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LSD Weather Blue Grass Station Army Heliport

Lexington, KentuckyElevation 1,016 ftHeliport
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE
Nearest report: KLEX · 14 NM W · 33 min old
No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.
No on-field report, so no field flight category. Conditions at the field may differ.
OFF-FIELD REFERENCE · KLEX
WIND
250@3
steady
VISIBILITY
10 SM
16.1 km
CEILING
None
no BKN/OVC layer
FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

No aviation METAR is published for this airport. The nearest National Weather Service station reports wind calm, visibility 10 SM, temperature 8.7C. This observation is older than usual, so treat it with extra caution. Treat this as supplemental, not an aviation observation. Forecast suggests this afternoon sunny, high near 73F, low near 43F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

DayConditionsTemp FWindGustsPrecipPilot note
This Afternoon Sunny 73/43 SE 1 kt – 0%
Monday Mostly Sunny 73/44 W 2 kt – 0%
Tuesday Mostly Sunny 73/48 E 3 kt – 0%
Wednesday Mostly Cloudy 74/47 S 6 kt – 0%
Thursday Sunny 75/48 SW 5 kt – 1%
Friday Mostly Sunny 76/53 S 3 kt – 4%
Saturday Partly Sunny 75/57 S 6 kt – 31%

Source: National Weather Service (office LMK). Forecast issued 1627Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND
Crosswind calculator
No runway layout is available for LSD. Enter a runway number or heading to estimate wind components.
RUNWAYS

Runway detail

11/29
Dimensions
2,000 x 50 ft
Surface
PSP
FIELD CONDITIONS

Field elevation

Field elevation
1,016 ft MSL

Density and pressure altitude need a current temperature and altimeter from the METAR.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset
2246Z 6:46 PM
Sunrise
1156Z 7:56 AM
Loggable night
2313Z (7:13 PM local) → 1129Z (7:29 AM local)
end of evening to start of morning civil twilight
Position lights required
2246Z (6:46 PM local) → 1156Z (7:56 AM local)
sunset to sunrise (91.209)
Night passenger currency
2346Z (7:46 PM local) → 1056Z (6:56 AM local)
1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Blue Grass Station Army Heliport is in Lexington, Kentucky. Field elevation 1,016 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT
TypeHeliport
CHARTS & AIRSPACE
ICAO / IATALSD
RegionKentucky
CountryUnited States
Coordinates38.0834, -84.3166
SERVICES & LIGHTING
Control towerNon-towered
AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

LSD traffic patterns

2026-08-10 to 2026-10-20, 7 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Low confidence
TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)
AVG LANDINGS/DAY
0.7
AVG OPS/DAY
1
Activity trend over 3 days: flat, from 1 to 1 operations per dayOperations trend (3 days)

Busiest day: Tue · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX
Helicopter 60%Unknown 40%

Mostly rotorcraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES
›H47 (Helicopter) · ~2 landings/mo
›UNKN (Unknown) · ~2 landings/mo
›H60 (Helicopter) · ~1 landings/mo
LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT
Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly aircraft of unknown type.

›UNKN (Unknown)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)
›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.
›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.
›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.
›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.
NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

LSD has no on-field report. Nearest reporting station: KLEX (14 NM W, VFR).

KLEX Blue Grass Airport
14 NM W
VFR
KFFT Capital City Airport
28 NM W
UNKNOWN
KBRY Samuels Field
58 NM W
VFR
KCVG Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport
60 NM N
VFR
KLOZ London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field
61 NM S
VFR
KLUK Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field
61 NM N
VFR
OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES
↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)
↗LSD on OurAirports
FREQUENTLY ASKED
Does LSD have a METAR?
No on-field METAR is issued for LSD. This page uses the nearest reporting station as a reference.
Does LSD have a TAF?
No TAF is issued directly for LSD. Use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.
What is the field elevation at LSD?
LSD sits at 1,016 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.
Is this an official preflight weather briefing for LSD?
No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.
This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.