Jim Kelly Field
LXN · KLXN · Lexington, Nebraska · Dawson County · map
Jim Kelly Field is a public-use airport owned by Lexington Airport Authority, 2 miles northwest of Lexington, Nebraska, 2,413 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 5,489 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KLXN · observed 4:15 pm CDT (21:15 UTC), 7 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 87°F (31°C), dew point 58°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.91 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 KLXN 062115Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 31/15 A2991 RMK AO2 T03080145
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 LXN · ICAO KLXN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Lexington Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 2,413 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1946
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,489 × 100 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 01/19 | 3,200 × 250 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 14: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 32: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Lxn and aWOS-3 | 121.025 | |
| Grand Island West Center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 132.7 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 308-324-5975.
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 Lexington from the FAA register
8 aircraft are registered to owners in Lexington, Nebraska: 7 piston singles, 1 turboprop. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Nebraska.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 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
- Runway 01/19 not plowed winter months.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 14/32; medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32; PAPI runways 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- Self service fuel available 24 hours with credit card.
- Crops may be ctlg obs during growing season in the approach.
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.