KLEX · Blue Grass Airport
Blue Grass Airport serves Lexington, Kentucky at 979 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 7,004 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.
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01Runways
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 7,004 × 150 ft | asphalt | lit |
| 09/27 | 4,000 × 75 ft | concrete | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 979 ft is about 13°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.
| Conditions | Density altitude | Takeoff est. | Landing est. | Landing × 1.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard day (ISA, 13°C) | 979 ft | 2,629 ft | 2,213 ft | 3,320 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 2,179 ft | 2,863 ft | 2,340 ft | 3,510 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 3,379 ft | 3,097 ft | 2,466 ft | 3,700 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 3,614 ft | 3,143 ft | 2,491 ft | 3,737 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KLEX is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| K27K Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport | 14 nm NE | 5,498 ft |
| KFFT Capital City Airport | 17 nm NW | 5,006 ft |
| KRGA Central Kentucky Regional Airport | 28 nm SE | 5,001 ft |
| KDVK Stuart Powell Field | 28 nm S | 5,000 ft |
| KIOB Mount Sterling Montgomery County Airport | 30 nm E | 5,000 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLEX
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KLEX, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KLEX or read what a fuel stop actually saves.