According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Paducah, KY (PAH) ranks #338 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Paducah, KY posts top-10% on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a smaller regional airport.
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PAH on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Volume vs. on-time rate
Where Paducah, KY sits on volume vs. on-time rate
Among the 382 U.S. airports in the BTS corpus, Paducah, KY handles more flight
volume than 12% of them, and has a higher on-time rate than
91% of them, placing it in the quadrant for quiet and reliable.
Flight volume and on-time rate are independent figures: a busy airport can still run
reliably, and a quiet one can still run late.
Paducah, KY vs. a 29-airport national peer sample, volume percentile vs. on-time-rate percentile.
Total flights (2020-2025): 4,333 ·
On-time rate: 88.2%
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Carrier.
Total delay minutes29,569 min
Carrier18,938 min · 64%
Late Aircraft4,590 min · 16%
NAS (National Aviation System)3,467 min · 12%
Weather2,574 min · 9%
Security0 min · 0%
Source: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, On-Time Performance
PAH - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: December (98.1%) · worst: January (92.4%)
PAH - on-time rate by year
2020–2022, year-over-year trend.
PAH - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)
Average taxi-out 11.2 min · taxi-in 4 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).
PAH's average taxi-out (11.2 min) stays shorter than the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Even the heaviest month (January 2022, 18.3 min) is milder than many hubs' typical book.
Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Paducah, KY, both outside Kentucky so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.
The standout signal at Paducah, KY is the delay mix: Carrier owns 64.0% of 29,569 delay minutes across 4,333 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 88.2% (9.2 pts above the 79% national average), with 511 delayed and 94 cancelled (2.17%).
Delay minutes concentrate in Carrier (15.5% late-aircraft, 64.0% carrier, 11.7% NAS, 8.7% weather, 0.0% security). As a quieter airport, a single late inbound can swing the month more than at a mega-hub.
On the multi-year calendar, PAH is strongest in December (98.1% on-time) and weakest in January (92.4%), a 5.7-point swing. Volume peaks in April (~138 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to ORD (Chicago) at 85.9% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.
Paducah, KY vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
88.2%Top 9%higher than 91% of 382 airports
Paducah, KY
60%95%
U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2022).
Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.
PAH's on-time book is stronger than most peers; the remaining risk sits in the delay mix, not a weak headline rate.
Check the busiest route from PAH before you book a connection. See top routes →
Travel in December rather than January if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns →
Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 11.2 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times →
On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Paducah, KY's on-time rate?
Paducah, KY (PAH) has a 88.2% on-time rate across 4,333 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2022), 9.2 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the top-10% on-time performance.
How does PAH rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Paducah, KY ranks #338 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a smaller regional airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Paducah, KY?
Carrier is the leading delay cause at PAH, accounting for 64.0% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 15.5% late-aircraft, 64.0% carrier, 11.7% NAS/air-traffic-control, 8.7% weather, and 0.0% security.
When is the best time to fly through Paducah, KY?
December is historically PAH's strongest month at 98.1% on-time, while January is the weakest at 92.4%, a 5.7-point swing across the BTS historical record.