Paducah, KY

What the Data Says About PAH

Paducah, KY in Paducah, Kentucky handled 4,333 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2022, posting a 88.2% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 511 experienced delays, 94 were cancelled, and 2 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 2.17%, the diversion rate to 0.05%, and the average delay when departures run late is 109.5 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing PAH against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at PAH, Carrier leads the pack. Carrier accounts for 64.0% of total delay minutes, followed by Late Aircraft at 15.5% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 11.7%. Weather contributes 8.7% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.0%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, December runs the cleanest at PAH with a 98.1% on-time rate, while January is the roughest at 92.4% — a 6-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in April, when average flights hit 138. The busiest route from PAH is to PAH (Paducah), with 1,924 flights at a 85.9% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 88.2% on-time, 109.5-minute average delay, 2.17% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Paducah, KY.