KLEX· LEX· Lexington
Blue Grass Airport
medium airport · elevation 979 ft (298 m)
10:17Z 01:00Z Night
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Current METARVFR
6 min ago·02:54ZKLEX 090254Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 22/21 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP191 T02220206 53008
Wind
170° 6 kt
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
22°C / 21°C
temp / dew
QNH
1020 hPa
30.12 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KLEX
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1019.1 HPa hourly temperature of 22.2°C and dew point of 20.6°C Decrease or steady, then increase; or increase then increase more rapidly of 0.8 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
No active hazards within 250 km.
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
04/222135 mASP
09/271219 mconcrete
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 04/22 | TW 4 kt | XW 5 kt R |
| RWY 09/27 | HW 1 kt | XW 6 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 4 | 5 L | — |
| RWY 09/27 (use 09) | Usable | HW 1 | 6 R | — |
Density altitude
1,869 ft
elevation 979 ft
ISA deviation
+8.9°C
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)
No 24-h trend available — IEM archive.
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)
24-hour wind rose unavailable (insufficient IEM data).
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Blue Grass Airport
Diagram unavailable for Blue Grass Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/06/08 18:22 UTC
08/18Z
09/00Z
09/06Z
09/12Z
09/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMMVFR
VFRBASE08/18Z → 08/19Z1808KT · 6 SM · SCT020 OVC050
Wind: 1808KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT020 OVC050
TAF KLEX 081720Z 0818/0918 18008KT P6SM SCT020 OVC050
VFRFM08/19Z → 09/11Z1909KT · 6 SM · -SHRA · OVC040
Wind: 1909KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: OVC040
FM081900 19009KT P6SM -SHRA OVC040
MVFRFM09/11Z → 09/18Z1808KT · 6 SM · -RA · OVC015
Wind: 1808KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: -RA
Clouds: OVC015
FM091100 18008KT P6SM -RA OVC015
Raw TAF
TAF KLEX 081720Z 0818/0918 18008KT P6SM SCT020 OVC050 FM081900 19009KT P6SM -SHRA OVC040 FM091100 18008KT P6SM -RA OVC015
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