Hickory Regional Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Hickory Regional Airport


IATA = HKY
ICAO = KHKY
FAA = HKY
type = Public
owner = City of Hickory
operator =
city-served = Hickory, North Carolina
location =
elevation-f = 1,189
elevation-m = 362
website = [http://www.ci.hickory.nc.us/airport/ www.ci.hickory.nc.us/airport/]
r1-number = 6/24
r1-length-f = 6,400
r1-length-m = 1,951
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 1/19
r2-length-f = 4,400
r2-length-m = 1,341
r2-surface = Asphalt
stat-year = 2007
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 40,504
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=HKY|use=PU|own=PU|site=16793.*A, effective 2007-10-25]

Hickory Regional Airport Airport codes|HKY|KHKY|HKY is a public airport located three miles (5 km) west of the central business district of Hickory, a city in Catawba County, North Carolina, United States. It is owned by the City of Hickory.

This general aviation airport is not currently served by any commercial airline. From May through November 2005 it had scheduled commercial service to Atlanta on Delta Connection, operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines. [cite web
url=http://www.ci.hickory.nc.us/news/prelease.asp?id=226
title=Delta begins airline service at the Hickory Regional Airport on May 1, 2005
work=Press Release
publisher=City of Hickory
date=2004-12-09] [cite web
url=http://www.hickorygov.com/news/prelease.asp?id=279
title=Delta Airlines to suspend jet service in Hickory on November 30, 2005
work=Press Release
publisher=City of Hickory
date=2005-10-18]

Facilities and aircraft

Hickory Regional Airport covers an area of 739 acres (299 ha) which contains two asphalt paved runways: 6/24 measuring 6,400 x 150 ft. (1,951 x 46 m) and 1/19: 4,400 x 150 ft. (1,341 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2007, the airport had 40,504 aircraft operations, an average of 110 per day: 99% general aviation and 1% military.

The airport has recently opened a new building to serve the general aviation community. There are several flight instructors who instruct at the Hickory Regional Airport as well as airplane rental through the fixed base operator (FBO), Profile Aviation. Currently available for rent are 2 Cessna 152s and 2 Cessna 172RGs. Instruction is provided both on an individual basis where the prospective pilot is taught both the knowledge and flight training required by the instructor, and through Caldwell Community College where the knowledge component is taught in a classroom setting.

References

External links

* [http://www.ci.hickory.nc.us/airport/ Hickory Regional Airport] at City of Hickory website
* at North Carolina DOT website
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