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Blue Grass Airport is launching a second daily Delta flight to New York LaGuardia Airport beginning June 7, expanding service on a popular route and providing greater flexibility for Lexington-area travelers.
Blue Grass Airport announced Wednesday a $500 million, decade-long expansion called Future LEX to accommodate surging passenger growth, with initial projects including parking expansion, facility relocations, and eventual construction of a new eight-gate concourse.
United Airlines is upgrading its daily non-stop service between Lexington's Blue Grass Airport and Denver with a larger Airbus A319 aircraft, adding over 50 seats per day and providing passengers with improved amenities and expanded access to western destinations.
Blue Grass Airport begins seasonal Saturday non-stop service to Minneapolis-Saint Paul on May 9, offering central Kentucky passengers convenient connections to westbound and international destinations. The restored route reflects the airport's record passenger growth in 2025.
Blue Grass Airport is restoring seasonal Saturday nonstop flights to Minneapolis–Saint Paul with Delta Air Lines from May 9 through August 8, 2026, capitalizing on strong regional travel demand and the airport's record passenger growth.
United Airlines will deploy larger aircraft on its Lexington-Denver flight and increase Chicago service to seven daily flights starting May 21, enhancing connectivity for Central Kentucky travelers.
Delta Air Lines will offer a second daily non-stop flight between Blue Grass Airport and New York LaGuardia starting June 7, as strong demand continues for the route that resumed just over a year ago.
Blue Grass Airport set a new passenger record of 1,614,053 travelers in 2025, a 2.7 percent increase from 2024, driven by expanded airline routes and new destinations including renewed service to New York LaGuardia.
Tony Bonner, an intellectual property attorney at Dinsmore & Shohl LLP, has joined the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Airport Board as a new member for a four-year term, bringing extensive community board experience.
Thirty-four eighth-grade students from Lexington Middle School unveiled a painted snowplow blade at Blue Grass Airport, combining art education with real-world airport operations in a unique collaboration.
Blue Grass Airport has launched GoodMaps, a camera-based indoor navigation app that provides accessible directions for passengers with disabilities. The Louisville-based technology company's service offers audio, visual and step-free guidance in more than 20 languages throughout the terminal.
Blue Grass Airport in Lexington completed a $4.8 million expansion of its Regional Aircraft Rescue & Firefighting Training Center, one of only a dozen airport-operated ARFF facilities nationwide, with an upgraded classroom, new equipment storage areas and enhanced training capabilities.
Blue Grass Airport broke ground on a $17.8 million parking expansion project to accommodate growing passenger traffic, adding 815 spaces and improving terminal access at Kentucky's third-busiest airport.
Delta Air Lines resumed year-round nonstop flights from Blue Grass Airport to New York LaGuardia in May 2025, responding to strong community demand. The popular route has already prompted Delta to announce a second daily flight beginning June 2026.