# Big Sky Adventures Airport (3KY1)

**Big Sky Adventures Airport** (FAA: 3KY1) is a small airport in Nicholasville, Kentucky, United States. It opened in May 2026. It has one runway, 2,248 ft (685 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-13005

## At a glance

- FAA: 3KY1
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Nicholasville, Kentucky, United States
- Opened: May 2026
- Elevation: 923 ft / 281 m
- Coordinates: 37.8598, -84.4868
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,248 ft / 685 m
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Weather station: KLEX · WMO 72422
- Ident: US-13005

## Timeline

- May 2026: Big Sky Adventures Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 2,248 ft / 685 m | 30 ft / 9 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,248 ft / 685 m | =22,785 of 29,858 | =10,637 in North America | =9,259 in US |
| Elevation | 923 ft / 281 m | =19,027 of 43,403 | =8,640 in North America | =6,994 in US |
| Age | Opened 2026 | =14,961 of 15,079 | =12,077 in North America | =11,933 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)
- [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/us-13005/data