Welcome Field

Airport and flying

Welcome Field (35KY) is a private, non-towered airport in Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky. Field elevation is 695 ft. Runway 11/29 is 2,000 by 100 ft, turf (good condition). No fuel is listed on the field.

Nearest fuel: Russellville-Logan County (4M7, Russellville), 9.9 nm NW, 4,500 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A+; Douglas Hunter Field (1M5, Portland), 10.5 nm SE, 5,003 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A+; Springfield Robertson County (M91, Springfield), 17.3 nm SW, 5,505 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A+.

Major airports: Nashville International (BNA, Nashville), 35.3 nm S, 11,030 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Louisville Muhammad Ali International (SDF, Louisville), 97.7 nm NE, 11,887 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+.

Regional airports: Bowling Green-Warren County Regional (BWG, Bowling Green), 18.4 nm NE, 6,501 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Smyrna (MQY), 42.5 nm S, 8,038 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A; Owensboro/Daviess County Regional (OWB, Owensboro), 66.7 nm N, 8,000 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A.

Nearby airports: Arnemann Farms (0KY1, Franklin), 3.4 nm N, 3,408 ft runway; Cummings Farms Airfield (8KY3, Franklin), 4.4 nm W, 1,800 ft runway; Russellville-Logan County (4M7, Russellville), 9.9 nm NW, 4,500 ft runway, 100LL, Jet A+; Holenthawall (3TN9, Springfield), 10.2 nm SW, 2,100 ft runway.

Official FAA airport record (35KY) · FAA data effective 2026-10-29