KLEX· LEX· Lexington
Blue Grass Airport
medium airport · elevation 979 ft (298 m)
11:01Z 00:23Z Day
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Current METARVFR
16 min ago·16:54ZKLEX 231654Z 10SM FEW044 SCT060 25/13 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02500133
Wind
—
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
—
Temperature
25°C / 13°C
temp / dew
QNH
1018 hPa
30.05 inHg
Clouds
FEW 4,400ft, SCT 6,000ft
Weather
—
Station
KLEX
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1016.9 HPa hourly temperature of 25.0°C and dew point of 13.3°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (2)
- FL450F2TH11 min agoTURB NEG
- FL330B73816 min agoTURB LGT
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
04/222135 mASP
09/271219 mconcrete
38.0351°, -84.6067°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Density altitude
2,283 ft
elevation 979 ft
ISA deviation
+11.9°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
Wind6 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp26°C
QNH1014 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=318
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Blue Grass Airport
Diagram unavailable for Blue Grass Airport.
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2026/08/23 12:22 UTC
23/12Z
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE23/12Z → 23/17Z3005KT · 6 SM · FEW040
Wind: 3005KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW040
TAF KLEX 231120Z 2312/2412 30005KT P6SM FEW040
VFRFM23/17Z → 23/23Z2908G17KT · 6 SM · FEW040 FEW250
Wind: 2908G17KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW040 FEW250
FM231700 29008G17KT P6SM FEW040 FEW250
VFRFM23/23Z → 24/12Z3004KT · 6 SM · SCT250
Wind: 3004KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT250
FM232300 30004KT P6SM SCT250
Raw TAF
TAF KLEX 231120Z 2312/2412 30005KT P6SM FEW040 FM231700 29008G17KT P6SM FEW040 FEW250 FM232300 30004KT P6SM SCT250
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