METAR & TAF KLEX
Current METAR
Observed 09:14Z
KLEX 120914Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM VCTS -RA SCT026 BKN032 OVC055 24/20 A2996 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W RAB03 P0000 T02390200
- Wind
- VAR @ 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 24°C / 20°C
- Altimeter
- 29.96 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- 2,245 ft
- Ceiling
- 3,200 ft AGL
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 4 NM W
- VFR sectional
- CINCINNATI
- ARTCC
- ZID · INDIANAPOLIS
- NOTAM facility
- LEX (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- ERIC J. FRANKL, A.A.E.
- Phone
- 859-425-3100
- Address
- 4000 TERMINAL DRIVE, SUITE 206, LEXINGTON KY 40510
Flight service · Hours
- FSS LOU
- LOUISVILLE1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- ALL
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 04
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22Favored | 38° / 218° | 7,004 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
| 09/27 | 79° / 259° | 4,000 ft | CONC | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 7,004' | 7,004' | 7,004' | 7,004' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | 36', tree, 2000' from thr, 210' R of cntrln, slope 50 |
| 22 | 7,004' | 7,004' | 7,004' | 7,004' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | 54', tree, 1980' from thr, 120' R of cntrln, slope 34 |
| 09 | 4,000' | 4,000' | 4,000' | 4,000' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 27 | 4,000' | 4,000' | 4,000' | 4,000' | PAPI 4-box right(3°) | — | — |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
ILS · 2
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA
- Oxygen (bottled)
- High pressure
- Oxygen (bulk)
- HIGH/LOW
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- AFRT,AMB,AVNCS,CARGO,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- 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.
Runway surface & condition
- 04/22PCR VALUE: 563/R/A/W/T
- 09/27PCR VALUE: 262/R/B/W/T
- 09/27RWY 09/27 NOT AVBL FOR PART 121/PART 380 OPS WITH SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 9 PAX SEATS AND NON-SKED PAX CARRYING OPS MORE THAN 30 PAX SEATS.
Approach & departure obstructions
- 22DURG L PAT DO NOT MISTAKE RWY 27 FOR RWY 22. WALL MURAL BFR THR GIVES ILLUSION OF A BRIDGE.
Arresting gear
- 04_EMASENGINEERED MATERIAL ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 316 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH STARTING 186 FT DER 04.
- 22_EMASENGINEERED MATERIAL ARRESTING SYSTEM (EMAS) 283 FT IN LENGTH BY 170 FT IN WIDTH STARTING 307 FT DER 22.
Other notes
- ICS/INDEX D ARFF CPBLITYS UPON REQ.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KLEX
Answer card- ICAO
- KLEX
- Name
- BLUE GRASS
- Location
- LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
- Elevation
- 979.5 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,979.5 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Towered · 24
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 04/22 · 7,004 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 2
- Published frequencies
- 17
- Magnetic variation
- 4°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 000° at 4 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 04
Blue Grass Airport is in Lexington, Kentucky. Field elevation is 979.5 ft MSL. The airport has two runways. The longest is 7,004 ft on 04/22. The other runway is 09/27 at 4,000 ft. The tower is open 24 hours. ILS approaches are available to runway 04 and runway 22.
Pattern altitude is not published. Use 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless ATC or the current FAA Chart Supplement says otherwise. With the field sitting near 980 ft MSL, that puts a standard light piston pattern near 1,980 ft MSL. KLEX is in Class C airspace, so plan for tower and approach coordination on every leg.
Signature Aviation is on field. It carries AVGAS 100LL and JET A. WestLEX is also on field. It carries AVGAS 100LL. The airport remarks also note EMAS at both ends of 04/22. Taxiway and aircraft size limits apply on parts of the field, so larger aircraft should check the current Chart Supplement before arrival. Low visibility can be tricky on runway 22 because a wall mural near the threshold can make 27 look like 22. That is worth briefing before you taxi in or shoot an approach.