# Hickory Regional Airport (HKY / KHKY)

**Hickory Regional Airport** (IATA: HKY, ICAO: KHKY) is a medium airport in Hickory, North Carolina, United States. It opened in Jun 1940. It has one runway, 6,401 ft (1,951 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/khky

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: HKY / KHKY
- FAA: HKY
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Hickory, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: Jun 1940
- Elevation: 1,190 ft / 363 m
- Coordinates: 35.7411, -81.3895
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 6,401 ft / 1,951 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches, 1 departure
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.hickorygov.com/department/index.php?fDD=21-0
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hickory_Regional_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3275605
- Weather station: KHKY · WMO 72301
- Ident: KHKY

## Timeline

- Jun 1940: Hickory Regional Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 6,401 ft / 1,951 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 055° / 235° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00706AD.PDF

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 6,401 ft / 1,951 m | =4,173 of 29,858 | =1,078 in North America | =829 in US |
| Elevation | 1,190 ft / 363 m | #15,201 of 43,403 | #6,614 in North America | #5,183 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 118.325 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.700 |
| CNTR | ATLANTA CNTR | 125.150 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 128.150 |
| GND | GND | 121.700 |
| RDO | RALEIGH RDO | 122.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 128.150 |

## Nearby airports

- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · 44 mi / 71 km
- [USA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjqf.md) Concord-Padgett Regional Airport · 45 mi / 73 km
- [AVL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kavl.md) Asheville Regional Airport · 68 mi / 110 km
- [INT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kint.md) Smith Reynolds Airport · 71 mi / 114 km
- [GSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgsp.md) Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport · 75 mi / 120 km
- [TRI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktri.md) Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport · 76 mi / 123 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/khky/data