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Blue Grass Airport

38.03650°N
-84.60590°W
ARR / DAY
77
▼ 13.9%
DEP / DAY
83
▼ 12.1%
ON-TIME
77.8% Top 25%
arr · avg 14 min
dep · 100% · avg -9 min cal
AVG DELAY
14 min
7d window

Blue Grass Airport (KLEX/LEX) is a large international airport located in Lexington, KY. It features 2 runways with the longest being 7,003 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 77 arrivals and 83 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 22 carriers across 57 routes. The most active carrier is PSA Airlines (JIA). The busiest route is to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (KORD). On-time performance averages 78% with an average delay of 14 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 257 seconds.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 2 total

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Go-arounds
0
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
2
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Return to field
0

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1h ago
Temp
89°F
Wind
0 kts
0°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
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KLEX 152154Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 32/24 A3010 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND E RAB02E21 SLP180 P0008 T03170239 $

Runways

2 installed

7,003 FT MAX
04/22
7,003 ft × 150
ASP● LITHIGH
09/27
4,000 ft × 75
concrete● LITMED

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

Schedule vs actual
18m 5a 15m 6a 7m 7a 2m 8a 12m 9a 13m 10a 4m 11a 6m 12p
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Top carriers

Share of flights

40 total
TOP 9 382
PSA Airlines 21% SKY West Aviation 20% Delta AIR Lines 17% Allegiant AIR 9% Netjets Aviation 9% Republic Airlines 7% Endeavor AIR 6% Envoy AIR 6% Gojet Airlines 5%

Top destinations

By flight count

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ORD 67
ATL 61
CLT 36
DFW 36
DTW 28
LGA 20

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
PSA Airlines
80
SKY West Aviation
78
Delta AIR Lines
65
Allegiant AIR
34
Netjets Aviation
33
Republic Airlines
25
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Endeavor AIR
24
Envoy AIR
22
Gojet Airlines
21
LGM Enterprises
13
Executive JET Management
10
TCN
10
United Airlines
9
United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond
8
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
6
Cobalt AIR
6
Northern JET Management
4
Summit Aviation
3
FAI Rent-A-Jet
3
Central AIR Southwest
2
North Central Aviation
2
Baker Aviation
2
Gerlach & Associates
2
MN Airlines
2
Leadership IN Flight Training
2
SC Aviation
2
Tradewind Aviation LLC (Oxford
2
Airnet II
2
Skyward Aviation
2
Hera Flight
2
Talair Pty.
2
Spirit Jets
2
JET Linx Aviation
2
Croatia Airlines
2
United States Department of Justice Prisoner and Alien Transportation Service (Jpats) (el Paso
2
Nicholas Services
2
Midamerica JET
2
AIR China
2
NON
1
TM Aerolineas
1

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
TWR 119.100 24
TWR 257.800 24
GND 121.900 24
ATIS 126.300 24
APCH 120.150 24
APCH 120.750 24
APCH 133.400 24
APCH 259.300 24
APCH 298.900 24
UNICOM 122.950 —
LCL/P 119.100 24
CLASS C 120.150 24
CLASS C 120.750 24
EMERG 121.500 24
LEXINGTO 122.600 —
OTHER 122.600 —
CD/P 132.350 24
OTHER 132.350 24
EMERG 243.000 24
LCL/P 257.800 24
CLASS C 259.300 24
CLASS C 298.900 24
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZID
Mag var:
4° W
Fuel:
100LL

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KLEX · last 7d

39 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 11 AM · 1 movement every 257 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
LEXATL
Atlanta, US
 Delta AIR Lines 61 1h 3m
LEXORD
Chicago, US
 SKY West Aviation 49 1h 6m
LEXCLT
Charlotte, US
 PSA Airlines 36 0h 53m
LEXDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
 Envoy AIR 20 1h 54m
LEXORD
Chicago, US
 Gojet Airlines 18 1h 5m
LEXDTW
Detroit, US
 SKY West Aviation 16 0h 53m
LEXPHL
Philadelphia, US
 PSA Airlines 16 1h 19m
LEXDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
 PSA Airlines 16 1h 53m
LEXDTW
Detroit, US
 Endeavor AIR 12 1h 2m
LEXLGA
New York, US
 Republic Airlines 12 1h 38m
LEXDCA
Washington, US
 Republic Airlines 11 1h 13m
LEXDEN
Denver, US
 United Airlines 9 2h 32m
LEXLGA
New York, US
 Endeavor AIR 8 1h 34m
LEXPIE
St Petersburg-Clearwater, US
 Allegiant AIR 6 1h 45m
LEXSFB
Orlando, US
 Allegiant AIR 6 1h 34m
LEXVPS
Valparaiso, US
 Allegiant AIR 6 1h 22m
LEXPGD
Punta Gorda, US
 Allegiant AIR 4 1h 40m
LEXFLL
Fort Lauderdale, US
 Allegiant AIR 3 2h 3m
LEXK5B2
Saratoga Springs, US
 Netjets Aviation 2 1h 23m
LEXDET
Detroit, US
 SKY West Aviation 2 0h 53m
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