Airports / Kentucky / BRY
Samuels Field
KBRY / BRYBardstown, KentuckyELEV 669 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#3 / 19
Kentucky airports by Google rating
4.9★ across 35 Google ratings — ranked against 19 rated KY fields.
23 nm
To the nearest alternate
Godman Army Air Field (FTK) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Bardstown, Kentucky, Samuels Field (KBRY / BRY) operates as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 669 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
BRY has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Godman Army Air Field (FTK, 23 nm), Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF, 24 nm), and Bowman Field (LOU, 26 nm).
Quotes for flights out of BRY vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BRY, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“There is a brand new FBO building on the field (opened July 2022), fuel is always reasonably priced, Tom is a great guy and always friendly, there is a crew…”
Evan Mattingly5★ on Google
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“Knox even stopped in to fuel up while we were there once, it’s truly a special place!”
Brian Brown5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Samuels Field — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KBRY
IATA
BRY
FAA / Local
BRY
Elevation
669 ft
Coordinates
37.8143° N · 85.4996° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs KY fields
state range 407–1,473 ft
At 669 ft, BRY sits lower than 58% of the 19 Kentucky fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 23nmFTKGodman Army Air FieldFort Knox
- 24nmSDFLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportLouisville
- 26nmLOUBowman FieldLouisville
- 44nmLEXBlue Grass AirportLexington
- 57nmKI39Central Kentucky Regional AirportRichmond
- 62nmSMELake Cumberland Regional AirportSomerset
Location
Open the full mapKBRY · Samuels Field · Bardstown, KY
From the ramp
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