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Blue Grass Airport (IATA: LEX, ICAO: KLEX, FAA LID: LEX) is a public airport in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States, 6 miles west of downtown Lexington. Located among horse farms and situated directly across from Keeneland Race Course, Blue Grass Airport is the primary airport serving central and eastern Kentucky. More than 1.3 million passengers depart or arrive annually at Blue Grass Airport. In 2017, the airport served 1,316,847 passengers via four major airline carriers: Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines.[4]

Blue Grass Airport
  • IATA: LEX
  • ICAO: KLEX
  • FAA LID: LEX
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorLexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board
ServesLexington, Kentucky
LocationFayette County
Elevation AMSL979 ft / 298 m
Coordinates38°02′11″N 084°36′21″W
Websitebluegrassairport.com
Map
LEX
Location of airport in Kentucky, United States
LEX
LEX (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 7,004 2,135 Asphalt
9/27 4,000 1,219 Concrete
Statistics (12 months ending July 2021 except where noted)
Passenger volume701,000
Departing passengers352,000
Scheduled flights7,769
Aircraft operations (2020)62,149
Based aircraft (2021)151
Source: Blue Grass Airport,[1] Federal Aviation Administration,[2] BTS[3]

Features and facilities


The airport covers 911 acres (3.69 km2) and has two runways.[2][5] On August 4, 2010, a new 4,000 foot runway, 9/27, opened replacing the previous 3,500 foot runway, 8/26.[6] The previous runway, which is in a similar location as the new runway except that it overlapped runway 22, was removed after a 2006 crash of a Delta Connection flight, during which all aboard except the co-pilot were killed after an attempted take-off from the wrong, shorter runway.[7] Blue Grass Airport is home to the Aviation Museum of Kentucky, which features more than 25,000 square feet of exhibit space displaying restored aircraft and memorabilia. The current main terminal building opened in 1977. On April 18, 2007, Blue Grass Airport opened an extension of Concourse B, adding six boarding gates with four new jet bridges.


Economic impact


Blue Grass Airport is a catalyst for economic growth in the region, contributing to both the Lexington area and other parts of Kentucky. The airport is an important component of Lexington's economy, providing 3,478 jobs for Lexington and an annual economic impact of $370 million.[8] In addition to commercial passenger service, the airport also offers corporate and general aviation services, including a newly constructed general aviation terminal, U.S. Customs, charter flights, aircraft maintenance, hangars, and flight instruction.


Passenger numbers


The airport is the third busiest airport in Kentucky, behind Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (9.1 million passengers/year) and Louisville International Airport (4.2 million passengers/year).


Airlines and destinations



Passenger


AirlinesDestinationsRefs
Allegiant Air Fort Lauderdale, Orlando/Sanford, Punta Gorda (FL), St. Petersburg/Clearwater
Seasonal: Destin/Fort Walton Beach, Myrtle Beach
American Eagle Charlotte, Chicago–O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Philadelphia
Avelo Airlines Orlando, Tampa[9] [10]
Delta Air Lines Atlanta [11]
Delta Connection Atlanta, Detroit, Washington–National[12] [11]
United Express Chicago–O'Hare [13]

Destinations map



Statistics



Top destinations


Busiest domestic routes from LEX (May 2021 – April 2022)[3]
Rank Airport Passengers Carriers
1 Atlanta, Georgia 159,660 Delta
2 Chicago, Illinois 74,940 American, United
3 Charlotte, North Carolina 73,940 American
4 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas 58,480 American
5 Detroit, Michigan 40,140 Delta
6 Orlando–Sanford, Florida 28,530 Allegiant
7 Fort Myers/Punta Gorda, Florida 24,530 Allegiant
8 St. Petersburg, Florida 22,590 Allegiant
9 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 15,250 Allegiant
10 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 13,100 American

Airline market share


Largest airlines at LEX
(October 2020 – September 2021)
[3]
Rank Airline Passengers Share
1 Allegiant Air 207,000 19.51%
2 Endeavor Air 185,000 17.48%
3 Delta Air Lines 157,000 14.82%
4 Envoy Air 143,000 13.48%
5 Piedmont Airlines 125,000 11.82%
6 Other 243,000 22.87%

History


Blue Grass Airport began as a municipal airfield that was developed with the assistance of the Federal Civil Works Administration as part of a state-wide airport development policy in 1933. The town share for construction was $1,362 with a portion of $22,427 spent in Lexington overall.[14] Blue Grass Airport opened with a star-shaped layout. In World War II it was used by pilots training at Bowman for dead-stick landing practice in preparation for glider assaults.[15]

The original airport logo was designed by a student who attended and graduated from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Jill Reiling Markey (class of 1978) designed the logo in 1976. The current logo is based on Dr. Markey's design. For her efforts, Dr. Markey was awarded the Commission of Kentucky Colonel by then Governor Julian M. Carroll in 1976.[16]


Accidents and incidents




Bluegrass Field was Auric Goldfinger's flight destination in the James Bond film Goldfinger.[25]


See also



References


  1. "Passenger statistics". Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  2. FAA Airport Form 5010 for LEX PDF, effective December 30, 2021.
  3. "Blue Grass Airport". Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  4. Blue Grass Airport Passenger Statistics
  5. "LEX airport data at skyvector.com". skyvector.com. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  6. 2013 Passenger Statistics Archived 2014-05-19 at the Wayback Machine Blue Grass Airport. Retrieved 2014-05-19
  7. "Blue Grass Airport has undergone many changes since crash of Flight 5191".
  8. Blue Grass Airport Economic Impact Study 2011
  9. https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article263871577.html [bare URL]
  10. "Destinations". Avelo Airlines. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  11. "FLIGHT SCHEDULES". Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  12. "Non-stop flights between Lexington and Washington, D.C. Return".
  13. "Timetable". Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  14. City of Lexington Proposed Budget 1934
  15. James A Clark Jr. Jim Clark Soldier Farmer Legislator. p. 45.
  16. Letter of acknowledgement from Dr. George M. Gumbert, Jr., Chairman, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board to Jill Reiling Markey.
  17. Accident description for N100RC at the Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved on October 29, 2020.
  18. "NTSB Probable Cause Report ATL88MA053". National Traffic Safety Board. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  19. "2 Killed, 4 Injured in Kentucky Plane Crash". The Dallas Morning News. 1987-12-06.
  20. "NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System report #256788". NASA. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
  21. "NTSB Probable Cause Report NYC02FA177". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 2006-08-27.
  22. "NTSB Preliminary Report ERA09FA215". National Transportation Safety Board. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
  23. Evans, Tamara. "Problem with NASCAR driver's plane causes scare at airport".
  24. WKYT. "Plane skids off runway at Blue Grass Airport, no injuries reported". Retrieved 2018-05-20.
  25. "Goldfinger Script - transcript from the screenplay and/or James Bond movie". script-o-rama.com.



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Der Blue Grass Airport (IATA-Code: LEX, ICAO-Code: KLEX) ist der Verkehrsflughafen der amerikanischen Großstadt Lexington im Fayette County im US-Bundesstaat Kentucky. Der Flughafen beheimatet außerdem das Aviation Museum of Kentucky.
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