Transportation

A central location puts South Central Kentucky in an ideal position for access and a plentiful labor force. The region is within a day's drive of more than 60 percent of the total U.S. population, with a labor force of nearly 750,000 within 100 miles of the Bowling Green MSA. This labor force is expected to grow by an additional 45,000 by 2018 (Applied Geographic Solutions, 2012).

South Central Kentucky is easily accessible and ready to meet a business's logistics and distribution needs.

Land

Click here for an interactive highway map provided by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

• Interstate 65 passes directly through the region (Barren, Edmonson, Hart, Simpson and Warren Counties). View a map of the local interstates in South Central Kentucky.
• William N. Natcher Parkway (Butler and Warren Counties - Access to Interstate 65)
• Wendell H. Ford Western Kentucky Parkway (Butler County - Access to Interstate 24)
• Louie B. Nunn Cumberland Parkway (Barren, Metcalfe and Warren Counties - Access to Interstates 65 and 75)
• KY Highways 79, 80, 100, 163, 214 and 792
• US 68-KY80 Bypass
• US Highways 31, 68, 79, 231 and 431

Logistics & Distribution

• 14 local and 15 long-distance freight trucking establishments. Click here for a map of the truck network in Kentucky.
• Local service centers for DHL Express, FedEx and UPS
• FedEx Ground Hub in Nashville, TN (one hour from Bowling Green)
• UPS International Hub at the Louisville International Airport (less than two hours from Bowling Green)
• DHL Express's U.S. Global "Super Hub" at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (three hours from Bowling Green)

Rail

Click here for a map of Kentucky's railway system.

• CSX Main Line connects South Central Kentucky from Louisville in the north to Nashville in the south, with a CSX Rail Spur in the Kentucky Transpark, which is one of one five CSX Select Sites in the nation.
• R.J. Corman Railroad service in Logan and Warren Counties

Air

Click here for a map of the region's access to national and international airports.

• Nashville International Airport
  • Distance from Bowling Green: One hour
  • Number of Nonstop Service Markets: 50 (national and international)
  • Number of Passengers in 2011: 9.5 million
• Louisville International Airport
  • Distance from Bowling Green: Less than two hours
  • Number of Nonstop Service Markets: 28 (national)
  • Number of Passengers in 2011: 3.4 million
• Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
  • Distance from Bowling Green: Three hours
  • Number of Nonstop Service Markets: 53 (national and international)
  • Number of Passengers in 2011: 7 million

Regional air service is available in Glasgow and Bowling Green. The Glasgow airport features a 4,000-ft. runway while Bowling Green offers a 6,500-ft. runway and an FFA Flight service station. Services provided at the airport include charter service, corporate flight management, air freight, land-air express, corporate flights, and Federal Express.

Water

The ports closest to South Central Kentucky are listed below. Click here for a map of Kentucky's riverports.

• Port of Nashville (74 miles)
• Owensboro Riverport (77 miles)
• Jefferson Riverport International (Louisville) (120 miles)
• Port of Greater Cincinnati (211 miles)