Samuels Field (BRY / KBRY) is the Bardstown-Nelson County airport, about two miles southwest of Bardstown on Highway 62. The FBO is Samuels Field Aviation at 1924 Boston Road, Bardstown, KY 40004, phone 502-348-7858. The city also writes the address as 1924-B Boston Road. AirNav’s fuel listing uses the name Samuel’s Field Aviation, with the apostrophe; the city and the airport board use Samuels Field Aviation. It is the same desk. Veteran Executive Transportation meets it for distillery days and Bardstown overnights. Call (502) 835-2838.
A municipal field with its own aviation desk
The Bardstown-Nelson County Air Board governs the airport. Samuels Field Aviation is the on-airport operation for fuel, hangars, and the visitor lobby. Published office hours are Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with self-serve fuel available around the clock. A landing after 5 p.m., or on Sunday, may be a fuel stop more than a staffed lobby. Tell us whether someone will actually be at the desk, because the chauffeur can meet you at the door either way and should not have to guess.
This is not Louisville’s airport and it is not Blue Grass. Crews who file BRY and passengers who think they are being met at SDF are the mix-up we see. If part of the party flew into SDF and part into Bardstown, those are two cars or a long connection, and the quote should show both.
Bourbon stops and the drive north
Downtown Bardstown and the distilleries clustered around the north side of town are about 10 minutes from Boston Road in ordinary traffic. Maker’s Mark in Loretto is a separate drive, commonly 25 to 35 minutes, and it only belongs on this reservation if you want that stop the same day. Louisville is about 45 minutes via KY-245 and I-65 when traffic is ordinary, and longer on a Friday or a Derby approach. We quote Bardstown as its own trip, not as a Louisville run.
A couple visiting one rickhouse fits the SUV. A tasting group that landed together needs the 14-passenger shuttle, both for seats and for bottles on the way back. A stretch limousine is a nice fit for a small celebration that wants the arrival to look like an occasion. The party bus is the right cabin when the headcount is a real night out in Bardstown, and the hours have to include the rural miles back to the airplane or on to Louisville.
What dispatch needs
Send the tail number, the passenger count, the distillery or hotel names in order, and whether the car waits between tastings. Waiting time goes on the reservation. A drop at the first gate and a hope that someone else covers the return is how groups get stranded in Nelson County. We would rather write the whole day down.
Flight tracking follows the inbound to BRY. The chauffeur still has to drive from Louisville unless the trip is already in the area, so a tight connection between a Louisville breakfast and a Bardstown noon landing needs slack. Call (502) 835-2838 when the ETA changes by enough to matter.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the FBO’s name at Bardstown?
Samuels Field Aviation, 1924 Boston Road, Bardstown, KY 40004. AirNav lists the same operation as Samuel’s Field Aviation. Use either name and this street, not a Louisville FBO.
How far is Samuels Field from downtown Bardstown?
About two miles southwest, roughly 10 minutes to the courthouse square and the nearby distilleries in ordinary traffic. Maker’s Mark in Loretto is a longer, separate leg.
Do you run this like an SDF pickup?
The greeting is similar: tail number, lobby, luggage. The drive is not. Bardstown to Louisville is about 45 minutes before traffic, and the quote includes that distance.
Can the group bring bourbon back on the shuttle?
Yes. The 14-passenger shuttle is the usual choice when bottles and people both have to fit. Tell us you are buying so we do not send an SUV that is already full of luggage.