Airports / Kentucky / EKX
Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport
KEKX / EKXElizabethtown, KentuckyELEV 775 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#5 / 19
Kentucky airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 33 Google ratings — ranked against 19 rated KY fields.
13 nm
To the nearest alternate
Godman Army Air Field (FTK) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport (KEKX / EKX) sits in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, where it functions as a general aviation field. Field elevation is 775 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list EKX as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Godman Army Air Field (FTK, 13 nm), Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF, 30 nm), and Bowman Field (LOU, 35 nm).
Trip costs from EKX are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from EKX to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KEKX
IATA
EKX
FAA / Local
EKX
Elevation
775 ft
Coordinates
37.6860° N · 85.9250° 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 775 ft, EKX sits higher than 53% 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.
- 13nmFTKGodman Army Air FieldFort Knox
- 30nmSDFLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportLouisville
- 35nmLOUBowman FieldLouisville
- 49nmBWGBowling Green Warren County Regional AirportBowling Green
- 59nmOWBOwensboro Daviess County AirportOwensboro
- 66nmLEXBlue Grass AirportLexington
Location
Open the full mapKEKX · Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport · Elizabethtown, KY
From the ramp
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