Airport · KLEX / LEX

Blue Grass Airport

Lexington, United States · 979 ft

Runway diagram

Satellite map with the runway layout of Blue Grass Airport (KLEX)

Weather

obs 16:54Z · 20 min ago · VFR

Wind: wind 040° 9 kt
Visibility: vis 16 km (10+ SM)
Clouds: clouds —
Temperature: 21° / 6° · QNH 1027 hPa (30.32 inHg)
Density altitude: 1,480 ft

METAR KLEX 301654Z 04009KT 10SM CLR 21/06 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP263 T02060061

Runway wind

Runway	End	Headwind	Crosswind
04/22	04	9 kt	0 kt
04/22	22	-9 kt	0 kt
09/27	09	6 kt	-7 kt
09/27	27	-6 kt	7 kt

negative headwind means tailwind; crosswind is absolute. check the METAR for gusts and variable directions.

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23 aircraft within 75 km · snapshot just now

Callsign	Registration	Type	Airline	Route	Altitude	Speed	Distance	Map
EJA443	N443QS	E55P	Netjets Aviation		900 ft	118 kt	2 km	map
N1310F	N1310F	C172	N13		2200 ft	112 kt	6 km	map
AAL1645	N958AN	B738	American Airlines	SDF → DFW	35000 ft	424 kt	16 km	map
ROU1883	C-GEHV	B38M	Air Canada Rouge	CUN → YUL	37000 ft	483 kt	16 km	map
DAL3096	N332NB	A319	Delta Air Lines	ATL → LEX → ATL	10875 ft	333 kt	18 km	map
N724HK	N724HK	H500	N72		925 ft	117 kt	19 km	map
KOW978	N978TX	C750	Baker Aviation		4550 ft	239 kt	26 km	map
AAY580	N294NV	A320	Allegiant Air	SFB → GRR	38000 ft	414 kt	38 km	map
N68685	N68685	C421	N68		10125 ft	205 kt	40 km	map
N894JH	N894JH	E55P	N89		8175 ft	264 kt	41 km	map
BPX215	N789EP	C172	Phoenix East Aviation		9300 ft	106 kt	48 km	map
N9548W	N9548W	C72R	N95		3800 ft	68 kt	55 km	map
UAL515	N17430	B39M	United Airlines	EWR → SAT	34000 ft	408 kt	55 km	map
N763PK	N763PK	S22T	N76		1625 ft	120 kt	57 km	map
RPA5637	N208JQ	E75L	Republic Airlines	LGA → SDF → LGA	15775 ft	328 kt	57 km	map
AAY881	N196NV	A320	Allegiant Air	SDF → PGD	37000 ft	458 kt	62 km	map
N157PW	N157PW	BE40	N15		22825 ft	352 kt	64 km	map
N16VJ	N16VJ	SF50	N16		19825 ft	237 kt	65 km	map
ASH3249	N86347	E75L	Mesa Aviation Services		9625 ft	270 kt	68 km	map
N733FX	N733FX	C172	N73		5100 ft	104 kt	70 km	map
CLX5	LX-ICL	B744	Cargolux Airlines International	LUX → MIA → ATL	34000 ft	461 kt	73 km	map
RPA4489	N438YX	E75L	Republic Airlines	JFK → ORD	34000 ft	398 kt	73 km	map
JBU663	N657JB	A320	Jetblue Airways Corporation	FLL → ORD	35000 ft	423 kt	74 km	map

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Airport data

Latitude: 38.0351
Longitude: -84.6067
Type: medium_airport
Region: Kentucky
IATA: LEX
GPS code: KLEX
Local code: LEX
Magnetic variation: -4.0°
Operations: no PPR
Weather: METAR / TAF

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lighted
04 / 22	7004 ft · 2.13 km · 42°	150 ft	ASP	yes
09 / 27	4000 ft · 1.22 km · 87°	75 ft	concrete	yes

Frequencies

Type	Description	Frequency
A/D	LEXINGTON APP/DEP	120.150 MHz
ATIS	ATIS	126.300 MHz
CLD	CLNC DEL	132.350 MHz
GND	GND	121.900 MHz
TWR	LEXINGTON TWR	119.100 MHz
UNIC	UNICOM	122.950 MHz

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