42KY
Pirates Cove Airport
Pirates Cove Airport (42KY) is a general-aviation airfield serving Benton, Kentucky. The field lies at 380 ft (116 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 2,544 ft (775 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Rudenberg Field (54KY), 3 nm SSW.
Pirates Cove Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 380 ft (116 m)
- Coordinates
- 36.7764, -88.2223
- Serving
- Benton
- Region
- Kentucky
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways1 · longest 2,544 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,544 ft775 m | 32 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.