Barkley Regional Airport
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| IATA: PAH – ICAO: KPAH – FAA LID: PAH | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Barkley Regional Airport Authority | ||
| Serves | Paducah, Kentucky | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 410 ft / 125 m | ||
| Coordinates | 37°03′37″N 088°46′23″W / 37.06028°N 88.77306°W | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 4/22 | 6,499 | 1,981 | Asphalt |
| 14/32 | 5,500 | 1,676 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2010) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 36,776 | ||
| Based aircraft | 41 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Barkley Regional Airport (IATA: PAH, ICAO: KPAH, FAA LID: PAH) is a public use airport located 12 nautical miles (22 km) west of the central business district of Paducah, a city in McCracken County, Kentucky, United States. It is owned by the Barkley Regional Airport Authority.[1] The airport is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline.
The airport also serves the area around Kentucky Lake. There are 100 people employed at the airport. The only current airline is United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines who operates two daily round-trip Canadair Regional Jet flights to Chicago, Illinois. Barkely Regional Airport is the 4th busiest in Kentucky.
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[edit] History
Barkley Regional Airport is named after former Vice-President of the United States, Alben W. Barkley, who was from Kentucky. The airport was built to serve the southwestern portion of Kentucky and Southern Illinois. The airport was previously served by Northwest Airlink operated by Mesaba Airlines. Northwest operated daily flights using Saab turboprops to Memphis International Airport. When Northwest merged with the Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, service to Memphis from Paducah was terminated. This service was quickly replaced when the Chicago-based United Airlines started operating daily CRJ-200 flights to Chicago-O'Hare International Airport. The service is operated by SkyWest Airlines on behalf of United's regional brand, United Express. Service began in the Winter of 2010 and continues on today.
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Barkley Regional Airport covers an area of 1,001 acres (405 ha) at an elevation of 410 feet (125 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 4/22 is 6,499 by 150 feet (1,981 x 46 m) and 14/32 is 5,500 by 150 feet (1,676 x 46 m).[1] An expansion of runway 14/32 was completed in December 2005.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2010, the airport had 36,776 aircraft operations, an average of 100 per day: 87% general aviation, 5% scheduled commercial, 5% military, and 3% air taxi. At that time there were 41 aircraft based at this airport: 71% single-engine, 17% multi-engine and 12% jet.[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for PAH (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
[edit] External links
- Barkley Regional Airport, official site
- NWS Paducah Kentucky
- Aerial image as of 22 November 1998 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective 12 January 2012
- FAA Terminal Procedures for PAH, effective 12 January 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KPAH
- ASN accident history for PAH
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KPAH
- FAA current PAH delay information
