Central Kentucky Regional
RGA · KRGA · Richmond, Kentucky · Madison County · map
Central Kentucky Regional is a public-use airport owned by Madison Airport Board INC, 8 miles southwest of Richmond, Kentucky, 1,002 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 5,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 62 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 38,780 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KRGA · observed 6:35 pm EDT (22:35 UTC), 17 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 72°F (22°C), dew point 39°F (4°C)
- Altimeter 30.05 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KRGA 062235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/04 A3005 RMK AO2
TAF KRGA 061720Z 0618/0718 09009KT P6SM SKC FM070000 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM071300 24008KT P6SM SCT250
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 RGA · ICAO KRGA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Madison Airport Board INC
- Elevation
- 1,002 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm; Saturday, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm; Sunday, 7:00 am to 6:00 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
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1986
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,001 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 40 ft high 946 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.725 | |
| Approach and departure | 120.15 | |
| Rga and aWOS-3 | 119.625 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 859-985-5969.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 38,780, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates.
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 Richmond from the FAA register
62 aircraft are registered to owners in Richmond, Kentucky: 48 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 5 helicopters, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 2 drones. 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 · 1 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
- Operations conducted west of runway centerline.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 18 and 36; PAPI runway 18 and 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
- George wyatt
- Ofc landline.
- Fuel available H24 with credit card.
- Student training WI 15 NM; surface to 7500 feet.
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.