KLEX· LEX· Lexington
Blue Grass Airport
medium airport · elevation 979 ft (298 m)
10:16Z 01:01Z Day
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Current METARIFR
18 min ago·16:56ZKLEX 091656Z 21006KT 3SM R04/6000VP6000FT -RA BR BKN009 BKN016 OVC070 23/22 A3012 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W P0001 T02280217
Wind
210° 6 kt
Visibility
3 SM
Ceiling
900 ft
Temperature
23°C / 22°C
temp / dew
QNH
1020 hPa
30.12 inHg
Clouds
BKN 900ft, BKN 1,600ft, OVC 7,000ft
Weather
-RA · BR
Station
KLEX
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator LTG DSNT W 1/100 of an inch of precipitation fell in the last hour hourly temperature of 22.8°C and dew point of 21.7°C
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (1)
- SIGMETCONVECTIVESEV09 16:55Z → 09 18:55ZSFC – 40,000 ft
PIREPs (5)
- FL370B7373 min agoTURB LGT
- FL070BE365 min agoTURB NEG
- FL420C56X12 min agoTURB LGT-MOD
- FL280A31916 min agoTURB NEG
- FL000B76718 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 6 kt | XW 1 kt R |
| RWY 09/27 | TW 3 kt | XW 5 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) | Marginal | HW 6 | 1 L | Moderate weather (precip / low visibility) |
| RWY 09/27 (use 27) | Marginal | HW 3 | 5 L | Moderate weather (precip / low visibility) |
Density altitude
1,989 ft
elevation 979 ft
ISA deviation
+9.9°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 2026/06/09 16:54 UTC
09/18Z
10/00Z
10/06Z
10/12Z
BASEIFR
FMIFR
FMMVFR
FMVFR
TEMPO IFR
IFRBASE09/16Z → 09/18Z20010G18KT · 6 SM · -RA · BKN006 OVC035
Wind: 20010G18KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: -RA
Clouds: BKN006 OVC035
TAF AMD KLEX 091552Z 0916/1012 20010G18KT 6SM -RA BKN006 OVC035
IFRTEMPO09/16Z → 09/18Z3 SM · -TSRA BR · BKN006(CB)sn
Visibility: 3 SM
Weather: -TSRA BR
Clouds: BKN006(CB)sn
TEMPO 0916/0918 3SM -TSRA BR BKN006CB
IFRFM09/18Z → 09/22Z22010G19KT · 5 SM · SHRA BR · BKN009 OVC035
Wind: 22010G19KT
Visibility: 5 SM
Weather: SHRA BR
Clouds: BKN009 OVC035
FM091800 22010G19KT 5SM SHRA BR BKN009 OVC035
MVFRFM09/22Z → 10/03Z2008KT · 6 SM · BKN025 BKN250
Wind: 2008KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: BKN025 BKN250
FM092200 20008KT P6SM BKN025 BKN250
VFRFM10/03Z → 10/12Z2008KT · 6 SM · -SHRA · OVC100
Wind: 2008KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Weather: -SHRA
Clouds: OVC100
FM100300 20008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC100
Raw TAF
TAF AMD KLEX 091552Z 0916/1012 20010G18KT 6SM -RA BKN006 OVC035 TEMPO 0916/0918 3SM -TSRA BR BKN006CB FM091800 22010G19KT 5SM SHRA BR BKN009 OVC035 FM092200 20008KT P6SM BKN025 BKN250 FM100300 20008KT P6SM -SHRA OVC100
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