Airports / Kentucky / FFT
Capital City Airport
KFFT / FFTFrankfort, KentuckyELEV 806 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#6 / 19
Kentucky airports by Google rating
4.8★ across 26 Google ratings — ranked against 19 rated KY fields.
17 nm
To the nearest alternate
Blue Grass Airport (LEX) — 4 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Capital City Airport (KFFT / FFT) sits in Frankfort, Kentucky, where it functions as a general aviation field. The airport sits 806 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into FFT for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Blue Grass Airport (LEX, 17 nm), Bowman Field (LOU, 36 nm), and Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF, 39 nm).
Charter pricing from FFT depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Frankfort.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“Nice facility, great FBO and staff, Keith is the man!”
Carson Case5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“Nice facility, great FBO and staff, Keith is the man!”
Carson Case5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Capital City Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KFFT
IATA
FFT
FAA / Local
FFT
Elevation
806 ft
Coordinates
38.1817° N · 84.9068° 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 806 ft, FFT sits higher 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.
- 17nmLEXBlue Grass AirportLexington
- 36nmLOUBowman FieldLouisville
- 39nmSDFLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportLouisville
- 43nmKI39Central Kentucky Regional AirportRichmond
- 53nmFTKGodman Army Air FieldFort Knox
- 53nmCVGCincinnati Northern Kentucky International AirportCincinnati / Covington
Location
Open the full mapKFFT · Capital City Airport · Frankfort, KY
From the ramp
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