Barkley Regional
PAH · KPAH · Paducah, Kentucky · Mc Cracken County · map
Barkley Regional is a public-use airport owned by Barkley Regional Airport Authority, 9 miles west of Paducah, Kentucky, 410 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 6,500 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 40 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 11 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 23,562 takeoffs and landings a year. About 12,987 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Barkley Regional?
Its FAA code is PAH, and its ICAO code is KPAH.
Where is Barkley Regional?
It is 9 miles west of Paducah, Kentucky, 410 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Barkley Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 05/23, is 6,500 feet long.
Does Barkley Regional have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Barkley Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Barkley Regional?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Charlotte/Douglas International, Chicago O'Hare International, George Bush Intcntl/Houston, Northwest Alabama Regional, Barkley Regional. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Barkley Regional?
2 pilot examiners and 7 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Barkley Regional…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA PAH · ICAO KPAH
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Barkley Regional Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 410 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 5:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1W
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 6,500 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 5,499 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), pole 37 ft high 1,600 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 28 ft high 1,000 ft from the end
- Runway 14: threshold displaced 100 ft, 5,399 ft available for landing, tree 26 ft high 900 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left, 5,324 ft available for landing, trees 71 ft high 1,175 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.6 | Paducah |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Ground | 121.7 | Paducah |
| Pah and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.375 | |
| Paducah and center (remote transmitter) Low | 133.65 | Paducah |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 270-366-0642.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- avionics
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Mayfield Graves County (20 nm southeast), Kentucky Dam State Park Airport (23 nm east), Kyle-Oakley Field (31 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Kentucky · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 05; runway end identifier lights runway 23 and 32; PAPI runway 23 &32; high-intensity runway lights runway 05/23; medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32; taxiway lights; lighted wind cone - the common traffic frequency.
- Aircraft operations not vsb from opposite runway ends due to grade.
- Surface condition not mntd 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. Wet surface condition not rprtd.
- Airport mntns index a; index B available upon required.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 671 departures from PAH in those twelve months, carrying 16,115 passengers in 27,805 seats (58% filled), to 19 destinations on 4 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barkley Regional → Charlotte/Douglas International PAH–CLT | 340 | 6,374 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Barkley Regional → Chicago O'Hare International PAH–ORD | 158 | 4,688 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Barkley Regional → George Bush Intcntl/Houston PAH–IAH | 143 | 3,717 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Barkley Regional → Northwest Alabama Regional PAH–MSL | 10 | 157 | CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Barkley Regional → Barkley Regional PAH–PAH | 4 | 9 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., CFM Inc d/b/a Contour... |
| Barkley Regional → Joe Foss Field PAH–FSD | 2 | 267 | Allegiant Air |
| Barkley Regional → Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain PAH–MSP | 2 | 0 | Sun Country Airlines... |
| Barkley Regional → Waterloo Regional PAH–ALO | 1 | 118 | Allegiant Air |
All 19 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 30 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| jets | 6 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 23,562, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 32 |
| air taxi and commuter | 4,550 |
| general aviation, travelling | 11,087 |
| general aviation, local | 6,831 |
| military | 1,062 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Paducah from the FAA register
30 aircraft are registered to owners in Paducah, Kentucky: 21 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 3 business jets, 1 turboprop, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Kentucky.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes. Also nearby: 7 aviation medical examiners, 2 training center examiners.
- Stephen Paul Colson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Midwest Aviation Services, Inc. · Mayfield, KY (20 nm) · (618) 203-0430 · [email protected]
- Steven Charles Goetz private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Marion, IL (43 nm) · (618) 977-5640 · [email protected]
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 7 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Paducah 30 aircraft · 21 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 3 business jets
- Plane Air LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Western Rivers Aircraft LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Kentucky 702 since 1982 · 112 in the last ten years
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 340 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 158 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- George Bush Intcntl/Houston (IAH) 143 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Northwest Alabama Regional (MSL) 10 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Barkley Regional (PAH) 4 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Joe Foss Field (FSD) 2 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain (MSP) 2 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Waterloo Regional (ALO) 1 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Kentucky 60 landing places
- Kentucky 2,982 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/PAH.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.