What is the TSA wait at PAH right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Barkley Regional Airport (PAH). We will not estimate one.
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Barkley Regional Airport TSA wait times
PAH · KPAH · Paducah, Kentucky
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Barkley Regional Airport (PAH). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
CLEAR is not shown. We are not using a CLEAR source.
Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
78%
On-time departures, February 2026 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Barkley Regional Airport left on time 78% of the time from February 2026 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (45%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 150 minutes. 0% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 5,221 | 45% |
| the airline | 3,821 | 33% |
| the national airspace system | 1,706 | 15% |
| weather | 729 | 6% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Cape Girardeau Regional Airport CGI · Cape Girardeau45 mi
- Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois MWA · Marion50 mi
- Evansville Regional Airport EVV · Evansville96 mi
- Owensboro Daviess County Airport OWB · Owensboro100 mi
- McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport MKL · Jackson101 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 05/23, 6,500 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- ASPH
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 410.4 ft
- Control tower
- Yes
- CY2024 enplanements
- 13,456
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I A
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2025/08/13
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for PAH?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Barkley Regional Airport (PAH).
How often do flights leave PAH on time?
Flights out of Barkley Regional Airport left on time 78% of the time from February 2026 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (45%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 150 minutes. 0% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to PAH?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near PAH?
The nearest airports in this list are Cape Girardeau Regional Airport (CGI), 45 straight-line miles; Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (MWA), 50 straight-line miles; Evansville Regional Airport (EVV), 96 straight-line miles; Owensboro Daviess County Airport (OWB), 100 straight-line miles; McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL), 101 straight-line miles.