LEX is a one-hall Bluegrass field that stays simple — 90-minute leftover, a Saturday-closed $25 club, and $14 Long-Term — as long as you do not expect rail or a Priority Pass room.
Ground access7.2
Reliability7.4
Lounges6.0
How the score works
An editorial 0–10 score. The overall is exactly the weighted sum of six traveler categories — not a Google rating and not a poll.
25%Ease of use — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
20%Comfort & amenities — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
15%Food & retail — Food and retail quality and variety.
15%Ground access — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
15%Reliability — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
LEX is a one-hall Bluegrass field that stays simple — 90-minute leftover, a Saturday-closed $25 club, and $14 Long-Term — as long as you do not expect rail or a Priority Pass room.
TSA leftover close 8:30 p.m. on the original schedule
The Club is closed Saturdays
No rail — LexTran Route 8 is selected weekday trips
Official dest table is U.S. only
Lounges · 10%
Worth-it density and access quality.
6.0
Owner / operator **Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board** (10 members appointed by the mayor, confirmed by Urban County Council; self-supporting, not local tax dollars). Live President & CEO / AirNav manager **Eric Frankl, A.A.E.** (AirNav **Eric J. Frankl, A.A.E.**, **859-425-3100**). Live exec cards (13 Sep 2026): Senior VP & COO **Tyler Miller, A.A.E., ACE**; VP Marketing & Community Relations **Amy Caudill**; VP Commercial Development **Travis Crilly, A.A.E.**; VP Human Resources **Jennifer Kelly**; VP Finance & Administration **Don Sever**. Live board: Chair **Tonya Jackson**; Vice Chair **Clay Angelucci**; Treasurer **Marc Mathews**; Secretary **Shirie Hawkins**; members **Tony Bonner** (since 2026), **Angela Coleman**, **Bangaly “Sav” Savané**, **Dave Sevigny**, **Mary-Alicha Weldon**, **Todd Ziegler** (since 2026). Terminal / mailing **4000 Terminal Drive, Suite 206, Lexington, KY 40510**. Info **859-425-3100**. Text **859-320-1144**. Fax **859-233-1822**. Parking (surface/garage) **859-255-0063** (Republic Parking). Valet **859-389-8008**. Integrated Operations & Coordination Center **859-425-3112**. Admin Monday–Friday **8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.** Lost & found **859-425-3100**. Civil one-terminal campus in Fayette County, **4 miles west** of Lexington (AirNav). Historical Blue Grass Field branding is gone as passenger branding; IATA stays **LEX**. **Do not create KLEX as a second page.** **Do not merge SDF, CVG, FFT, or LOU.** Keeneland Race Course sits across the road — not a second airport. Signature Aviation / WestLEX / Thoroughbred Aviation are campus neighbors — this is not an airbase or cargo-only page.
One civil passenger building with official leftover **Concourse A** (LEX Pets on the lower level) and **Concourse B** (nursing suite second level; The Club third level) after one screening story. Official pages **do not print** a live gate-to-airline map. Official TSA / dest leftover clock **90 minutes**; checkpoint **daily 4:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m.*** (hours vary by the original flight schedule; delayed flights still need you through before close). Live official airlines / dest page (13 Sep 2026), **four** names: **Allegiant, American, Delta, United**. Header leftover **18 destinations**; unique IATA cells **18** with **ORD listed twice**. Live unique dests: **ATL, CLT, ORD, DFW, DEN, VPS, DTW, FLL, MIA, MSP, MYR, LGA, SFB, PHL, PGD, SRQ, PIE, DCA**. Official dest leftover is **U.S. only**. Feb 2026 press leftover still said **18** hubs. Wi-Fi splash leftover **Las Vegas on Allegiant** is leftover vs the live table. **Do not invent Southwest, Spirit, jetBlue, Frontier, Breeze, or live LAS.**
Passenger lounge leftover is airport-run **The Club at Blue Grass**, Concourse B third level. Live business-services card: Monday–Friday **5:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.**, Sunday **9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.**, **closed Saturdays**; complimentary snacks / workstations; free for members of **American / Delta / United** clubs; **$25/day** for non-members. **Not Priority Pass.** Live Escape US list has **no LEX**. 2022 reopen leftover also named Amex Platinum and active-duty military — leftover vs the live card. Confirm at the desk. Seed `the-club-at-blue-grass`. Aggregator **Escape LEX / Priority Pass LEX / Admirals Club LEX as a standalone American lounge** is fiction. Signature / WestLEX FBO rooms are not ticketed-pax clubs.
`lib/airports.json`: IATA **LEX**, ICAO **KLEX**, 38.03713, −84.604255, America/New_York. AirNav elev **979.5 ft / 298.6 m**, **4 miles W** of Lexington; ZIP **40510**. Wikipedia leftover **6 miles**. AirNav RWY **4/22 7,004×150** (EMAS both ends) and **9/27 4,000×75** (not for scheduled Part 121 with more than 9 seats). ARFF Index **C** (Index D capability on request). ATCT yes, attendance continuous. Customs leftover: AirNav **US Customs user-fee airport**; Signature leftover **on-site US Customs**; official dest table has **no scheduled international passenger airline**. Future LEX leftover will **relocate the U.S. Customs facility** — cargo / GA, not a second departure hall.
TSA leftover close 8:30 p.m. on the original schedule
The Club is closed Saturdays
No rail — LexTran Route 8 is selected weekday trips
Official dest table is U.S. only
Lounges · 10%
Worth-it density and access quality.
6.0
Owner / operator **Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board** (10 members appointed by the mayor, confirmed by Urban County Council; self-supporting, not local tax dollars). Live President & CEO / AirNav manager **Eric Frankl, A.A.E.** (AirNav **Eric J. Frankl, A.A.E.**, **859-425-3100**). Live exec cards (13 Sep 2026): Senior VP & COO **Tyler Miller, A.A.E., ACE**; VP Marketing & Community Relations **Amy Caudill**; VP Commercial Development **Travis Crilly, A.A.E.**; VP Human Resources **Jennifer Kelly**; VP Finance & Administration **Don Sever**. Live board: Chair **Tonya Jackson**; Vice Chair **Clay Angelucci**; Treasurer **Marc Mathews**; Secretary **Shirie Hawkins**; members **Tony Bonner** (since 2026), **Angela Coleman**, **Bangaly “Sav” Savané**, **Dave Sevigny**, **Mary-Alicha Weldon**, **Todd Ziegler** (since 2026). Terminal / mailing **4000 Terminal Drive, Suite 206, Lexington, KY 40510**. Info **859-425-3100**. Text **859-320-1144**. Fax **859-233-1822**. Parking (surface/garage) **859-255-0063** (Republic Parking). Valet **859-389-8008**. Integrated Operations & Coordination Center **859-425-3112**. Admin Monday–Friday **8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.** Lost & found **859-425-3100**. Civil one-terminal campus in Fayette County, **4 miles west** of Lexington (AirNav). Historical Blue Grass Field branding is gone as passenger branding; IATA stays **LEX**. **Do not create KLEX as a second page.** **Do not merge SDF, CVG, FFT, or LOU.** Keeneland Race Course sits across the road — not a second airport. Signature Aviation / WestLEX / Thoroughbred Aviation are campus neighbors — this is not an airbase or cargo-only page.
One civil passenger building with official leftover **Concourse A** (LEX Pets on the lower level) and **Concourse B** (nursing suite second level; The Club third level) after one screening story. Official pages **do not print** a live gate-to-airline map. Official TSA / dest leftover clock **90 minutes**; checkpoint **daily 4:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m.*** (hours vary by the original flight schedule; delayed flights still need you through before close). Live official airlines / dest page (13 Sep 2026), **four** names: **Allegiant, American, Delta, United**. Header leftover **18 destinations**; unique IATA cells **18** with **ORD listed twice**. Live unique dests: **ATL, CLT, ORD, DFW, DEN, VPS, DTW, FLL, MIA, MSP, MYR, LGA, SFB, PHL, PGD, SRQ, PIE, DCA**. Official dest leftover is **U.S. only**. Feb 2026 press leftover still said **18** hubs. Wi-Fi splash leftover **Las Vegas on Allegiant** is leftover vs the live table. **Do not invent Southwest, Spirit, jetBlue, Frontier, Breeze, or live LAS.**
Passenger lounge leftover is airport-run **The Club at Blue Grass**, Concourse B third level. Live business-services card: Monday–Friday **5:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.**, Sunday **9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.**, **closed Saturdays**; complimentary snacks / workstations; free for members of **American / Delta / United** clubs; **$25/day** for non-members. **Not Priority Pass.** Live Escape US list has **no LEX**. 2022 reopen leftover also named Amex Platinum and active-duty military — leftover vs the live card. Confirm at the desk. Seed `the-club-at-blue-grass`. Aggregator **Escape LEX / Priority Pass LEX / Admirals Club LEX as a standalone American lounge** is fiction. Signature / WestLEX FBO rooms are not ticketed-pax clubs.
`lib/airports.json`: IATA **LEX**, ICAO **KLEX**, 38.03713, −84.604255, America/New_York. AirNav elev **979.5 ft / 298.6 m**, **4 miles W** of Lexington; ZIP **40510**. Wikipedia leftover **6 miles**. AirNav RWY **4/22 7,004×150** (EMAS both ends) and **9/27 4,000×75** (not for scheduled Part 121 with more than 9 seats). ARFF Index **C** (Index D capability on request). ATCT yes, attendance continuous. Customs leftover: AirNav **US Customs user-fee airport**; Signature leftover **on-site US Customs**; official dest table has **no scheduled international passenger airline**. Future LEX leftover will **relocate the U.S. Customs facility** — cargo / GA, not a second departure hall.
TSA leftover close 8:30 p.m. on the original schedule
The Club is closed Saturdays
No rail — LexTran Route 8 is selected weekday trips
Official dest table is U.S. only
Lounges · 10%
Worth-it density and access quality.
6.0
Owner / operator **Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board** (10 members appointed by the mayor, confirmed by Urban County Council; self-supporting, not local tax dollars). Live President & CEO / AirNav manager **Eric Frankl, A.A.E.** (AirNav **Eric J. Frankl, A.A.E.**, **859-425-3100**). Live exec cards (13 Sep 2026): Senior VP & COO **Tyler Miller, A.A.E., ACE**; VP Marketing & Community Relations **Amy Caudill**; VP Commercial Development **Travis Crilly, A.A.E.**; VP Human Resources **Jennifer Kelly**; VP Finance & Administration **Don Sever**. Live board: Chair **Tonya Jackson**; Vice Chair **Clay Angelucci**; Treasurer **Marc Mathews**; Secretary **Shirie Hawkins**; members **Tony Bonner** (since 2026), **Angela Coleman**, **Bangaly “Sav” Savané**, **Dave Sevigny**, **Mary-Alicha Weldon**, **Todd Ziegler** (since 2026). Terminal / mailing **4000 Terminal Drive, Suite 206, Lexington, KY 40510**. Info **859-425-3100**. Text **859-320-1144**. Fax **859-233-1822**. Parking (surface/garage) **859-255-0063** (Republic Parking). Valet **859-389-8008**. Integrated Operations & Coordination Center **859-425-3112**. Admin Monday–Friday **8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.** Lost & found **859-425-3100**. Civil one-terminal campus in Fayette County, **4 miles west** of Lexington (AirNav). Historical Blue Grass Field branding is gone as passenger branding; IATA stays **LEX**. **Do not create KLEX as a second page.** **Do not merge SDF, CVG, FFT, or LOU.** Keeneland Race Course sits across the road — not a second airport. Signature Aviation / WestLEX / Thoroughbred Aviation are campus neighbors — this is not an airbase or cargo-only page.
One civil passenger building with official leftover **Concourse A** (LEX Pets on the lower level) and **Concourse B** (nursing suite second level; The Club third level) after one screening story. Official pages **do not print** a live gate-to-airline map. Official TSA / dest leftover clock **90 minutes**; checkpoint **daily 4:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m.*** (hours vary by the original flight schedule; delayed flights still need you through before close). Live official airlines / dest page (13 Sep 2026), **four** names: **Allegiant, American, Delta, United**. Header leftover **18 destinations**; unique IATA cells **18** with **ORD listed twice**. Live unique dests: **ATL, CLT, ORD, DFW, DEN, VPS, DTW, FLL, MIA, MSP, MYR, LGA, SFB, PHL, PGD, SRQ, PIE, DCA**. Official dest leftover is **U.S. only**. Feb 2026 press leftover still said **18** hubs. Wi-Fi splash leftover **Las Vegas on Allegiant** is leftover vs the live table. **Do not invent Southwest, Spirit, jetBlue, Frontier, Breeze, or live LAS.**
Passenger lounge leftover is airport-run **The Club at Blue Grass**, Concourse B third level. Live business-services card: Monday–Friday **5:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.**, Sunday **9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.**, **closed Saturdays**; complimentary snacks / workstations; free for members of **American / Delta / United** clubs; **$25/day** for non-members. **Not Priority Pass.** Live Escape US list has **no LEX**. 2022 reopen leftover also named Amex Platinum and active-duty military — leftover vs the live card. Confirm at the desk. Seed `the-club-at-blue-grass`. Aggregator **Escape LEX / Priority Pass LEX / Admirals Club LEX as a standalone American lounge** is fiction. Signature / WestLEX FBO rooms are not ticketed-pax clubs.
`lib/airports.json`: IATA **LEX**, ICAO **KLEX**, 38.03713, −84.604255, America/New_York. AirNav elev **979.5 ft / 298.6 m**, **4 miles W** of Lexington; ZIP **40510**. Wikipedia leftover **6 miles**. AirNav RWY **4/22 7,004×150** (EMAS both ends) and **9/27 4,000×75** (not for scheduled Part 121 with more than 9 seats). ARFF Index **C** (Index D capability on request). ATCT yes, attendance continuous. Customs leftover: AirNav **US Customs user-fee airport**; Signature leftover **on-site US Customs**; official dest table has **no scheduled international passenger airline**. Future LEX leftover will **relocate the U.S. Customs facility** — cargo / GA, not a second departure hall.
TSA leftover close 8:30 p.m. on the original schedule
The Club is closed Saturdays
No rail — LexTran Route 8 is selected weekday trips
Official dest table is U.S. only
Lounges · 10%
Worth-it density and access quality.
6.0
Owner / operator **Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board** (10 members appointed by the mayor, confirmed by Urban County Council; self-supporting, not local tax dollars). Live President & CEO / AirNav manager **Eric Frankl, A.A.E.** (AirNav **Eric J. Frankl, A.A.E.**, **859-425-3100**). Live exec cards (13 Sep 2026): Senior VP & COO **Tyler Miller, A.A.E., ACE**; VP Marketing & Community Relations **Amy Caudill**; VP Commercial Development **Travis Crilly, A.A.E.**; VP Human Resources **Jennifer Kelly**; VP Finance & Administration **Don Sever**. Live board: Chair **Tonya Jackson**; Vice Chair **Clay Angelucci**; Treasurer **Marc Mathews**; Secretary **Shirie Hawkins**; members **Tony Bonner** (since 2026), **Angela Coleman**, **Bangaly “Sav” Savané**, **Dave Sevigny**, **Mary-Alicha Weldon**, **Todd Ziegler** (since 2026). Terminal / mailing **4000 Terminal Drive, Suite 206, Lexington, KY 40510**. Info **859-425-3100**. Text **859-320-1144**. Fax **859-233-1822**. Parking (surface/garage) **859-255-0063** (Republic Parking). Valet **859-389-8008**. Integrated Operations & Coordination Center **859-425-3112**. Admin Monday–Friday **8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.** Lost & found **859-425-3100**. Civil one-terminal campus in Fayette County, **4 miles west** of Lexington (AirNav). Historical Blue Grass Field branding is gone as passenger branding; IATA stays **LEX**. **Do not create KLEX as a second page.** **Do not merge SDF, CVG, FFT, or LOU.** Keeneland Race Course sits across the road — not a second airport. Signature Aviation / WestLEX / Thoroughbred Aviation are campus neighbors — this is not an airbase or cargo-only page.
One civil passenger building with official leftover **Concourse A** (LEX Pets on the lower level) and **Concourse B** (nursing suite second level; The Club third level) after one screening story. Official pages **do not print** a live gate-to-airline map. Official TSA / dest leftover clock **90 minutes**; checkpoint **daily 4:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m.*** (hours vary by the original flight schedule; delayed flights still need you through before close). Live official airlines / dest page (13 Sep 2026), **four** names: **Allegiant, American, Delta, United**. Header leftover **18 destinations**; unique IATA cells **18** with **ORD listed twice**. Live unique dests: **ATL, CLT, ORD, DFW, DEN, VPS, DTW, FLL, MIA, MSP, MYR, LGA, SFB, PHL, PGD, SRQ, PIE, DCA**. Official dest leftover is **U.S. only**. Feb 2026 press leftover still said **18** hubs. Wi-Fi splash leftover **Las Vegas on Allegiant** is leftover vs the live table. **Do not invent Southwest, Spirit, jetBlue, Frontier, Breeze, or live LAS.**
Passenger lounge leftover is airport-run **The Club at Blue Grass**, Concourse B third level. Live business-services card: Monday–Friday **5:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.**, Sunday **9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.**, **closed Saturdays**; complimentary snacks / workstations; free for members of **American / Delta / United** clubs; **$25/day** for non-members. **Not Priority Pass.** Live Escape US list has **no LEX**. 2022 reopen leftover also named Amex Platinum and active-duty military — leftover vs the live card. Confirm at the desk. Seed `the-club-at-blue-grass`. Aggregator **Escape LEX / Priority Pass LEX / Admirals Club LEX as a standalone American lounge** is fiction. Signature / WestLEX FBO rooms are not ticketed-pax clubs.
`lib/airports.json`: IATA **LEX**, ICAO **KLEX**, 38.03713, −84.604255, America/New_York. AirNav elev **979.5 ft / 298.6 m**, **4 miles W** of Lexington; ZIP **40510**. Wikipedia leftover **6 miles**. AirNav RWY **4/22 7,004×150** (EMAS both ends) and **9/27 4,000×75** (not for scheduled Part 121 with more than 9 seats). ARFF Index **C** (Index D capability on request). ATCT yes, attendance continuous. Customs leftover: AirNav **US Customs user-fee airport**; Signature leftover **on-site US Customs**; official dest table has **no scheduled international passenger airline**. Future LEX leftover will **relocate the U.S. Customs facility** — cargo / GA, not a second departure hall.