Samuels Field
BRY · KBRY · Bardstown, Kentucky · Nelson County · map
Samuels Field is a public-use airport owned by Bardstown/Nelson CO Arpt Board, 2 miles west of Bardstown, Kentucky, 669 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 5,003 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KBRY · observed 4:15 pm EDT (20:15 UTC), 23 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 75°F (24°C), dew point 38°F (3°C)
- Altimeter 30.03 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBRY 062015Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 24/03 A3003 RMK AO2 T02390034 $
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BRY · ICAO KBRY
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Bardstown/Nelson CO Arpt Board
- Elevation
- 669 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Saturday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 5,003 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: PAPI, two lights on the left, pole 11 ft high 251 ft from the end
- Runway 21: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 70 ft high 2,354 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 132.075 | |
| Bry and aWOS-3 | 119.925 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 502-348-1867.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Bardstown from the FAA register
29 aircraft are registered to owners in Bardstown, Kentucky: 18 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 3 balloons, 2 drones, 2 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Kentucky.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 11 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 03 and 21; PAPI runway 03 and 21; medium-intensity runway lights runway 3/21 - the common traffic frequency.
- David mattingly
- Landline.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.