Blue Grass Airport (IATA: LEX, ICAO: KLEX, FAA LID: LEX) is a public airport located in Fayette County, Kentucky, United States, 4 miles west of the central business district of the city of Lexington. The main terminal building was opened in 1977. 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. On April 18, 2007, Blue Grass Airport opened up an extension of Concourse B. The extension added six new boarding gates with 4 new jetways. On August 4th, 2010 a new 4,000 foot runway, 9/27, was opened replacing the airport’s previous 3,500 foot runway, 8/26. In 2010 there were 1,104,558 passengers that either departed or arrived at Bluegrass Airport.
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