About

The Elizabethtown Regional Airport (EKX)/Addington Field opened for business in 1982 and has expanded several times. The airport is located near the intersection of Ring Road and St. John Road in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.

Elizabethtown is a hub for several major road ways including I-65, U.S. 31W, U.S. 62, Western Kentucky Parkway and the Bluegrass Parkway. We are centrally located 45 miles south of Louisville and 105 miles south-west of Lexington.

EKX is a public general aviation airport sponsored by the City of Elizabethtown and is managed by a Board of Directors appointed by the City. Our aircraft operations include general aviation and military operations.

Through the airport’s Fixed Base Operator (FBO), Elizabethtown Flying Services, Inc., we provide refueling, aircraft rental, maintenance, avionics sales and other services.

Carl Swope
Chairman of Airport Board

Don Cox
Vice Chairman of Board

John Clemens
Secretary

Eddie Burgess
Treasurer

Willie Wood
Member at Large

Glenn Deaton
Member at Large

Matthew Deneen
Ex Officio City Council Liason

Roger Lawson
Airport Manager

Anne Lawson
E-town Flying Service Manager