Blue Grass Airport (LEX)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	LEX
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	84°36'31.0220" W / 38°2'12.2700" N -84.608617 / 38.036742 (Estimated)
Elevation	979.50 ft / 298.55 m (Surveyed)
Land	911 acres
From nearest city	4 nautical miles W of Lexington, KY
Location	Fayette County, KY
Magnetic Variation	04W (1995)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	LEXINGTON-FAYETTE CO ARPT BRD
Address	4000 TERMINAL DRIVE SUITE 206 LEXINGTON, KY 40510
Phone number	859-425-3100
Manager	ERIC J. FRANKL, A.A.E.
Address	4000 TERMINAL DRIVE SUITE 206 LEXINGTON, KY 40510
Phone number	859-425-3100

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	ATCT-TRACON
Lighting Schedule	SS-SR
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Sectional chart	CINCINNATI
Region	ASO - Southern
Responsible ARTCC	ZID - INDIANAPOLIS
Tie-in FSS	LOU - LOUISVILLE
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	LEX (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date	1973/05

Airport Communications

UNICOM	122.95 MHz
ASOS	LEX (859-203-5240)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	HIGH
Bulk oxygen	HIGH/LOW
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	AFRT,AMB,AVNCS,CARGO,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES

Runway Information

Runway 04/22

Dimensions	7004 x 150 ft (2135 x 46 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	High

	04	22
Alignment	42°	222°
Physical elevation	940.00 ft	972.70 ft
Coordinates	38.027690 / -84.615108	38.042078 / -84.598976
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Good Condition	Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type	ILS	ILS
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left
RVR equipment	touchdown
Runway end lights		Yes
CL lights	Yes	Yes
TDZ lights	Yes	No

Runway 09/27

Dimensions	4000 x 75 ft (1219 x 23 m)
Surface	CONC (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	09	27
Alignment	83°	263°
Physical elevation	950.40 ft	974.00 ft
Coordinates	38.039321 / -84.618266	38.040666 / -84.604483
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on right
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
DVK	NDB	GOODALL		311.00	03W	28.6 nm
XYC	NDB	SECO		393.00	03W	32.1 nm
LK	NDB	LAANG		414.00	04W	48.9 nm
FFT	VOR	FRANKFORT		109.40	03W	16.7 nm
HYK	VOR/DME	LEXINGTON	73X	112.60	00E	7.7 nm
FLM	VOR/DME	FALMOUTH	117X	117.00	04W	39.4 nm
IIU	VORTAC	LOUISVILLE	95X	114.80	01E	46.0 nm

Remarks

• FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SERVICE (ADCUS) AVBL.
• TWY B & TWY F WEST OF TWY F3; NOT AVBL FOR SKED ACR OPS MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS OR UNSKED ACR AT LEAST 31 PAX SEATS; CLSD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN GREATER THAN 78 FT.