Blue Grass Airport METAR KLEX
VFRMedium AirportElev. 298 m (979 ft)Blue Grass Airport is situated in Lexington, United States. The ICAO code of Blue Grass Airport is KLEX and the IATA code is LEX.
It has 2 runways: Asphalt runway 04/22 with a length of 7,004 ft (2,135 m), concrete runway 09/27 with a length of 4,000 ft (1,219 m).
The elevation is 298 m (979 ft). Its coordinates are:
2026-10-23 09:00 UTC
Flight Cat
VFR
Temp
7.2°C
Wind
3kt
Visibility
> 10sm
Ceiling
6,000ft
QNH
1025hPa
Raw METAR
METAR KLEX 230854Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM FEW060 SCT080 SCT120 07/03 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP243 T00720033 50004 $
Decoded
- Wind
- From 050° (NE) at 3 kt
- Visibility
- > 10 sm
- Sky
- Few (1–2 oktas) at 6,000 ft (1,829 m) · Scattered (3–4 oktas) at 8,000 ft (2,438 m) · Scattered (3–4 oktas) at 12,000 ft (3,658 m)
- Temp / DP
- 7.2°C (45°F) · Dew point 3.3°C (38°F)
- QNH
- 1025 hPa · 30.26 inHg
- Sea level P
- 1024.3 hPa
Runways
Arrow tail (crossbar) = wind FROM · head = toward aircraft · center = direction & speed
| Runway | Heading | Length | Surface | Wind Offset | Headwind | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 ★ best | 42° | 7,004 ft (2,135 m) | Asphalt | 8° | ↑ 3 kt | 0 kt · |
| 22 | 222° | 7,004 ft (2,135 m) | Asphalt | 172° | ↓ 3 kt | 0 kt · |
| 09 | 87° | 4,000 ft (1,219 m) | concrete | 37° | ↑ 2 kt | 2 kt L |
| 27 | 267° | 4,000 ft (1,219 m) | concrete | 143° | ↓ 2 kt | 2 kt R |
Runway data via OurAirports.com · ft converted to metres · Wind offset: 0° = headwind, 90° = crosswind, 180° = tailwind
Sunrise & Sunset
—Sunrise11:55 UTC
Sunset22:50 UTC
Daylight:10h 55m
00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
DaytimeNow
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