58 public-use fields

Kentucky Airport Density Altitude

Kentucky has 58 public-use airports, and none of them typically exceed 5,000 ft of density altitude even on a summer afternoon — heat still trims performance, but the climate keeps typical density altitudes low.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport	City	Field elev	Worst typical afternoon DA	Month
I35 — Tucker-Guthrie Meml	Harlan	1,564 ft	3,586 ft	July
18I — Mc Creary County	Pine Knot	1,370 ft	3,375 ft	July
KJKL — Julian Carroll	Jackson	1,381 ft	3,363 ft	July
KPBX — Pike County/Hatcher Field	Pikeville	1,465 ft	3,269 ft	July
KBYL — Williamsburg-Whitley County	Williamsburg	1,178 ft	3,245 ft	July
KLOZ — London/Corbin/Magee	London	1,212 ft	3,237 ft	July
KTZV — Tompkinsville/Monroe County	Tompkinsville	1,036 ft	3,230 ft	July
KCPF — Wendell H Ford	Hazard	1,257 ft	3,212 ft	July
KSJS — Big Sandy Regional	Prestonsburg	1,222 ft	3,115 ft	July
1A6 — Middlesboro/Bell County	Middlesboro	1,154 ft	3,068 ft	July
KDVK — Stuart Powell Field	Danville	1,021 ft	3,017 ft	July
KIOB — Mount Sterling/Montgomery County	Mount Sterling	1,020 ft	3,016 ft	July
KRGA — Central Kentucky Regional	Richmond	1,002 ft	3,012 ft	July
KLEX — Blue Grass	Lexington	980 ft	2,991 ft	July
KAAS — Taylor County	Campbellsville	921 ft	2,975 ft	July
KSYM — Morehead-Rowan County Clyde A Thomas Regional	Morehead	1,028 ft	2,964 ft	July
27K — Georgetown-Scott County Regional	Georgetown	948 ft	2,952 ft	July
K24 — Russell County	Jamestown	1,010 ft	2,948 ft	July
KEKQ — Wayne County	Monticello	963 ft	2,934 ft	July
6I2 — Lebanon Springfield/George Hoerter Field	Springfield	871 ft	2,914 ft	July
K62 — Gene Snyder	Falmouth	900 ft	2,906 ft	July
KSME — Lake Cumberland Regional	Somerset	927 ft	2,902 ft	July
9I3 — West Liberty	West Liberty	934 ft	2,899 ft	July
KGLW — Glasgow Municipal	Glasgow	716 ft	2,878 ft	July
KFGX — Fleming-Mason	Flemingsburg	913 ft	2,855 ft	July
KCVG — Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International	Covington	896 ft	2,834 ft	July
KFFT — Capital City	Frankfort	813 ft	2,831 ft	July
KGDA — Marion-Crittenden County James C Johnson Regional	Marion	653 ft	2,801 ft	August
I93 — Breckinridge County	Hardinsburg	732 ft	2,744 ft	July
I96 — Columbia-Adair County	Columbia	819 ft	2,715 ft	July
2I3 — Rough River State Park	Falls-Of-Rough	576 ft	2,701 ft	July
8GK — Gallatin County	Sparta	830 ft	2,698 ft	July
4M7 — Russellville-Logan County	Russellville	692 ft	2,696 ft	July
KEKX — Addington Field	Elizabethtown	776 ft	2,688 ft	July
0I8 — Cynthiana-Harrison County	Cynthiana	721 ft	2,664 ft	July
M20 — Leitchfield-Grayson County	Leitchfield	782 ft	2,664 ft	July
1M9 — Lake Barkley State Park	Cadiz	571 ft	2,658 ft	August
2M0 — Princeton-Caldwell County	Princeton	584 ft	2,650 ft	July
KCEY — Kyle-Oakley Field	Murray	577 ft	2,647 ft	July
KBWG — Bowling Green-Warren County Regional	Bowling Green	547 ft	2,635 ft	July
KBRY — Samuels Field	Bardstown	669 ft	2,594 ft	July
M25 — Mayfield Graves County	Mayfield	522 ft	2,580 ft	July
KHVC — Hopkinsville-Christian County	Hopkinsville	564 ft	2,564 ft	July
KSDF — Louisville Muhammad Ali International	Louisville	501 ft	2,537 ft	July
KLOU — Bowman Field	Louisville	546 ft	2,524 ft	July
KJQD — Ohio County	Hartford	537 ft	2,501 ft	July
2I0 — Madisonville Regional	Madisonville	439 ft	2,479 ft	July
M21 — Muhlenberg County	Greenville	428 ft	2,448 ft	July
I50 — Stanton	Stanton	651 ft	2,437 ft	July
8M7 — Tradewater	Dawson Springs	405 ft	2,432 ft	July
KTWT — Sturgis Municipal	Sturgis	372 ft	2,416 ft	July
KPAH — Barkley Regional	Paducah	410 ft	2,413 ft	July
M34 — Kentucky Dam State Park	Calvert City	351 ft	2,397 ft	August
1M7 — Fulton	Fulton	404 ft	2,382 ft	July
KDWU — Ashland Regional	Ashland	547 ft	2,372 ft	July
KOWB — Owensboro/Daviess County Regional	Owensboro	407 ft	2,312 ft	July
KEHR — Henderson City-County	Henderson	387 ft	2,293 ft	July
KY8 — Hancock County/Ron Lewis Field	Lewisport	411 ft	2,199 ft	July

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which Kentucky airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Tucker-Guthrie Meml (I35) tops the list: from 1,564 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 3,586 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in Kentucky?

Tucker-Guthrie Meml (I35) at 1,564 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.