September 29, 2026

Memorial service to commemorate 20th anniversary of Comair Flight 5191 crash

(WKYT) – Lexington will mark 20 years since the crash of Comair Flight 5191, which took 49 lives, on Thursday.

The city will host a service starting at 1 p.m. at the memorial at The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky.

The memorial honors each life lost.

The service will be streamed live on WKYT Plus and the CW Lexington.

The Birds of Flight memorial honors the victims of Comair 5191