Samuels Field is a public use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) west of the central business district of Bardstown, a city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.The airport is run by the Bardstown-Nelson County Air Board, which consists six members: half appointed by Bardstown and half by Nelson County.Facilities and aircraftSamuels Field covers an area of 110acre at an elevation of 669 feet (204 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,003 by 75 feet (1,525 x 23 m).For the 12-month period ending May 19, 2010, the airport had 10,485 aircraft operations, an average of 28 per day: 96% general aviation, 3% air taxi, and 1% military. At that time there were 25 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single-engine, 4% multi-engine, 4% jet, 4% helicopter and 12% glider.
