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Hancock County-Ron Lewis Field (KY8) Aviation Weather: METAR

As of 4:35 PM CDT, Oct 27, KY8 is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Live aviation weather for Hancock County-Ron Lewis Field in Lewisport, KY, including METAR, flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling, altimeter and runway crosswinds.

Hancock County-Ron Lewis Field (KY8) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lewisport, KY at a field elevation of 411 ft. KY8 reports its own METAR, decoded live on this page as flight category, wind, visibility, ceiling and altimeter. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 5,002 ft.

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VFR
Observed 2135Z (4:35 PM CDT)live · refreshes every 60s
Wind
360° 3 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.21"
Temp / Dew
73°F / 23°C
dew 50°F / 10°C

Wind from the north (360°) at 3 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 23°C (73°F), altimeter 30.21 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KKY8 272135Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM CLR 23/10 A3021 RMK A01

What changed at KY8?

Since the 2115Z (4:15 PM CDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 2115Z (4:15 PM CDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for KY8

KY8 is currently VFR with winds from 360° at 3 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately 1,100 ft (field elevation 411 ft). KY8 does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KOWB, about 20 nm away.

New to aviation weather? How to read a METAR → · What VFR/MVFR/IFR mean → · Decode any METAR/TAF → · Density altitude calculator →

Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
05FAV2 kt head2 kt left
232 kt tail2 kt right

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KY8 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.

  • Runway 05/23
    5,002 × 75 ft · Asphalt
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at KY8
    Wind
    05
    2 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind from left
    23
    2 kt tailwind · 2 kt crosswind from right
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“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.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
071421Z09Z21Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 0→3 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

KY8 weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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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.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of KY8

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP2039Z (3:39 PM CDT) · 67 NM NE of KY8 · 25,000 ft MSL · C68A
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SDF UA /OV IIU360020/TM 2039/FL250/TP C68A/SK OVC 270-260 SCT 250/WX SKC 240/TA M30/TB NEG/IC NEG
SDF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV IIU360020Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2039Reported at 20:39 UTC.
FL250Altitude: 25,000 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
SK OVC 270-260 SCT 250Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
WX SKC 240Weather and flight visibility observed.
TA M30Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP2024Z (3:24 PM CDT) · 55 NM E of KY8 · 20,000 ft MSL · C30J
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SDF UA /OV SDF/TM 2024/FL200/TP C30J/SK BASE 240/TA M15/TB NEG/IC NEG
SDF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV SDFLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2024Reported at 20:24 UTC.
FL200Altitude: 20,000 ft MSL.
TP C30JAircraft type reporting.
SK BASE 240Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
TA M15Outside air temperature, °C.
TB NEGTurbulence: none reported.
IC NEGIcing: none reported.
PIREP2009Z (3:09 PM CDT) · 94 NM N of KY8 · 34,000 ft MSL · B38M
continuous light turbulence
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HUF UA /OV TTH/TM 2009/FL340/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT
HUF UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV TTHLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 2009Reported at 20:09 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B38MAircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGTTurbulence: continuous light.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at KY8

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, KY8 reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 9 flight-category changes. The strongest gust reached 12 kt, the lowest ceiling was 0 ft. Wind most often came from the S.

Last 24 hours
VFR 63%MVFR 4%IFR 4%LIFR 29%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: 12 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: S
Category changes: 9

Most recent change: MVFR → VFR

Last 7 days
VFR 80%MVFR 6%IFR 4%LIFR 10%
Wind avg/max: 1/8 kt
Max gust: 13 kt
Lowest ceiling: 0 ft
Lowest vis: 0.25 sm
Prevailing wind: N
Category changes: 30

Most recent change: IFR → VFR

Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

05
51%
23
49%

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Live KY8 Weather

Live crosswind meter

Measured by KY8's own weather station.

N05233 kt
Headwind
2 kt
Crosswind (from the left)
2 kt

Wind is 43° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.

Asphalt · 5,002 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

North up

Aerial photo of Hancock County-Ron Lewis Field (KY8) with runway 05/23 marked
N ↑

Runway 05/23 drawn from FAA threshold coordinates.

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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Fuel
100LL · Jet A+
Attended
M-F 0700-1200 local
Transient parking
Tie-downs
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Lighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
ICAO
KKY8
FAA LID
KY8
City
Lewisport
State
Kentucky
Country
United States
Elevation
411 ft
Coordinates
37.9532, -86.8572
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
5,002 ft
Weather reporting
Reports METAR
TAF
Nearest KOWB
Time zone
America/Chicago
Sunset in
1h 11m

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Pilot PIREPs for Hancock County-Ron Lewis Field (KY8)

Community-submitted

Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

Read recent community-submitted pilot notes for Hancock County-Ron Lewis Field, including runway conditions, wildlife activity, FBO/fuel notes, turbulence, ramp access, and local airport tips.

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