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Capital
Frankfort
Avg Elevation
750 ft
Climate
Humid subtropical
Terrain
Appalachian Mountains
Home to horses, bourbon, and the longest cave system in the world.
Fun fact: More than 450 miles of caves in Mammoth Cave National Park!
UPS Worldport makes Louisville (KSDF) one of the world's busiest cargo fields overnight, Bowman Field (KLOU) keeps classic GA alive, and the Aviation Museum of Kentucky at Blue Grass Airport preserves the state's flying heritage.
Best season: April–June and September–October are best; humid summers fuel thunderstorms, and Bluegrass-region morning fog is a recurring hazard.
Airspace: Louisville (KSDF) Class C and Worldport's night surge dominate, Fort Knox helicopter operations and MOAs sit southwest, and Bowman Field's traffic pattern is famously busy for a reliever.