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Blue Grass Airport

38.03650°N
-84.60590°W
ARR / DAY
97
▲ 18.3%
DEP / DAY
98
▲ 17.0%
ON-TIME
6.1% Bottom 25%
arr · avg 25 minest
AVG DELAY
25 min
7d window

Blue Grass Airport (KLEX/LEX) is a large domestic airport located in Lexington, KY. It features 2 runways with the longest being 7,004 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 97 arrivals and 98 departures per day on average over the last 7 days, served by 40 carriers across 74 routes. The most active carrier is PSA Airlines (JIA). The busiest route is to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL). On-time performance averages 6% with an average delay of 25 minutes against scheduled times. At the busiest hour of an average day, we calculated that a plane takes off or lands roughly every 257 seconds.

Safety incidents

Last 7 days · 13 total

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Go-arounds
0
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Rejected takeoffs
0
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Unstable approaches
13
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Return to field
1

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

22h ago
Temp
83°F
Wind
4 kts
230°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
KLEX 052354Z 23004KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP117 T02830217 10317 20283 56007 $

Runways

2 installed

7,004 FT MAX
04/22
7,004 ft × 150
ASP● LITHIGH
09/27
4,000 ft × 75
concrete● LITMED

Delays by hour

Avg minutes · local time · last 30 days

Schedule vs actual
12m 5a 5m 6a 37m 7a 0m 8a 10m 9a 9m 10a 12m 11a 6m 12p
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Top carriers

Share of flights

40 total
TOP 9 523
PSA Airlines 22% Delta AIR Lines 17% SKY West Aviation 16% Allegiant AIR 12% Gojet Airlines 8% Envoy AIR 7% Netjets Aviation 7% Republic Airlines 6% Endeavor AIR 5%

Top destinations

By flight count

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ATL 85
ORD 82
CLT 78
DFW 49
DTW 43
PHL 31

Carriers

See all + destinations → 40
PSA Airlines
113
Delta AIR Lines
90
SKY West Aviation
85
Allegiant AIR
61
Gojet Airlines
40
Envoy AIR
38
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Netjets Aviation
36
Republic Airlines
32
Endeavor AIR
28
United Airlines
17
Piedmont Airlines
10
NON
8
United States AIR Force Auxiliary / Civil AIR Patrol (Richmond
7
Summit Aviation
7
Executive JET Management
5
Compagnia Generale Ripreseaeree S.P.A.
4
Superior Transportation Associates
4
LOB
4
Bankair
4
LGM Enterprises
4
COU
4
Aviaprom Enterprises
3
Nicholas Services
3
Andrew Bettis Aviation
3
Anderson AIR
3
GTA AIR
2
Corporate Flight Management (Smyrna
2
Institute of Aviation AT Parkland College
2
Regency AIR
2
JET Linx Aviation
2
RKJ
2
Flexjet LLC (Richardson
2
ATP Flight School
2
Fltplan
2
RRP
2
Leadership IN Flight Training
2
AXO
2
Christman AIR System (Washington
2
Corporate Flight International
2
Northern AIR Transport
2

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
TWR 119.100 24
TWR 257.800 24
GND 121.900 24
ATIS 126.300 24
APCH 120.150 24
APCH 120.750 24
APCH 133.400 24
APCH 259.300 24
APCH 298.900 24
UNICOM 122.950 —
LCL/P 119.100 24
CLASS C 120.150 24
CLASS C 120.750 24
EMERG 121.500 24
LEXINGTO 122.600 —
OTHER 122.600 —
CD/P 132.350 24
OTHER 132.350 24
EMERG 243.000 24
LCL/P 257.800 24
CLASS C 259.300 24
CLASS C 298.900 24
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZID
Mag var:
4° W
Fuel:
100LL

Destination network

Great-circle routes from KLEX · last 7d

40 destinations
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Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

peak 4 PM · 1 movement every 257 s
12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Top routes

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Route Operator Flights Avg enroute
LEXATL
Atlanta, US
 Delta AIR Lines 85 1h 2m
LEXCLT
Charlotte, US
 PSA Airlines 68 0h 50m
LEXORD
Chicago, US
 SKY West Aviation 45 0h 58m
LEXDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
 Envoy AIR 38 1h 57m
LEXORD
Chicago, US
 Gojet Airlines 37 0h 59m
LEXPHL
Philadelphia, US
 PSA Airlines 31 1h 17m
LEXDTW
Detroit, US
 SKY West Aviation 25 0h 56m
LEXDEN
Denver, US
 United Airlines 16 2h 33m
LEXDCA
Washington, US
 Republic Airlines 14 1h 10m
LEXDTW
Detroit, US
 Endeavor AIR 14 0h 55m
LEXLGA
New York, US
 Republic Airlines 13 1h 34m
LEXLGA
New York, US
 Endeavor AIR 12 1h 34m
LEXPIE
St Petersburg-Clearwater, US
 Allegiant AIR 11 1h 38m
LEXDFW
Dallas-Fort Worth, US
 PSA Airlines 11 1h 53m
LEXSFB
Orlando, US
 Allegiant AIR 11 1h 30m
LEXCLT
Charlotte, US
 Piedmont Airlines 10 0h 51m
LEXPGD
Punta Gorda, US
 Allegiant AIR 8 1h 45m
LEXVPS
Valparaiso, US
 Allegiant AIR 6 1h 19m
LEXSRQ
Sarasota/Bradenton, US
 Allegiant AIR 5 1h 48m
LEXDTW
Detroit, US
 Republic Airlines 4 0h 56m
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