Campbell Aaf (fort Campbell) Airport (KHOP), Kentucky
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Campbell AAF (Fort Campbell), identified by the code KHOP, serves the Fort Campbell military installation near Hopkinsville, Kentucky, roughly 51 nautical miles from the nearest metro area. The field is a private-use, towered airport with a long paved runway capable of handling a range of fixed-wing traffic, alongside a shorter secondary runway. Business aviation activity at KHOP remains modest, consistent with its role supporting military operations rather than general civil traffic, and access is governed by prior permission requirements and restricted ramp areas reflecting its military status.
Runways
Campbell Aaf (fort Campbell) Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 05/23, is 10,926 ft long and 150 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Campbell Aaf (fort Campbell) Airport has A++ available on the field. Fueling is available 24 hours a day, every day, and the airport has an operating control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Campbell Aaf (fort Campbell) Airport has US Customs and Border Protection clearance available onsite, with general clearance for international arrivals.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Campbell Aaf (fort Campbell) Airport recorded 344 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in May. Business aviation traffic at KHOP concentrates most heavily in the spring months, with April and May showing the highest activity of the year according to FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month May, 48 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 3.2 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Campbell Aaf (fort Campbell) Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: access, environmental and other notes.
Transient aircraft shutting down, requesting service, or seeking storm ramp parking require prior permission. Fixed-wing access to the Freedom and Serpent ramps for parking is not authorized.
Restricted: prior permission is required for all transient aircraft shutting down and/or requesting service or storm ramp parking. Fixed-wing access, taxi, and parking on the Freedom and Serpent ramps are not authorized. Taxiway K is restricted to one-way traffic, usable only north of Runway 05-23. Taxiways F and G are restricted to one-way traffic, usable only west of Runway 18-36.
Bach helicopter approach heading is 155 degrees; departure heading is 335 degrees; contact Approach on frequency 118.1; VFR only. Limited use by air ambulance; avoid overflight of the hospital, Wilson Theater, Garrison headquarters, the housing area, and schools. Pilot-controlled lighting on VHF 122.8.
For clearance delivery when unable via frequency, contact Campbell Approach.
Caution: parachute jump exercises; Restricted Area 3701 and a small arms range are located 1,000 yards from the departure end of Runway 23; deer hazard present.
Fleet service is not available.
Base Operations is staffed 24 hours.
Weather forecasts and observations are available 24 hours through Eagle Control.
Eagle Radio is closed from 1200Z Saturday to 1200Z Monday, local time zone minus 6 (minus 5 during daylight time); contact prior to entry into Restricted Areas 3701 and 3702 on frequencies 139.9 and 285.700.
Navaid: the HXW TACAN and FK NDB are unmonitored from 0400 to 1400Z and beyond.
No classified or COMSEC storage is available.
Paved shoulders are not available on Taxiways A, C, D, E, G, H, L, and M.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Campbell Aaf (fort Campbell) Airport has five airfields within 29 NM. The closest is Outlaw Field (KCKV), 4.81 NM southeast.
Part of the Nashville area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KHOP
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$1,200.00 catering order at KHOP.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is fuel service available at KHOP?
Campbell AAF (Fort Campbell) carries Jet A fuel, listed under the A++ fuel type designation. The field is staffed around the clock under an ALL / ALL / ALL attendance schedule. Note that fleet service is not available at this location, so transient crews should plan accordingly for any support beyond fueling.
What are the runway options at Campbell AAF?
Campbell AAF (Fort Campbell) offers two paved asphalt runways. Runway 05/23 measures 10,926 feet by 150 feet, making it the primary surface for larger aircraft. Runway 18/36 is shorter at 4,500 feet by 100 feet. Both runways support fixed-wing operations, though ramp access at this military field is restricted and subject to prior permission requirements.
Does KHOP require prior permission for parking or servicing?
Yes, Campbell AAF (Fort Campbell) requires PPR for any transient aircraft shutting down or requesting service or storm ramp parking. Fixed-wing access, taxi, and parking on the Freedom and Serpent ramps are not authorized. Certain taxiways are also restricted to specific directions relative to the runways, so crews should confirm routing before arrival.
What customs arrangement applies at KHOP?
Campbell AAF (Fort Campbell) shows CBP inspection services available according to FAA registry data, with customs handling on site. As a military airfield, access for civilian or transient traffic remains subject to the base's operational restrictions, including PPR requirements for service or parking. Crews should confirm arrangements through the appropriate channel before planning a customs arrival here.