Bardstown, Kentucky

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Private charter to & from Bardstown

Fly private to Bardstown, the Bourbon Capital of the World, for distillery tours, historic inns and the Kentucky Bourbon Festival

  • BRY
  • SDF
  • EKX
  • K6I2

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Bardstown is Kentucky’s second-oldest city, founded in 1780, and it calls itself the Bourbon Capital of the World with good reason. Heaven Hill, Barton 1792, Willett, Lux Row and Bardstown Bourbon Company all operate distilleries in and around town, while Maker’s Mark in Loretto and Jim Beam in Clermont are short drives away. Rows of aging warehouses dot the surrounding countryside, and bourbon now supports a large share of the area’s jobs along with tourism and agriculture. The historic downtown has inns, taverns and the Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral, one of the oldest Catholic cathedrals west of the Appalachians.

Bardstown is about 40 miles south of Louisville, and Samuels Field, just outside town, lets bourbon enthusiasts and business visitors fly right to the center of distillery country. A private flight makes it easy to pack several distillery tours into a long weekend and skip the drive from Louisville. Visitors also come for My Old Kentucky Home State Park, the abbey where Thomas Merton lived, Bernheim Forest’s trails and arboretum, and Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace in Hodgenville, about 30 minutes west.

Airports

Charter to and from Bardstown airports

Fly into whichever airport puts you closest to where you're going. Littlebird flies to and from these airports in and around Bardstown, and the price is for the whole airplane, however many seats you fill.

  • BRY

    Regional airport

    Samuels Field

    Bardstown · KBRY

    From downtown
    2 mi
    Longest runway
    5,003 ft

  • SDF

    Major airport

    Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport

    Louisville · KSDF

    From downtown
    29 mi
    Longest runway
    11,887 ft

  • EKX

    Regional airport

    Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport

    Elizabethtown · KEKX

    From downtown
    27 mi
    Longest runway
    6,001 ft

  • K6I2

    Regional airport

    Lebanon Springfield Airport - George Hoerter Field

    Springfield

    From downtown
    17 mi
    Longest runway
    5,001 ft

Top attractions

Things to do in Bardstown

When to go. Fall is prime time in Bardstown, especially in September, when the Kentucky Bourbon Festival draws enthusiasts from around the world for tastings, seminars and special releases. October brings fall colors to the knobs and farmland. Spring is lovely, with fewer crowds and mild weather, and it pairs well with a Derby trip to Louisville. Summers are hot and humid, and winters are mild and quiet, with some distilleries running holiday events.

  1. 01

    Heaven Hill Bourbon Experience

    The visitor center of one of America’s largest independent family-owned distilleries offers tours and tastings of brands including Elijah Craig and Evan Williams.

  2. 02

    Maker’s Mark Distillery

    In Loretto, about 20 minutes south, the distillery’s black-and-red buildings sit on a picturesque campus where visitors can tour the process and hand-dip a bottle in red wax.

  3. 03

    Jim Beam American Stillhouse

    In Clermont north of Bardstown, the world’s best-selling bourbon brand offers tours, tastings and a restaurant at its historic distillery.

  4. 04

    My Old Kentucky Home State Park

    Federal Hill, the mansion said to have inspired Stephen Foster’s song “My Old Kentucky Home,” offers guided tours by costumed interpreters and a golf course on the grounds.

  5. 05

    Bernheim Forest

    This large arboretum and research forest near Clermont offers trails, gardens, a canopy tree walk and three giant forest sculptures made from recycled materials.

  6. 06

    Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park

    In Hodgenville, a classical memorial building with 56 steps, one for each year of Lincoln’s life, encloses a symbolic log cabin near his birthplace.

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Which airports can I charter a private flight to or from in Bardstown?

Littlebird flies in and out of Samuels Field (BRY), Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF), Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport (EKX), and Lebanon Springfield Airport - George Hoerter Field (K6I2). Choose the one closest to where you're going; smaller regional airports usually mean a shorter walk from the car to the airplane.

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How many passengers can fly on a charter from Bardstown?

Up to 5 passengers, depending on the aircraft. You pay one price for the whole airplane, not per seat, so traveling together lowers the cost per person.

What are popular private flights from Bardstown?

Popular trips include Nashville (about 45 min), Indianapolis (about 50 min), Columbus (about 1 hr 10 min), and Charleston (about 1 hr 15 min). Every route is priced instantly online.

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Littlebird flights are operated under FAA Part 135 by Jetvia, in Cirrus aircraft that each carry a parachute for the entire airframe (CAPS).

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