KLEX — Blue Grass
Lexington, KY · field elevation 980 ft · Class C airspace · ATCT-TRACON
KLEX current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KLEX 100554Z 19005KT 10SM CLR 06/02 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP202 T00610022 10128 20050 58007
- Wind
- from 190° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 6 °C / dewpoint 2 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.13 inHg
- Density altitude
- -107 ft · pressure altitude 770 ft
- Observed
- 32 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 190° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 4 kt head | 3 kt from the left |
| 27 | 1 kt head | 5 kt from the left |
| 09 | 1 kt tail | 5 kt from the right |
| 04 | 4 kt tail | 3 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KLEX 100535Z 1006/1106 20005KT P6SM SKC FM101400 23008KT P6SM SKC FM110000 22004KT P6SM SKC
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 38.03674, -84.60862
- Elevation
- 980 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class C
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter.
Established means they answered you by callsign. “Aircraft calling, stand by” is not established and you stay out; “Cessna 12345, stand by” is, and you may enter. Mode C is required within the lateral limits and above them to 10,000 ft MSL. VFR traffic gets sequencing and traffic advisories, not separation.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1214Z / 2230Z
- Tower hours
- Continuous (24 hours)
- Magnetic variation
- 4°W (1995)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Cincinnati
- County
- Fayette, KY
Airport diagram
Everything else KLEX publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 7,004 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 09/27 | 4,000 | 75 | CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 126.3
- Tower Continuous (24 hours)
- 119.1
- Ground
- 121.9
- Clearance
- 132.35
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach 040-220
- 120.15
- Approach 221-039
- 120.75
- Approach 040-220
- 133.4
Published procedures
- 9 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KLEX airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Kentucky airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.