About Blue Grass Airport
Blue Grass Airport is classified by OurAirports as a medium airport serving Lexington, Kentucky. The airport is identified by FAA location identifier KLEX, by the three-letter IATA code LEX, and the four-letter ICAO code KLEX. OurAirports records this airport as having scheduled passenger service.
The airfield sits at approximately 38.0351° N, 84.6067° W, with a published field elevation of 979 feet above mean sea level.
"Blue Grass Airport" is one of 166 public-use airports in Kentucky, and one of roughly 16,000 such airports indexed in the FAA's national airspace records.
Reference data
| Official name | Blue Grass Airport |
|---|---|
| Location | Lexington, Kentucky (KY) |
| City and state (page) | Lexington, KY |
| FAA Form 5010 ident | KLEX |
| IATA code | LEX |
| ICAO code | KLEX |
| Airport class | medium_airport |
| Latitude / longitude | 38.0351° N, 84.6067° W |
| Field elevation | 979 ft MSL |
| Scheduled passenger service | Yes |
| Official airport website | http://www.bluegrassairport.com/ |
| Reference article | Wikipedia entry |
Nearby airports
If Blue Grass Airport doesn't fit your schedule or routing, the closest alternative public-use airports are listed below. The first column is sorted by approximate great-circle distance from this airport.
| Airport | City | State | Codes | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas Field | Nicholasville | KY | 79KY / - |
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| Forest Hill Airport - Silo Field | Lexington | KY | US-7438 / - |
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| Buzzard's Roost Airport | Lawrenceburg | KY | 76KY / - |
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| Coal Field | Lexington | KY | US-0199 / - |
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| Wild Blue Airport | Paris | KY | 31KY / - |
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| Blue Haven Farm Airport | Paris | KY | 14KY / - |
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