--- iata: LEX name: Blue Grass Airport city: Lexington country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-13' officialWebsite: 'https://www.bluegrassairport.com/' sources: - 'https://www.bluegrassairport.com/' - 'https://www.bluegrassairport.com/airline-destinations/' - 'https://www.bluegrassairport.com/guest-services-administration/' - 'https://www.bluegrassairport.com/leadership/' - 'https://www.bluegrassairport.com/tsa-resources/' - 'https://www.bluegrassairport.com/shopping-and-dining/' - 'https://www.bluegrassairport.com/business-services/' - 'https://www.bluegrassairport.com/amenities/' - 'https://www.bluegrassairport.com/accessibility/' - 'https://www.bluegrassairport.com/parking/' - 'https://www.bluegrassairport.com/ground-transportation/' - 'https://www.bluegrassairport.com/rental-cars/' - 'https://www.bluegrassairport.com/lost-and-found/' - 'https://www.bluegrassairport.com/wifi-policy/' - 'https://www.bluegrassairport.com/futurelex/' - 'https://www.bluegrassairport.com/media-statistics-financials/' - >- https://www.bluegrassairport.com/blue-grass-airport-sets-new-passenger-record-in-2025/ - >- https://bluegrassairport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PAX-Stats-Jan_Dec-2025.pdf - >- https://www.bluegrassairport.com/blue-grass-airport-completes-significant-parking-expansion/ - >- https://www.bluegrassairport.com/blue-grass-airport-reopens-its-business-lounge/ - 'https://www.bluegrassairport.com/fixed-base-operator-fbo/' - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KLEX' - >- https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-all-enplanements-preliminary.pdf - 'https://aviationdb.com/Aviation/OTP/Destination-OTP-2025.shtm' - 'https://escapelounges.com/us/airport-lounges/' - 'https://lextran.com/bus_routes/route-8-versailles-road/' - 'https://lextran.com/blue-grass-airport-location-change/' - 'https://lextran.com/schedules-fares/fares-passes/' quickFacts: - >- Official 2 Feb 2026 announcement: CY 2025 **1,614,053** total passengers, a record, **+2.7%** vs the 2024 leftover record **1,571,805**. Official January 2026 PAX PDF reprints the same 2025 total and **1,572,204** for 2024 — do not mix the leftover 1,571,805 with the PDF. Same PDF: enplanements **812,953**, deplanements **801,100**, commercial operations **21,908**. FAA prelim CY 2025 enplanements **796,256** (rank **115**, +2.57% vs **776,297**) are boardings only — do not mix with the airport total. - >- 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. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: 'Official leftover is 90 minutes — checkpoint closes 8:30 p.m.' detail: >- A delayed flight still wants you through before close. Official pages do not print a standing numeric wait tile. averageSecurityMinutes 15 on the score card is editorial unpublished, not a live TSA tile. ConfirmID $45 is on the official TSA card as of 1 Feb 2026. CLEAR is not on official LEX pages. summary: >- Official TSA / dest leftover: arrive 90 minutes before scheduled departure. Checkpoint daily 4:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m.; hours vary by the original flight schedule. category: timing - label: Layout title: One civil hall — A and B after the same screening story detail: >- IATA is LEX. Do not look for KLEX, SDF, CVG, or a second departure terminal. LEX Pets is on the lower level of A. The nursing suite is on B second level. The Club is on B third level. Keeneland is across the road, not a second airport. summary: >- Commercial passengers use one ticketed-pax building. Official leftover Concourse A and Concourse B. Official pages do not print a live gate-to-airline map — read FIDS. category: terminal - label: Food title: Eat after TSA — Bourbon Library is the named kitchen detail: >- Official pages do not print a bottle price or map a filler. Cork & Barrel is retail wine/bourbon, not a kitchen. Delaware North leftover still operates the airside set. Official pages do not map a bottle filler. summary: >- Official dining: airside Bourbon Library 6:00 a.m.–last flight, Dunkin’ 4:15 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Sir Veza’s 11:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m., Snack Barrel 4:15 a.m.–last flight. Landside leftover is Blue Grass MarketPlace 6:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. category: food - label: Live checks title: Four airlines; Club closed Saturdays; Long-Term $14 detail: >- Live unique dests 18 U.S. cities. Wi-Fi splash leftover Las Vegas is leftover. Official pages name Uber and Lyft between the terminal and the rental-car facility. Official leftover LexTran “express” vs operator Route 8 selected weekday trips. Official pages do not print Sixt. summary: >- Live official carriers are Allegiant, American, Delta, and United. Official pages have The Club at Blue Grass — $25 day pass, closed Saturdays, not Priority Pass. Long-Term $14 plus 6% tax after the 1 Jul 2026 expansion. category: status lounges: - name: The Club at Blue Grass zone: airside hours: >- Monday–Friday 5:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; Sunday 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; closed Saturdays access: - >- American Admirals Club / Delta Sky Club / United Club members — complimentary on the live card - Day pass $25 for non-members bestFor: - Weekday AA / DL / UA club members - A $25 quiet seat when Saturday is not the travel day summary: >- Airport-run business lounge on Concourse B third level — $25 day pass, complimentary for AA/DL/UA club members, closed Saturdays, not Priority Pass, and not a branded The Club / Escape location. verdict: depends terminal: 'Main Terminal, airside Concourse B, third level' amenities: - Complimentary snacks and beverages - Quiet computer workstations - Personalized assistance - Conference room for an hourly fee (official leftover) waterOptions: - kind: purchase name: Snack Barrel / Dunkin’ bottled water (airside) zone: airside price: posted register price summary: >- Earliest official airside bottles. Official pages do not print a bottle price or map a filler. location: >- Official dining cards — post-security Snack Barrel (4:15 a.m.–last flight) and Dunkin’ (4:15 a.m.–6:00 p.m.) on the second level inside security terminal: 'Main Terminal, airside second level' isBestValue: true - kind: purchase name: Bourbon Library / Sir Veza’s bottled water (airside) zone: airside price: posted register price summary: >- Official named airside kitchens. Official pages do not print a bottle price or map a filler. location: >- Official dining cards — post-security Bourbon Library Restaurant & Bar (daily 6:00 a.m.–last flight) and Sir Veza’s Kitchen & Kantina (daily 11:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.) on the second level inside security terminal: 'Main Terminal, airside Concourse B' isBestQuality: true - kind: purchase name: Blue Grass MarketPlace bottled water (landside) zone: landside price: posted register price summary: Landside purchase before TSA. Official pages do not map a landside filler. location: >- Official dining card — first-level pre-security Blue Grass MarketPlace, daily 6:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. terminal: 'Main Terminal, landside first level' airportistScore: 7.6 slug: lex region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/lex](/airports/lex). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/lex) - [Lounge directory](/airports/lex/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Blue Grass Airport (LEX) Lexington, United States · North America 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. ## Airportist Score **7.6 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.5 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.6 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.6 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 7.2 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 7.4 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 6.0 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 1,614,053 - Terminals: 1 - Typical security: 15 min - On-time: 75% - Disruption: normal ## Best for - Central Kentucky origin/destination trips - Weekday AA / DL / UA club members who want the $0 Club - Drivers who will use the $14 Long-Term lot ## Watch out for - 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 ## More intel - [Lounge directory](/airports/lex/lounges.md) (free) - [Getting there](/airports/lex/getting-there.md) (free) - [Amenities](/airports/lex/amenities.md) - [Traveler tips](/airports/lex/tips.md) - [Water](/airports/lex/water.md) - [Full guide](/airports/lex/guide.md) - [Disruptions](/airports/lex/disruptions.md) - [Reviews](/airports/lex/reviews.md) (free)