Blue Grass Airport

Blue Grass Airport

IATA: LEX - ICAO: KLEX - FAA: LEX
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Lexington-Fayette County Airport Board
Serves		Lexington, Kentucky
Elevation AMSL		979 ft (298.4 m)
Coordinates		38°02′11″N, 84°36′21″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
4/22	7,003	2,135	Asphalt
8/26	3,500	1,067	Asphalt/Concrete

Blue Grass Airport (IATA: LEX, ICAO: KLEX, FAA LID: LEX) is a public airport located four miles (6 km) west of the central business district of Lexington, a city in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States. The airport covers an area of 911 acres (3.69 km²) and has two runways. It is also home to the Aviation Museum of Kentucky.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

American Airlines Gate C4
- American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth)
Delta Air Lines Gates B2 and B3 (Atlanta)
- Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
- Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky)
- Delta Connection operated by Comair (Atlanta, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, New York-LaGuardia, Washington-Reagan)
- Delta Connection operated by Freedom Airlines (Atlanta, Orlando)
Continental Airlines Gate B1
- Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines (Cleveland, Houston-Intercontinental, Newark)
Northwest Airlines Gate C2
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Detroit)
- Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines (Detroit, Memphis)
United Airlines Gate C1
- United Express operated by SkyWest (Chicago-O'Hare)
US Airways Gate C3
- US Airways Express operated by Air Wisconsin (Charlotte)
- US Airways Express operated by Mesa Airlines (Charlotte)
- US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines (Charlotte)

American Airlines
- American Connection (St. Louis)
- American Eagle (Nashville, Raleigh-Durham)
ATA Airlines
- ATA Connection operated by Chicago Express (Chicago-Midway)
Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by Chautauqua Airlines (Fort Lauderdale, Tampa)
Northwest Airlines
- Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines (Minneapolis/St. Paul)
USAir/USAirways (Pittsburgh)
- US Airways Express (Philadelphia, Pittsburgh)

USGS image dated April 2, 2002, overlayed with runway information. Runway 4/22 Runway 8/26

On August 30, 2002, a Lear Jet over-ran Runway 4 on landing, killing one passenger. ^[1]

Main article: Comair Flight 5191

On August 27, 2006, a CRJ-100ER operated by regional carrier Comair (Comair Flight 5191), crashed while attempting to take off from the wrong runway. There were 49 fatalities, with the first officer, James Polehinke, being the only survivor.