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KEKX · Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 8 NTSB events

ID KEKX FAA EKX Elev 775 ft Lat 37° 41.16' N Lon 85° 55.50' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.42%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 047° 6,001 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.42%
23 227° 6,001 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.42%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 121.025
  • CLD CLNC DEL 119.450
  • A/D LOUISVILLE APP/DEP 123.675
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 23 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 05 & 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 02 and 20; MIRL Rwy 02–20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 05 & 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 02 and 20; MIRL Rwy 02–20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 05 & 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 05 & 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on & invof arpt.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 02 and 20; MIRL Rwy 02–20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 02 and 20; MIRL Rwy 02–20—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 sentences)
  • ·270 KENTUCKY ELIZABETHTOWN ADDINGTON FLD (EKX)(KEKX) 4 W UTC–5(–4DT) N37º41.16´ W85º55.50´ 776 B NOTAM FILE LOU RWY 05–23: H6001X100 (ASPH) S–50, D–77 PCN 21 F/C/X/T MIRL 0.4% up NE RWY 05: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 49´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 30´.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 05 & 23 opr consly.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–2300Z‡, Sat–Sun 1400–2200Z‡.
  • ·Aft hrs call 270–766–8420.
  • ·Fuel avbl H24 with credit card.
  • ·Twy D clsd to acft with wingspan more than 50 ft or more than 12500 lbs gwt.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 270-737-8388
  • ·AWOS–3 118.55 (270) 763–6433.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.075 ®LOUISVILLE APP/DEP CON 123.675 CLNC DEL 119.45 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Louisville Apch at 502-375-7499
  • ·NEW HOPE (L) (L) VORW/DME 113.95 EWO Chan 86(Y) N37º37.91´ W85º40.55´ 284º 12.3 NM to fld. 960/1E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 125º–135º blo 3,000´ ILS/DME 109.75 I–ADR Chan 34(Y) Rwy 05.
  • ·LOC unusable within 1.2 NM above 2,150´.
  • ·FALLS–OF–ROUGH ROUGH RIVER STATE PARK (2I3) 3 NE UTC–6(–5DT) N37º36.59´ W86º30.43´ 576 B NOTAM FILE LOU RWY 02–20: H3200X75 (ASPH) MIRL 0.3% up N RWY 02: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 5.0º TCH 34´.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 02 and 20 opr consly.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 270-257-2311
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®LOUISVILLE APP/DEP CON 123.675 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Louisville Apch at 502-375-7499.
  • ·CENTRAL CITY (L) DME 109.8 CCT Chan 35 N37º22.95´ W87º15.82´ 069º 38.6 NM to fld. 452.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: UNICOM monitored irregularly.
  • ·ST LOUIS H–5E, 10F, L–16J IAP ST LOUIS L–16J SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

1

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 16,000 ops in 2014

2024 total

16,000

10-yr total

160,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 12% · GA 73% · Mil 15%

Events / million ops

6.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.78

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Other 1

All time · n=8

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Other 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-10-15 Cessna 172P · Other · VMC · night →
2012-09-05 COSTRUZIONI AERONAUTICHE TECNA P92 TAIL DRAGGER · Weather · IMC · day →
2011-07-20 Cessna 150M · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2008-08-30 Cessna 182A · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2001-08-23 Cessna 182R · Stall / spin · day →
2001-05-12 Piper PA-28-140 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2000-05-06 Cessna P210N · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1999-04-03 Cessna 310N · CFIT · day →

Designees in KY

CFI Flight Instructors 818 A&P Mechanics 2,840 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 15 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 53 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 26 FBO Fixed Base Operators 48 Clubs Flying Clubs 12 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 6 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
James Kiper Louisville KY 34 nm
Matthew Ryan Torgerson Louisville KY 34 nm
Randall Sizemore Louisville KY 34 nm
Stephen Michael Graham Louisville KY 34 nm
William Robert Mcdonald Louisville KY 34 nm
Matthew Ryan Torgerson Sellersburg IN 43 nm
Stephen Michael Graham Sellersburg IN 43 nm
Jw Lynn Lexington KY 70 nm
Anthony David Brooks Monticello KY 72 nm
Sean Edward Howard Richmond KY 77 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Roger Eugene Lawson Elizabethtown KY 2 nm
Arthur Lawrence Lloyd Elizabethtown KY 2 nm
Gerry Wayne Perkins Elizabethtown KY 2 nm
Peter Scott Braden Elizabethtown KY 2 nm
Demetrios Nicholas Pitsas Elizabethtown KY 2 nm
Brock Keegan Vowels Elizabethtown KY 2 nm
Jason Scott Neagle Elizabethtown KY 2 nm
Garrett William Schall Elizabethtown KY 2 nm
Michael Eric Norton Rineyville KY 4 nm
Neal Klossner Young Rineyville KY 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Robert Lee Williamson Cecilia KY 2 nm
Cedric Llewellyn Jones Cecilia KY 2 nm
Emil Milan Dular Elizabethtown KY 2 nm
Jack Byron Pike Jr Elizabethtown KY 2 nm
James Edward Siegman Elizabethtown KY 2 nm
David Brooks Smith Elizabethtown KY 2 nm
Steven Scott Shepherd Elizabethtown KY 2 nm
Eric Richard Kultti Elizabethtown KY 2 nm
Eric Matthew Scott Elizabethtown KY 2 nm
Paul Marion Keys Elizabethtown KY 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Thoroughbred Aviation Maintenance
Lexington, KY
 66 nm
Dusty’s Flying Service
Hopkinsville , KY
 88 nm
Harrison Avionics, Inc.
Hopkinsville, KY
 88 nm
Volar Avionics & Restoration
Lebanon, TN
 92 nm
Eagle Avionics, LLC
Columbus, IN
 94 nm
Cumberland Aviation Maintenance
London, KY
 95 nm
Epic Flight Academy Aircraft Mechanic School
Erlanger, KY
 101 nm
Cincinnati Avionics
Batavia, OH
 116 nm
Propelling Aviation
Rockwood, TN
 121 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 125 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.