Pirates Cove Airport (42KY) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds
As of 4:50 AM CDT, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KCEY), 42KY is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.
Aviation weather near Pirates Cove Airport in Benton, KY, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KCEY): conditions and runway crosswinds.
Pirates Cove Airport (42KY) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Benton, KY at a field elevation of 380 ft. 42KY has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KCEY, about 10 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (18/36), the longest 2,544 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KPAH.
No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KCEY, 9.9 nm away.
Wind calm, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 10°C (50°F), altimeter 30.25 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).
METAR KCEY 280950Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/10 A3025 RMK AO2
What changed at KCEY (nearest station)?
Since the 0930Z (4:30 AM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.
No significant changes since the 0930Z (4:30 AM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.
Current pilot readout for 42KY
Based on the nearest station (KCEY), 42KY is currently VFR with calm winds, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. Density altitude is approximately -550 ft (field elevation 380 ft). 42KY does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KPAH, about 32 nm away.
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Runway wind check
Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.
Current wind is calm: calm wind is not a factor for runway selection, and with no wind there is no head/tail or crosswind component to compute. Live numbers return automatically once a report includes a wind direction.
| Runway | Length | Surface | Head / Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2,544 ft | ASPH | - | - |
| 36 | 2,544 ft | ASPH | - | - |
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42KY runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.
- Status not monitoredRunway 18/362,544 × 32 ft · ASPHCurrent useno stated-runway source at 42KYWind
- 18
- no steady wind
- 36
- no steady wind
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“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.
24-hour trend
Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.
Over the last 24 h: wind 0→0 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.
42KY weather radar
Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.
Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap
NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.
Recent aviation weather trends at 42KY
From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.
Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KCEY reported mostly VFR across 62 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. Wind most often came from the SE.
Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.
- 36
- 57%
- 18
- 43%
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Live crosswind meter
42KY has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KCEY, 9.9 nm away.
Wind is calm or variable. Either end works.
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Field aerial
North up
Runway 18/36 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.
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Airport info
From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.
Services
- Attended
- Unattended
- Landing fee
- No
- Control tower
- None
- Wind indicator
- Unlighted
Airport
- Type
- General aviation airport
- FAA LID
- 42KY
- City
- Benton
- State
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States
- Elevation
- 380 ft
- Coordinates
- 36.7764, -88.2223
- Runways
- 1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
- Longest runway
- 2,544 ft
- Weather reporting
- Nearest station KCEY
- TAF
- Nearest KPAH
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- Next sunset
- 12h 48m
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Pilot PIREPs for Pirates Cove Airport (42KY)
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