Historical Bluegrass Airlines


(image copyright Bjorn Larsson, www.timetableimages.com)
 

Bluegrass Airlines was started by a Bowling Green, Kentucky, doctor and his two sons in 1944.  It was one of the first post war intra-state carriers.  The company ceased operations in the fall of 1946.

In 1946, the Central Time Zone was used for all of Kentucky.  Currently, Louisville, Lexington and Ashland observe Eastern Time.

Heading Distance Read Down Read Down     Time Zone   Read Up Read Up Heading

Distance
255 deg 93.3 nm   1:10 Lv Ashland, KY ET Ar 1:00      
286 deg 51.0 nm   2:15 Lv Lexington, KY   Lv 11:59 75 deg 93.3 nm
      3:00 Ar Louisville, KY   Lv 11:20   106 deg 51.0 nm
207 deg 83.9 nm 3:30   Lv Louisville, KY ET Ar 9:50    
    3:25   Ar Bowling Green, KY CT Lv 8:00 27 deg 83.9 nm
249 deg 76.9 nm   3:15 Lv Louisville, KY ET Ar 11:15      
206 deg 25.6 nm   3:25 Lv Owensboro, KY CT Lv 9:20 69 deg 76.9 nm
254 deg 68.0 nm   3:55 Lv Madisonville, KY   Lv 8:45 26 deg 25.6 nm
      4:45 Lv Paducah, KY CT Lv 8:00 74 deg 68.0 nm

 

Airport Info

KDWU – Ashland-Boyd Co. – Elevation 544’

Runways 10/28, ILS RWY 10, 108.90, ILS/BC RWY 28, 108.90

YRK VOR/DME, 112.80, 50 nm range, located 12.5 nm WNW 300 deg



KLEX – Lexington Blue Grass – Elevation 977’

Runways 04/22 and 08/26, ILS/GS RWY 04, 110.10, ILS/GS RWY 22, 110.50

HYK VOR/DME, 112.60, 60 nm range, located 7.7 nm ESE 122 deg

LE NDB, 242.0, 38 nm range, located 3.3 nm on final for RWY 04



KLOU – Louisville Bowman – Elevation 548’

Runways 01/19, 06/24 and 14/32

BQM VOR/DME, 112.20, 38 nm range, located on field

LIU VOR/DME, 114.80, 195 nm range, located 8.5 nm S 153 deg

LK NDB, 414.0, 38 nm range, located 5.2 nm S 166 deg.



KBWG – Bowling Green-Warren Co. Regl – Elevation 547’

Runways 03/21 and 12/30, ILS/GS RWY 03, 108.75, ILS/BC RWY 21, 108.75

BWG VOR/DME, 117.90, 195 nm range, located 2.4 nm SSW 209 deg

BW NDB, 238.0, 38 nm range, located 5.5 nm on final for RWY 03.



KOWB – Owensboro-Daviess Co. – Elevation 406’

Runways 05/23 and 18/36, ILS/GS RWY 36, 111.50, ILS/BC RWY 18, 111.50

OWB VOR/DME, 108.60, 38 nm range, located on field



2I0 – Madisonville – Elevation 439’

Runways 05/23

CCT VOR/DME, 109.80, 60 nm range, located 6.7 nm E 76 deg



KPAH – Paducah Barkley Regl. – Elevation 410’

Runways 04/22 and 14/32, ILS/GS RWY 04, 108.50, ILS/BC RWY 22, 108.50

CNG VOR/DME, 113.10, 60 nm range, located 3.8 nm final for RWY 04

BDD NDB, 254.0, 38 nm range, located on 6.6 nm final for RWY 22

 

Flight Simulator Files

The aircraft flown was a Cessna T-50 'Bobcat'.

There is a Cessna T-50 'Bobcat' by Alphasim available for FS2004 from the Virtavia freeware site www.virtavia.com/Freeware/index.php.

This aircraft will fly in FSX, but all of the gauges will have to be replaced with FSX gauges.  A revised panel for FSX and a repaint in Bluegrass Airlines livery is available HERE.

 

 

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