United States

Blue Grass Airport

KLEX LEX Lexington

Live conditions Night

Wind

170° / 7 kt

Visibility

10+ SM / 16.1+ km

Temp / Dew

21.1°C / 70°F · dew 20.6°C / 69°F

Altimeter

1009 hPa / 29.78 inHg

RWY 22 currently favored — 4.3 kt headwind from 170° / 7 kt

Local now

08:29 UTC

Sunrise

10:38

Sunset

00:51

Raw METAR + TAF
METAR KLEX 280754Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM FEW100 21/21 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP073 T02110206 $

TAF KLEX 280539Z 2806/2906 19006KT P6SM SCT100 BKN250 FM280700 22010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080 PROB30 2809/2812 6SM -SHRA BKN040 FM281300 27011G17KT P6SM SCT015 BKN035 FM281800 31013G21KT P6SM SCT040 FM290000 34009KT P6SM FEW250
Updated 0 minutes ago

Quick facts

ICAO / IATA
KLEX / LEX
Type
Medium airport
Location
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates
38.035066, -84.606738
Elevation
979 ft (298 m)
Mag variation
-4.52° W (per chart)
Runways
4 ends · longest 2,135 m / 7,005 ft

Runways

End TRUE MAG Length Width Surface ILS Glide Notes
04 042° 048° 2,135 m / 7,005 ft 46 m Asphalt
09 087° 093° 1,219 m / 3,999 ft 23 m Concrete
22 222° 228° 2,135 m / 7,005 ft 46 m Asphalt
27 267° 273° 1,219 m / 3,999 ft 23 m Concrete

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Navaids

Ident Name Type Frequency
LE Blayd NDB 242 kHz
HYK Lexington VORTAC 112.60 MHz

Frequencies

Other

LEXINGTON APP/DEP
120.15

ATIS

ATIS
126.3

Clearance

CLNC DEL
132.35

Ground

Ground
121.9

Tower

LEXINGTON TWR
119.1

Other

UNICOM
122.95

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Nearby airports

Airport Distance · Bearing
  • KSDF Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport
    54 NM W
  • KCVG Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport
    61 NM N
  • KLUK Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field
    65 NM N

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Data: OurAirports navdata v2026-07-28