KLEX· LEX· Lexington
Blue Grass Airport
medium airport · elevation 979 ft (298 m)
11:01Z 00:23Z Night
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Current METARVFR
49 min ago·23:54ZKLEX 232354Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 24/16 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02390156 10278 20228 56008 $
Wind
Calm
Visibility
10 SM
Ceiling
CLR
Temperature
24°C / 16°C
temp / dew
QNH
1016 hPa
29.99 inHg
Clouds
CLR
Weather
—
Station
KLEX
Remarks
automated station with a precipitation discriminator sea level pressure of 1014.9 HPa hourly temperature of 23.9°C and dew point of 15.6°C 6-hourly maximum temperature of 27.8°C 6-hourly minimum temperature of 22.8°C Decrease then steady; or decrease then decrease more slowly of 0.8 hectopascals in the past 3 hours
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (3)
- FL370B77227 min agoTURB LGT-MOD
- FL320A32129 min agoTURB LGT
- FL300B73932 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
2,217 ft
elevation 979 ft
ISA deviation
+10.9°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
Wind0 kt
Vis16.1 km
Temp24°C
QNH1016 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=301
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 18:24 UTC
23/18Z
24/00Z
24/06Z
24/12Z
24/18Z
BASEVFR
FMVFR
FMVFR
VFRBASE23/18Z → 24/00Z2907KT · 6 SM · SCT050
Wind: 2907KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT050
TAF KLEX 231723Z 2318/2418 29007KT P6SM SCT050
VFRFM24/00Z → 24/16Z3103KT · 6 SM · FEW250
Wind: 3103KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: FEW250
FM240000 31003KT P6SM FEW250
VFRFM24/16Z → 24/18Z3005KT · 6 SM · SCT050
Wind: 3005KT
Visibility: 6 SM
Clouds: SCT050
FM241600 30005KT P6SM SCT050
Raw TAF
TAF KLEX 231723Z 2318/2418 29007KT P6SM SCT050 FM240000 31003KT P6SM FEW250 FM241600 30005KT P6SM SCT050
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