Kentucky Airports and Major Kentucky Airports

There are total 5 passenger service airports in Kentucky, out of these there are 2 international airports In Kentucky.

Kentucky Airports

Public Airports 58
Private Airports 92
HELIPORT 110
ULTRALIGHT 3
International Airports 3

The biggest international airport in Kentucky is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International with passenger count 4269258 and smallest airport is Owensboro-Daviess County Regional with passenger count is 19532. Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International on time arrival flight performance is 78.91% when compared to average united states on time arrival flight performance 79.99%. Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International on time departure performance is 80.84% when compared to average united states on time departure performance 81.56%.

The total passenger count (Air traffic) from all Kentucky airports is 6844603 which is contributing 0.79847138351665% of the total USA air traffic.

Browse Kentucky airport visualizations on ranks and departure, arrival performance.


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Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International: This airport is located at Greater Cincinnati International Airport city and approximately 1 mile away from central city and it is SSE to city. Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International is operated by METRO NASHVILLE ARPT AUTH. The airport is operating from 12/01/1944.The airport manager for Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International is CANDACE MCGRAW and reachable at 859-767-3151.

Louisville International-Standiford Field: This airport is located at Louisville city and approximately 2 mile away from central city and it is NW to city. Louisville International-Standiford Field is operated by METRO NASHVILLE ARPT AUTH. The airport is operating from 11/01/1942.The airport manager for Louisville International-Standiford Field is DAN MANN A.A.E. and reachable at 502-368-6524.

Blue Grass: This airport is located at Lexington city and approximately 1 mile away from central city and it is SW to city. Blue Grass is operated by METRO NASHVILLE ARPT AUTH. The airport is operating from 7/01/1944.The airport manager for Blue Grass is ERIC J. FRANKL, A.A.E. and reachable at 859-425-3100.

Barkley Regional: This airport is located at Paducah city and approximately 2 mile away from central city and it is NW to city. Barkley Regional is operated by METRO NASHVILLE ARPT AUTH. The airport is operating from 1/01/1943.The airport manager for Barkley Regional is RICHARD ROOF and reachable at 270-744-0521.

Owensboro-Daviess County Regional: This airport is located at Owensboro city and approximately 2 mile away from central city and it is NW to city. Owensboro-Daviess County Regional is operated by METRO NASHVILLE ARPT AUTH. The airport is operating from 12/01/1949.The airport manager for Owensboro-Daviess County Regional is BOB WHITMER and reachable at 270-685-4179.



Kentucky Airports Precheck status

Kentucky Airport name Precheck status Terminal
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International TRUE T2-MCP
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International TRUE Main Term. - T3-MCP
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International TRUE FIS
Louisville International TRUE SDF-A
Blue Grass TRUE LEX-A
Owensboro Davies County TRUE OWB-A
Barkley Regional FALSE PAH
Lake Cumberland Regional FALSE Main Checkpoint
Bowling Green - Warren County Regional FALSE Main Checkpoint

Airports in Kentucky

City served Airport name code
Ashland Ashland Rgnl DWU
Bardstown Samuels Field BRY
Bowling Green Bowling Green-Warren County Rgnl BWG
Cadiz Lake Barkley State Park 1M9
Campbellsville Taylor County AAS
Clinton Clinton-Hickman County 0KY7
Columbia Columbia-Adair Co I96
Covington Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Intl CVG
Cynthiana Cynthiana-Harrison County 0I8
Danville Stuart Powell Field DVK
Dawson Springs Tradewater 8M7
Elizabethtown Addington Field EKX
Elkton Standard Field 5KY4
Falls-Of-Rough Rough River State Park 2I3
Falmouth Gene Snyder K62
Flemingsburg Fleming-Mason FGX
Frankfort Capital City FFT
Fulton Fulton 1M7
Georgetown Georgetown Scott County - Marshall Fld 27K
Gilbertsville Kentucky Dam State Park M34
Glasgow Glasgow Muni GLW
Greenville Muhlenberg County M21
Hardinsburg Breckinridge County I93
Harlan Tucker-Guthrie Memorial I35
Hartford Ohio County JQD
Hazard Wendell H Ford CPF
Henderson Henderson City-County EHR
Hopkinsville Hopkinsville-Christian County HVC
Jackson Julian Carroll JKL
Jamestown Russell County K24
Leitchfield Grayson County M20
Lewisport Hancock Co-Ron Lewis Field KY8
Lexington Blue Grass LEX
Liberty Liberty-Casey County I53
London London-Corbin Arpt-Magee Field LOZ
Louisville Louisville Intl-Standiford Field SDF
Louisville Bowman Field LOU
Madisonville Madisonville Muni 2I0
Marion Marion-Crittenden County 5M9
Mayfield Mayfield Graves County M25
Middlesboro Middlesboro-Bell County 1A6
Monticello Wayne County EKQ
Morehead Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A Thomas Rgnl SYM
Mount Sterling Mount Sterling-Montgomery County IOB
Murray Kyle-Oakley Field CEY
Owensboro Owensboro-Daviess County OWB
Paducah Barkley Rgnl PAH
Paintsville Paintsville-Prestonsburg-Combs Field 9KY9
Pikeville Pike County-Hatcher Field PBX
Pine Knot Mc Creary County 18I
Prestonsburg Big Sandy Rgnl SJS
Princeton Princeton-Caldwell County 2M0
Providence Providence-Webster Co 8M9
Richmond Madison I39
Russellville Russellville-Logan County 4M7
Somerset Lake Cumberland Rgnl SME
Springfield Lebanon-Springfield 6I2
Stanton Stanton I50
Sturgis Sturgis Muni TWT
Tompkinsville Tompkinsville-Monroe County TZV
West Liberty West Liberty 9I3
Williamsburg Williamsburg-Whitley County BYL

Kentucky Airports Rank by passenger count and performance

Airport Name Rank FY19 passengers Count Arrival performance Departure performance
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport 49 4269258 78.91 80.84
Louisville International-Standiford Field Airport 73 1877861 78.03 80.61
Blue Grass Airport 109 657018 78.85 82.52
Barkley Regional Airport 347 20934 70.69 81.08
Owensboro-Daviess County Regional Airport 350 19532 68.18 61.26