Skyteam member Delta Air Lines is set to return to Lexington's Blue Grass Airport this coming summer from New York La Guardia, with services set to resume on May 7. The airline previously connected the city pair; however, this has been paused since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Blue Grass Airport (LAX) is six miles west of Lexington's city center and is directly adjacent to the Keeneland Race Course. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the airport sees an average of 1.3 million passengers annually and already has Delta services to Atlanta, Detroit, and Washington National Airport.
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Tickets are set to go on sale this Saturday, and the airline will deploy a CRJ-900 aircraft on the route to New York, capable of carrying up to 76 passengers across three cabins: First, Delta Comfort +, and Main Cabin. Daily flights will resume on May 7, with flight times perfect for those needing to travel to the Big Apple for business. Schedule as below:
✕ Remove Ads DL5050 departs from Lexington at 07:00 and arrives in New York La Guardia at 08:50. The block time is one hour and 50 minutes. DL4918, departing from La Guardia at 19:59, arriving in Lexington at 21:49. Block time is one hour, 50 minutes. Photo: Lester Balajadia | Shutterstock
Eric Frankl, president & CEO at Blue Grass Airport, emphasized the importance of the new route, as reported by WKYT:
"Hardly a week has gone by when we haven't heard from someone in our community asking about the return of non-stop service from Lexington to New York, so we are thrilled Delta Air Lines is announcing this flight will return to Blue Grass Airport in May 2025. Let's now turn that enthusiasm into commitment by flying local and ensuring the success of this New York route. We extend a heartfelt thank you to Delta for their continued partnership and commitment to serving our region for more than 78 years."
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One of four airlines in Lexington
With the resumption of services to La Guardia, Delta will hold the monopoly on flights to the New York metropolitan area, with no other carrier operating to NYC. Other active airlines at LEX, including Allegiant Air, American Airlines, and United Airlines, operate the below network:
Allegiant Air
Fort Lauderdale Las Vegas Orlando/Sanford Punta Gorda (FL) St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sarasota (from April 3)
American Airlines
Charlotte Dallas/Fort Worth Philadelphia
Delta Air Lines
Atlanta Detroit La Guardia (from May 7) Washington National
United Airlines
Chicago O'Hare Denver
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Blue Grass Airport has two runways, 4/22 (7,004 ft) and 9/27 (4,000 ft), the latter of which was replaced in 2010. Following the crash of Comair Flight 5191, 9/27 replaced a previous runway, 8/26, which overlapped runway 22. On August 27th, 2006, 47 onboard a Bombardier CRJ100/200 (except the co-pilot) were killed after attempting to take off on the wrong runway at the airport. Read more about that fateful day below:
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The accident had just one survivor.