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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 tornadoes caused significant destruction in London, Kentucky, resulting in at least 19 fatalities and widespread damage to homes and businesses.
The London-Corbin Magee Airport (KLOZ) was severely impacted, with hangars, aircraft, and the Kolb Aircraft factory destroyed.
The damaged airport is now serving as a staging area for emergency response, though it lacks power, internet, and fuel.
A medical clinic has been established at the airport, and essential donations are being collected to support the affected community.

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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.