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Blue Grass airport at Lexington (USA)
Blue Grass airport is located near Lexington, with Little Georgetown at 1mi↑, Monticello at 4mi↑, Mount Vernon at 6mi↑, Versailles at 7mi↑, Lexington at 8mi↑, Lexington-Fayette at 8mi↑, Fayette County at 9mi↑, Midway at 9mi↑, Nicholasville at 11mi↑, Jessamine County at 12mi↑, Georgetown at 12mi↑, Wilmore at 12mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in USA and Southernmost airports in USA
→ See also airports in USA
aerial view of Blue Grass airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : KLEX
- IATA code : LEX
- Local code : -
Elevation : 298 m = 978ft
→ See also Highest airports in USA and Lowest airports in USA
Runways
- runway 04/22 : 2135m = 7005ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in USA
Where to go from Blue Grass airport KLEX LEX
Aviation weather for Blue Grass airport KLEX LEX
METAR for Blue Grass airport KLEX LEX
KLEX 140654Z 16006KT 10SM OVC031 16/14 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP099 T01610144
Decoded METAR for Blue Grass airport KLEX LEX
METAR issued by KLEX on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 06:54 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 27 hours and -1380 minutes ago.
visibility is 16km = 10sm.
The temperature is 16°C = 61°F, dew point is 14°C = 57°F . This correspond to 88% relative humidity.
QNH is 1010hPa = 29.84inHg
Wind 11km/h = 6kt, direction is 160°.
Clouds : overcast at 3100ft = 940m.
Remarks : automatic station with precipitation sensor Sea Level Pressure SLP=099 T01610144
TAF for Blue Grass airport KLEX LEX
KLEX 140520Z 1406/1506 16007KT P6SM VCSH SCT017 OVC023 TEMPO 1406/1408 BKN016 FM141600 17007KT P6SM -SHRA BKN018 FM141900 13007KT 6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN027CB FM150000 11005KT 6SM -SHRA OVC040
Decoded TAF for Blue Grass airport KLEX LEX
TAF issued by KLEX on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 05:20 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 5 hours and 34 minutes. weather forecast for 24 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Tuesday, May 14, 2024 à 06:00 heure TU to Tuesday, May 14, 2024 à 16:00 heure UTC
1406/1506 16007KT P6SM VCSH SCT017 OVC023
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 160°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
in vicinity shower
scattered clouds at 1700ft = 520m overcast at 2300ft = 700m
temporarily from Tuesday, May 14, 2024 à 06:00 heure TU to Tuesday, May 14, 2024 à 08:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 1406/1408 BKN016
broken at 1600ft = 490m
from Tuesday, May 14, 2024 à 16:00 heure TU to Tuesday, May 14, 2024 à 19:00 heure UTC
FM141600 17007KT P6SM -SHRA BKN018
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 170°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6sm.
light intensity shower rain
broken at 1800ft = 550m
from Tuesday, May 14, 2024 à 19:00 heure TU to Tuesday, May 14, 2024 à 00:00 heure UTC
FM141900 13007KT 6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN027CB
wind 7kt = 13km/h, direction is 130°
Visibility is 10km = 6sm.
light intensity shower rain
in vicinity thunderstorm
broken at 2700ft = 820m
from Tuesday, May 14, 2024 à 00:00 heure TU to Wednesday, May 15, 2024 à 06:00 heure UTC
FM150000 11005KT 6SM -SHRA OVC040
wind 5kt = 9km/h, direction is 110°
Visibility is 10km = 6sm.
light intensity shower rain
overcast at 4000ft = 1220m
NOTAM for Blue Grass airport
Around Blue Grass airport at Lexington (USA)
near
- Nearest hotels
- Hotels in Little Georgetown
- Renaissance Philadelphia Downtown Hotel (Philadelphia) at 525mi↑ book
- Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao) at 4121mi↑
- Hotel NH Collection San Sebastián Aránzazu (San Sebastián) at 4162mi↑ book
- Sercotel Codina (San Sebastian) at 4162mi↑ book
- Aquarium de Donostia-San Sebastián (San Sebastian) at 4162mi↑
- Hotel de Londres y de Inglaterra (San Sebastian) at 4162mi↑ book
- San Sebastian at 4163mi↑
- Eureka! Zientzia Museoa (San Sebastiàn) at 4163mi↑
- Vieux Boucau at 4175mi↑
- Hôtel La Côte d'Argent (Vieux-Boucau) at 4175mi↑ book
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz at 4175mi↑
- Hôtel Txoko (Saint-Jean-de-Luz) at 4175mi↑ book
- for Blue Grass airport at 0mi↑
- for Saint Joseph Hospital airport at 4mi↑
- for Baptist Health Lexington airport at 5mi↑
nearest airports to Blue Grass airport at Lexington (USA)
- Saint Joseph Hospital heliport ( 88KY) at 4mi↑
- Baptist Health Lexington heliport ( 1KY4) at 5mi↑
- University of Kentucky Hospital heliport ( 37KY) at 5mi↑
- Baptist Health Hamburg heliport ( US-3774) at 10mi↑
- Baptist Health Hamburg heliport ( 53KY) at 10mi↑defunct airport
- Lucas Field airport ( 79KY) at 11mi↑
- Forest Hill - Silo Field airport ( US-7438) at 12mi↑
- Buzzard's Roost airport ( 76KY) at 13mi↑
- LRFO heliport ( 8KY2) at 14mi↑
- Morning Star heliport ( 49KY) at 14mi↑
- Clear Lake heliport ( US-0406) at 14mi↑
- Clear Lake heliport ( 27KY) at 14mi↑defunct airport
- Sunbright heliport ( US-0751) at 14mi↑defunct airport
- Seldom Scene airport ( 2KY8) at 14mi↑
- Coal Field airport ( 64KY) at 14mi↑defunct airport
- Coal Field airport ( US-0199) at 14mi↑
- Wild Blue airport ( 31KY) at 15mi↑
- Creech heliport ( 82CD) at 16mi↑
- Blue Haven Farm airport ( 14KY) at 16mi↑
- Blue Grass Station Army heliport ( ) at 16mi↑
- Zanzibar Farm airport ( 50KY) at 16mi↑
- Air Castle airport ( 52KY) at 17mi↑
- Brennan Farm airport ( 15KY) at 19mi↑
- Capital City airport (KFFT FFT ) at 19mi↑METAR & TAF
- Boone National Guard heliport ( 02KY) at 19mi↑
- GEORGETOWN airport (K27K ) at 20mi↑METAR & TAF
- Harold Reynolds airport ( 5KY8) at 20mi↑
- High Point Farm airport ( 05KT) at 20mi↑
- Codell airport ( US-7437) at 21mi↑defunct airport
- Renick Field airport ( 3KY0) at 21mi↑defunct airport
→ See also Former airports in USA
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap