Barkley Regional Airport (PAH) delays & on-time performance
Paducah, Kentucky · 2 nonstop destinations · 1 airlines · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at PAH right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
On-time arrivals
78%
arrived < 15 min late
Cancelled
0.3%
1 flights
Avg arrival delay
36 min
163 min when late
Departed on time
77%
avg taxi-out 14 min
Figures cover 302 departures from PAH; on-time is measured at arrival. Arrivals into PAH were on time 70% of the time.
Key facts
- Flights departing Barkley Regional Airport (PAH) arrived on time 78% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, in line with the national average.
- 0.3% were cancelled, and 14% arrived an hour or more late.
- Departures scheduled around 5am did best (83% on time); around 2pm did worst (73%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (48%).
Most delayed routes from PAH
Lowest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Most reliable routes from PAH
Highest on-time arrival rates among regularly flown routes.
Best airline at PAH
Departures from this airport, ranked by on-time arrival.
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Routes | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SkyWest Airlines | 78% | 0.3% | 36 min | 2 | 302 |
Best time to fly out of PAH
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 5am83%157 flts
- 2pm73%144 flts
Monthly trend
Why departures were late
- Late-arriving aircraft48%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)30%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion15%
- Extreme weather6%
- Security0%
Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. How we calculate this.