# Barkley Regional Airport (PAH)

> Paducah, US · IATA: PAH · ICAO: KPAH · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `PAH` |
| ICAO | `KPAH` |
| City | Paducah |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 125 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 37.06080, -88.77380 |

## Description

The PAH/KPAH code belongs to Barkley Regional Airport in Paducah, Kentucky, a small regional field that handled roughly 14,700 passenger boardings in 2022 and offers no dedicated air cargo handling. Its 27,000-square-foot terminal opened in 2023 after a USD 14.1 million build, designed around passenger comfort rather than freight throughput. In July 2025 the airport board recommended SkyWest Airlines as its Essential Air Service carrier, proposing twelve weekly round trips to Houston Intercontinental and Chicago O'Hare over a four-year term. Any freight therefore moves as belly cargo on regional jets; a cargo terminal, freighter handling or on-site customs clearance for air freight are not confirmed. Shippers in western Kentucky truck their air cargo instead: Memphis (MEM) and its FedEx hub sit about 260 km away, Nashville (BNA) about 240 km, St. Louis (STL) about 270 km and Louisville (SDF) with the UPS Worldport about 380 km. Interstate 24 and Paducah's position at the Ohio and Tennessee river confluence make the city a multimodal inland node rather than an air cargo location.

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