Pike County/Hatcher Field
PBX · KPBX · Pikeville, Kentucky · Pike County · map
Pike County/Hatcher Field is a public-use airport owned by Pike County Reg Arpt Board, 6 miles northwest of Pikeville, Kentucky, 1,464 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 5,356 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 27 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 9,096 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Pike County/Hatcher Field?
Its FAA code is PBX, and its ICAO code is KPBX.
Where is Pike County/Hatcher Field?
It is 6 miles northwest of Pikeville, Kentucky, 1,464 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Pike County/Hatcher Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 09/27, is 5,356 feet long.
Does Pike County/Hatcher Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Pike County/Hatcher Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where can you fly nonstop from Pike County/Hatcher Field?
Airline flights go to 1 airport, the busiest of them Blue Grass. Every route
Are there flight schools at Pike County/Hatcher Field?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Twin Eagle Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Pike County/Hatcher Field?
2 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Pike County/Hatcher Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PBX · ICAO KPBX
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Pike County Reg Arpt Board
- Elevation
- 1,464 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- weekends, 9:00 am to 7:00 pm; Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1983
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 5,356 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 02/20 | 3,455 × 75 ft | Asphalt, failed |
- Runway 09: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 350 ft, 4,650 ft available for landing, tree 10 ft high 204 ft from the end
- Runway 27: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 350 ft, 4,650 ft available for landing, tree 30 ft high 379 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Pbx and aWOS-3PT | 121.225 | |
| Pikeville and rco | 122.5 | Pikeville |
| Lynch and center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.575 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 606-437-6701.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Big Sandy Regional (12 nm north), Southern West Virginia Regional (22 nm east), Lonesome Pine Airport (35 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Kentucky · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR use only.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 09 and 27; PAPI runway 09 and 27; high-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency.
- Service aft hour - amgr.
- Winter hour MON-FRI 8:00 am to 7:00 pm.
- Bill hickman.
- Closed indefinitely.
- PAPI unusable beyond 8 degrees right of centerline.
- Controlling obstruction exceeds a 45 degrees slp.
- Approach ratio 43:1 to dthr
- Mult dips in runway.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1 departures from PBX in those twelve months, carrying 12 passengers in 16 seats (75% filled), to 1 destination on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike County/Hatcher Field → Blue Grass PBX–LEX | 1 | 12 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
All 1 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 18 |
| multi-engine | 8 |
| jets | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 9,096, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 900 |
| general aviation, travelling | 5,500 |
| general aviation, local | 2,500 |
| military | 196 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Pikeville from the FAA register
28 aircraft are registered to owners in Pikeville, Kentucky: 19 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 2 business jets, 1 turboprop, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Kentucky.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Twin Eagle Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Pikeville
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners.
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Pikeville 28 aircraft · 19 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 2 business jets
- Nfh Aviation LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Pikeville Premier Aero LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Compassion Medflight LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Twin Eagle Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Blue Grass (LEX) 1 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Kentucky 702 since 1982 · 112 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Kentucky 60 landing places
- Kentucky 2,984 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/PBX.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.