Blue Grass Airport Guide
Blue Grass Airport is the third-busiest commercial airport in Kentucky, after Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky and Louisville. It sits about 10 km west of downtown Lexington in Fayette County, directly across Versailles Road from Keeneland Race Course. The airport counts its commercial air service from 1946.
It handled 1,614,053 passengers in 2025, a record that was 2.7 percent above the 2024 total of 1,571,805. Commercial aircraft operations totalled 21,908 in 2025. The airport has two runways: runway 4/22 is 7,004 feet long and runway 9/27 is 4,000 feet long.
The passenger terminal dates from the 1970s. A Concourse B extension with six boarding gates opened in 2007. Four mainline carriers serve the airport, along with their regional affiliates: Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. Nonstop flights link Lexington with hubs and leisure destinations across the eastern and central United States.
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board owns and runs the airport. In May 2025 it began a $17.8 million expansion that adds 815 long-term parking spaces.
Services
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 1.6M passengers (2025)2 runwaysopened 1946
- Location
- 38.035, -84.607
- Operator
- Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board
Terminals
1 terminalBlue Grass Airport has 1 passenger terminal — Blue Grass Airport Terminal, handling domestic flights for around 4 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Blue Grass Airport TerminalDomestic
Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines
Nearby cities
5 citiesBlue Grass Airport is closest to Lexington (10 km east), and also serves Versailles, Georgetown and other nearby areas. With 5 towns and cities within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Lexington10 km east
- Versailles17 km west
- Georgetown22 km north
- Nicholasville25 km south
- Frankfort37 km northwest
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