# Pirates Cove Airport (42KY)

**Pirates Cove Airport** (FAA: 42KY) is a small airport in Benton, Kentucky, United States. It opened in Mar 1972. It has one runway, 2,544 ft (775 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/42ky

## At a glance

- FAA: 42KY
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Benton, Kentucky, United States
- Opened: Mar 1972
- Elevation: 380 ft / 116 m
- Coordinates: 36.7764, -88.2223
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,544 ft / 775 m
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49749499
- Weather station: KCEY
- Ident: 42KY

## Timeline

- Mar 1972: Pirates Cove Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 2,544 ft / 775 m | 32 ft / 10 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,544 ft / 775 m | #20,329 of 29,858 | #8,967 in North America | #7,717 in US |
| Elevation | 380 ft / 116 m | =29,484 of 43,403 | =13,817 in North America | =11,624 in US |
| Age | Opened 1972 | =6,630 of 15,079 | =4,803 in North America | =4,712 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [54KY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/54ky.md) Rudenberg Field · 3.4 mi / 5.5 km
- [68KY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-12959.md) Double C Field · 9.4 mi / 15 km
- [CEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcey.md) Murray-Calloway County Airport Kyle-Oakley Field · 11 mi / 18 km
- [28KY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/28ky.md) Brandon Airdrome Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [M34](https://dromopedia.com/airports/km34.md) Kentucky Dam State Park Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [1M9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k1m9.md) Lake Barkley State Park Airport · 18 mi / 28 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/42ky/data