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Tornado Devastates Kentucky Airport

Search for survivors is underway as the London-Corbin Magee facility sustains heavy damage in a deadly storm.

Monday, May 19, 2025 at 05:00 PM ET

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The airport in London, Kentucky, is heavily damaged by tornado. [Shutterstock]

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Powerful thunderstorms and tornadoes caused widespread destruction in London, Kentucky, resulting in at least 19 fatalities and severe damage to homes and businesses.
London-Corbin Magee Airport (KLOZ) sustained extensive damage, with hangars flattened and multiple aircraft, including medical helicopters and those belonging to the Beechcraft T-34 Association and Kolb Aircraft, destroyed.
Despite suffering power outages and lacking fuel, the damaged airport is serving as a crucial staging area for emergency crews, a medical clinic offering services like tetanus shots, and a collection point for various vital donations.

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The search for survivors is underway in London, Kentucky, after powerful thunderstorms and tornadoes moved through the area Friday night.

According to the Lexington Herald-Leader website, the storms formed Friday evening in Missouri and a supercell traveled more than 500 miles, bringing with it a series of deadly tornadoes. Homes and businesses were flattened, and at least 19 people were killed in Kentucky.

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.