Pirates Cove

Airport and flying

Pirates Cove (42KY) is a private, non-towered airport in Benton, Marshall County, Kentucky. Field elevation is 380 ft. Runway 18/36 is 2,544 by 32 ft, asphalt. No fuel is listed on the field.

Nearest fuel: Kyle-Oakley Field (CEY, Murray), 10 nm SW, 6,202 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A+; Kentucky Dam State Park (M34, Calvert City), 14.4 nm N, 3,997 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Mayfield Graves County (M25, Mayfield), 17.5 nm W, 5,002 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A+.

Major airports: Nashville International (BNA, Nashville), 84.2 nm SE, 11,030 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Frederick W Smith International/Memphis (MEM, Memphis), 134.7 nm SW, 11,120 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+, Jet A++.

Regional airports: Barkley Regional (PAH, Paducah), 31.4 nm NW, 6,500 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois (MWA, Marion), 69.7 nm NW, 8,012 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Cape Girardeau Regional (CGI, Cape Girardeau), 70 nm NW, 6,500 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A.

Nearby airports: Rudenberg Field (54KY, Murray), 3.1 nm SW, 2,750 ft runway; Double C Field (68KY, Benton), 8.2 nm W, 2,100 ft runway; Kyle-Oakley Field (CEY, Murray), 10 nm SW, 6,202 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A+; Brandon Airdrome (28KY, Murray), 12.9 nm S, 2,100 ft runway.

Official FAA airport record (42KY) · FAA data effective 2026-10-29