# Kentucky River Medical Center Heliport (8KY5)

**Kentucky River Medical Center Heliport** (FAA: 8KY5) is a heliport in Jackson, Kentucky, United States. It opened in Aug 2012.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8ky5

## At a glance

- FAA: 8KY5
- Type: Heliport
- Serves: Jackson, Kentucky, United States
- Opened: Aug 2012
- Elevation: 738 ft / 225 m
- Coordinates: 37.5650, -83.3700
- Helipads: 1
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61672137
- Weather station: KJKL · WMO 72419
- Ident: 8KY5

## Timeline

- Aug 2012: Kentucky River Medical Center Heliport opens.

## Helipads

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| H1 | 30 ft / 9 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Concrete |  | yes |

## Nearby airports

- [KJKL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjkl.md) Julian Carroll Airport · 3.5 mi / 5.6 km
- [LOZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kloz.md) London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field · 52 mi / 83 km
- [KRGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ki39.md) Central Kentucky Regional Airport · 53 mi / 85 km
- [HTS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khts.md) Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field · 71 mi / 114 km
- [LEX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klex.md) Blue Grass Airport · 75 mi / 121 km
- [SME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksme.md) Lake Cumberland Regional Airport · 77 mi / 124 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/8ky5/data