KLEX· LEX· Lexington
Blue Grass Airport
medium airport · elevation 979 ft (298 m)
11:40Z 23:14Z Day
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Current METARVFR
53 min ago·18:54ZKLEX 071854Z 26012G19KT 10SM CLR 27/06 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02670061
Wind
260° 12 kt (gust 19 kt)
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
27°C / 6°C
temp / dew
QNH
1014 hPa
29.95 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KLEX
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1013.6 HPa hourly temperature of 26.7°C and dew point of 6.1°C
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 10 kt | XW 7 kt L |
| RWY 09/27 | TW 12 kt | XW 2 kt R |
38.0351°, -84.6067°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 09/27 (use 27) | Preferred | HW 12 | 2 L | — |
| RWY 04/22 (use 22) | Usable | HW 10 | 7 R | — |
Density altitude
2,631 ft
elevation 979 ft
ISA deviation
+13.9°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
Wind3 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp18°C
QNH1017 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=303
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 2026/10/07 18:22 UTC
07/18Z
08/00Z
08/06Z
08/12Z
08/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE07/18Z → 08/00Z24010G17KT · 6 SM · SKC
Wind: 24010G17KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SKC
TAF KLEX 071720Z 0718/0818 24010G17KT P6SM SKC
VFRFM08/00Z → 08/10Z2305KT · 6 SM · FEW250
Wind: 2305KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW250
FM080000 23005KT P6SM FEW250
VFRFM08/10Z → 08/18Z0105KT · 6 SM · FEW100 FEW250
Wind: 0105KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW100 FEW250
FM081000 01005KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250
Raw TAF
TAF KLEX 071720Z 0718/0818 24010G17KT P6SM SKC FM080000 23005KT P6SM FEW250 FM081000 01005KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250
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