Fayette County

Prop plane makes emergency landing in field near Lexington’s Blue Grass Airport

By Taylor Six and Christopher Leach
A plane flies overhead at the Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky.
A spokesperson for the Blue Grass Airport said the runway was closed briefly Thursday after a small aircraft made an emergency landing. Lexington Herald-Leader

A two-person prop plane made an emergency landing Thursday afternoon near Lexington’s Blue Grass Airport. No one was injured.

Around 2:40 p.m. Thursday, a small aircraft with two passengers landed in a field near the airport along Man o’ War Boulevard and Versailles Road.

It wasn’t immediately clear why the pilot needed to make an emergency landing.

As a result, the airport temporary closed its runway, and four flights were delayed, according to Blue Grass Airport spokesperson Lauren Simmerman.

As of 3:45 p.m. Thursday, the airport is operational.

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