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79KY

Lucas Field Airport
Nicholasville, Kentucky, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	79KY
Lat/Long:	37-52-16.6000N 084-36-37.9000W 37-52.276667N 084-36.631667W 37.8712778,-84.6105278 (estimated)
Elevation:	905.8 ft. / 276.1 m (surveyed)
Variation:	05W (2005)
From city:	1 mile W of NICHOLASVILLE, KY
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	40356

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	09/2004
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	INDIANAPOLIS CENTER
FSS:	LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	FDC (NOTAM-D service not available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 09/27; PAPI RWY 09/27 AND HIRL RWY 09/27 - 122.95 3 CLICKS. 7 CLICKS TURN ON PAPI ONLY.

Airport Communications

LEXINGTON APPROACH:	120.15
LEXINGTON DEPARTURE:	120.15
WX ASOS at LEX (10 nm N):	PHONE 859-203-5240
WX AWOS-3 at DVK (19 nm SW):	128.325 (859-854-0058)
WX AWOS-3 at RGA (20 nm SE):	119.625 (859-985-5969)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
HYKr229/8.7		LEXINGTON VOR/DME		112.60		00E
FFTr146/(23.4)		FRANKFORT VOR		109.40		03W

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
GOODALL		025/19.1		311		03W		DVK	-.. ...- -.-
SECO		287/28.3		393		03W		XYC	-..- -.-- -.-.

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:	5488 x 100 ft. / 1673 x 30 m
Surface:	concrete
Runway edge lights:	high intensity
	RUNWAY 9	RUNWAY 27
Latitude:	37-52.304930N	37-52.248875N
Longitude:	084-37.201603W	084-36.063133W
Elevation:	905.2 ft.	897.8 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	526 ft.	508 ft.
Markings:	nonprecision, in fair condition	nonprecision, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator:	4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)	4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights:	yes	yes
Touchdown point:	yes, no lights	yes, no lights
Obstructions:	75 ft. pline, 2150 ft. from runway	60 ft. pline, 665 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	R. J. CORMAN ONE JAY STATION, P.O. BOX 788 NICHOLASVILLE, KY 40356 Phone 859-881-2489
Manager:	TROY MONTGOMERY ONE JAY STATION, P.O. BOX 788 NICHOLASVILLE, KY 40356 Phone 859-881-2489

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC LEXINGTON APCH AT 859-514-7890.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 79KY.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLEX - Blue Grass Airport (10 nm N)
KDVK - Stuart Powell Field Airport (19 nm SW)
KRGA - Central Kentucky Regional Airport (20 nm SE)
KFFT - Capital City Airport (23 nm NW)
27K - Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport (23 nm N)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:14	12:14
Sunrise	07:41	12:41
Sunset	18:04	23:04
Evening civil twilight	18:31	23:31

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Feb-2026 19:35:13
Local (UTC-5)	04-Feb-2026 14:35:13

METAR

KLEX 10nm N	041854Z 03012KT 10SM OVC090 M03/M08 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP248 T10281078
KDVK 19nm SW	041915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC019 M01/M06 A3022 RMK AO2
KRGA 20nm SE	041915Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM SCT017 M01/M06 A3021 RMK AO2

TAF

KLEX 10nm N	041732Z 0418/0518 01010KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025 FM042000 01008KT P6SM BKN025 OVC035 FM050300 02005KT P6SM BKN015 OVC025 FM050900 04004KT 6SM BR BKN025 OVC040 FM051600 VRB03KT P6SM FEW030 BKN200
KRGA 20nm SE	041732Z 0418/0518 01008KT P6SM OVC015 FM042100 01006KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025 OVC035 FM050200 36004KT 6SM BR OVC012 FM051000 01003KT 6SM BR OVC010 FM051500 VRB03KT P6SM FEW030 SCT200

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