# Lucas Field (79KY)

**Lucas Field** (FAA: 79KY) is a small airport in Nicholasville, Kentucky, United States. It opened in Sep 2004. It has one runway, 5,488 ft (1,673 m) long, concrete.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/79ky

## At a glance

- FAA: 79KY
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Nicholasville, Kentucky, United States
- Opened: Sep 2004
- Elevation: 906 ft / 276 m
- Coordinates: 37.8713, -84.6105
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,488 ft / 1,673 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61672213
- Weather station: KLEX · WMO 72422
- Ident: 79KY

## Timeline

- Sep 2004: Lucas Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 5,488 ft / 1,673 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Concrete |  | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,488 ft / 1,673 m | =5,530 of 29,858 | =1,781 in North America | #1,431 in US |
| Elevation | 906 ft / 276 m | =19,328 of 43,403 | =8,805 in North America | =7,145 in US |
| Age | Opened 2004 | =11,905 of 15,079 | =9,442 in North America | =9,314 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/79ky/data