AirportsBlue Grass Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Lexington, in Kentucky, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LEX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LEX
- ICAO code
- KLEX
- City
- Lexington
- State or region
- Kentucky
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 38.0351° N, 84.6067° W
- Elevation
- 298 m (979 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 2,135 m (7,004 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LEX means Blue Grass Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KLEX. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 38.0351° N, 84.6067° W. It stands 298 metres (979 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Blue Grass Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 2,135 metres (7,004 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 341.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,135 m 7,004 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 09/27 | 1,219 m 4,000 ft | 23 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Louisville Muhammad Ali International AirportLouisville | SDF | 100 km |
| Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International AirportCincinnati / Covington | CVG | 113 km |
| Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken FieldCincinnati | LUK | 120 km |
| Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson FieldHuntington | HTS | 183 km |
| James M. Cox Dayton International AirportDayton | DAY | 210 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,370 km | 15 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,241 km | 16 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,834 km | 14 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,433 km | 8 h 15 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 974 km | 1 h 40 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,058 km | 4 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,547 km | 19 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,644 km | 13 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,051 km | 18 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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