precision, in Fair condition |
| Approach Lighting: |
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| Displaced Threshold: | n/a | n/a |
| ILS/LOC: | n/a | ILS |
| Obstructions: | Trees, 300 ft Right ft of center, 68 ft high, 1,560 ft from end, 20:1 clearance slope | n/a |
| Comments: | n/a | n/a |
TFRs
Location: HKY
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TFR count: 0
NOTAMs
Location: HKY
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NOTAM count: 6
| Number: | Start Date: (UTC) | End Date: (UTC) | Condition: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/013 | 01/31/2025 0742 | NAV ILS RWY 24 NOT MNT | |
| 06/012 | 06/15/2025 1434 | 07/30/2025 1433 | OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1004697) 354332.00N0811835.90W (4.0NM ESE HKY) 1426.8FT (363.8FT AGL) U/S |
| 4/1142 | 07/11/2024 2048 | IAP HICKORY RGNL, HICKORY, NC.
VOR/DME RWY 24, ORIG-F...
PROCEDURE NA.
BZM R-229 UNUSABLE.
2407112048-26071… | |
| 5/5359 | 04/11/2025 1555 | IAP HICKORY RGNL, HICKORY, NC.
ILS OR LOC RWY 24, AMDT 9...
MISSED APPROACH: CLIMB TO 1700 THEN CLIMBING RIG… | |
| 06/014 | 06/20/2025 1100 | 08/04/2025 2300 | OBST CRANE (ASN UNKNOWN) 354428N0812322W (775FT NW APP RWY 06) FLAGGED AND VMC ONLY FRI MON TUE WED THU 1100… |
| 07/004 | 07/23/2025 1300 | 07/23/2025 1800 | NAV ILS RWY 24 GP U/S |
Additional Remarks
Aft Hrs Services Call 828-327-0147.
Source:
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
and Burke County.
Source:
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
Clsd to Unsked Acr Operations with More Than 30 Psgr Seats Excp 24 Hr Prior Permission Required Call Airport Manager 828-327-0147.
Source:
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
Noise Abatement
Instrument Procedures
Data Cycle:
Operations & More Information
Lat/Long:
- 35.74115, -81.38955
- 35° 44′ 28.1″ N, 81° 23′ 22.4″ W
- 35° 44.469′ N, 81° 23.373′ W
ARTCC:
Atlanta (ZTL)
App/Depart Control Facility:
Unknown
Chart:
NACO: Charlotte Sectional
FSS:
Raleigh (RDU)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
1-800-WX-BRIEF
Wind Indicator:
Lighted
Mag Var:
06W (2000)
NOTAM Facility:
Seg Circle:
Yes
Beacon:
Present
Lighting:
Dusk-Dawn. Actvt MALSR Rwy 24; PAPI Rwy 24; HIRL Rwy 06/24 - CTAF (2100-0700). PAPI Rwy 06 Opr Consly.
FAA
Pattern Altitude:
No data provided. Assume 1000 AGL.
Special Operations:
Communications Card
| Type: | Frequency / Phone: | Sector / Comments: | Call Sign: |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASOS | 118.325T (828) 322-2996 | Hickory | |
| Clearance Delivery | 121.7 | Hickory | |
| CTAF | 128.15 | Hickory | |
| Ground Control | 121.7 | Hickory | |
| Tower | 128.15 | Hickory |
Navaids
Services
Fuel:
100LL Low-Lead, Jet A1 +Icing Inhibitor
AM
Engine Repair:
Major
AM
Airframe Repair:
Major
AM
Bottled Oxygen:
None
Bulk Oxygen:
High/Low
AM
Customs:
None
Transportation:
Courtesy Transportation
AM
Activities:
Intensive Flight Training, On field aviation museum, On field restaurant/café
AM
Camping On Field:
None Reported
Aircraft & Activity
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METARs
TAFs
Contact Addresses
Airport Manager
Chad Hunsucker
Hickory, NC 28601
(828) 358-8473 (Office)
Owner
City of Hickory
Hickory, NC 28603
(828) 327-0147 (Office)
Airport Reviews
Overall:
No ratings | 5 reviews
Runways and Taxiways:No ratings
Markings and Signage:No ratings
Ground Transportation:No ratings
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- 12/14/17MICHAEL R.Super airport - professional tower and FBO. The cafe (in the main terminal building) is well worth a stop.
- 10/8/17BRIAN T.I flew into HKY from HEF on October 7, 2017, to attend the Seaplane Splash-In on nearby Lake Hickory. The services and support of all the staff at the FBO were superb: I called the FBO in advance and asked that a rental car be available upon my landi…
- 4/25/17JERRY A.JERRY A WE STOPPED HERE ON THE WAY FROM FLORIDA TO OHIO BECAUSE OF WEATHER AND TO GET FUEL. THE FOLKS, JACKIE, AT THE CAFE WERE TERRIFIC, THEY WERE CLOSING WHEN WE ARRIVED AND WERE HAPPY TO FIX US A SANDWICH SINCE THE GRILL WAS ALREADY CLEAN AND COLD…
- 8/3/15JOSEPH C.Flew into Hickory today on a leg of an Angel Flight. Very impressed by the facility and people. Looks like a great location to stop for a meal. Sorry that I didn't have the time.
- 8/31/14THOMAS S.We flew in for a long weekend in the area. This is a nice, small, towered airport. FBO was great, brought our car out to us, very friendly. We had a great hamburger at the airport restaurant. Very nice airport.