KLEX· LEX· Lexington
Blue Grass Airport
medium airport · elevation 979 ft (298 m)
10:52Z 00:23Z Day
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Current METARVFR
21 min ago·20:54ZKLEX 242054Z 20011KT 10SM FEW055 26/13 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP078 T02610128 58017
Wind
200° 11 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
26°C / 13°C
temp / dew
QNH
1008 hPa
29.78 inHg
Clouds
FEW 5,500ft
Weather
—
Station
KLEX
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1007.8 HPa hourly temperature of 26.1°C and dew point of 12.8°C Steady or increase, then decrease; or decrease then decrease more rapidly of 1.7 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (1)
- SIGMETCONVECTIVESEV24 20:55Z → 24 22:55ZSFC – 38,000 ft
PIREPs (1)
- FL060S22T9 min ago
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
04/222135 mASP
09/271219 mconcrete
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 04/22 | TW 10 kt | XW 4 kt R |
| RWY 09/27 | TW 4 kt | XW 10 kt R |
38.0351°, -84.6067°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 04/22 (use 22) | Preferred | HW 10 | 4 L | — |
| RWY 09/27 (use 27) | Usable | HW 4 | 10 L | Crosswind 10 kt |
Density altitude
2,673 ft
elevation 979 ft
ISA deviation
+12.9°C
large deviation
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KLEX
- ATIS126.300
- CLDCLNC DEL132.350
- GND121.900
- TWRLEXINGTON TWR119.100
- A/DLEXINGTON APP/DEP120.150
- UNICUNICOM122.950
Navaids near airportassoc. KLEX
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYK | VORTAC | 112.60 MHz | MEDIUM |
| LE | NDB | 242 kHz | LOW |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 04/227,004 ft (2,135 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 09/274,000 ft (1,219 m)
- Surface
- concrete
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KLEX
Wind5 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp23°C
QNH1013 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=307
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Blue Grass Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/04/24 18:39 UTC
24/18Z
25/00Z
25/06Z
25/12Z
25/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
FMMVFR
FMMVFR
PROB30 VFR
VFRBASE24/18Z → 24/21Z22013G21KT · 6 SM · SCT060 BKN250
Wind: 22013G21KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT060 BKN250
TAF KLEX 241735Z 2418/2518 22013G21KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250
VFRFM24/21Z → 25/00Z22011G18KT · 6 SM · BKN100
Wind: 22011G18KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN100
FM242100 22011G18KT P6SM BKN100
VFRFM25/00Z → 25/08Z2206KT · 6 SM · OVC100
Wind: 2206KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: OVC100
FM250000 22006KT P6SM OVC100
VFRPROB3025/02Z → 25/06Z-SHRA · OVC050
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: OVC050
PROB30 2502/2506 -SHRA OVC050
MVFRFM25/08Z → 25/14Z2604KT · 6 SM · BR VCSH · BKN015
Wind: 2604KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: BR VCSH
Clouds: BKN015
FM250800 26004KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN015
MVFRFM25/14Z → 25/18Z3405KT · 6 SM · SCT015 BKN025
Wind: 3405KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT015 BKN025
FM251400 34005KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025
Raw TAF
TAF KLEX 241735Z 2418/2518 22013G21KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM242100 22011G18KT P6SM BKN100 FM250000 22006KT P6SM OVC100 PROB30 2502/2506 -SHRA OVC050 FM250800 26004KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN015 FM251400 34005KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025
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