Current NewsJanuary, 2012October, 2011Barkley Regional Airport will be featured in the November-December issue of SkyWest magazine. August, 2011Early Days of Flight Come to Paducah During EAA's 1929 Ford Tri-Motor Fall TourJune, 2011United Fare Special: Download for detailsMay, 2011Kentucky Airport Challenge: Passport to KentuckyDuring the months of June and July, pilots from Kentucky and surrounding states will be participating in the Kentucky Airport Challenge: Passport to Kentucky. Pilots are challenged to fly to all 35 participating airports within the state, where they will have an opportunity to visit each community. Pilots will be flying for prizes totaling in excess of $3,000, to be given away at a fly-in picnic July 30 in Tompkinsville, Kentucky. The event is sponsored by Missionaire International and Tompkinsville Aviation, LC. Local sponsors are Barkley Regional Airport and Midwest Aviation. To register, find out which airports are participating, or to obtain a Pilot Packet with full contest rules, visit www.tompkinsvilleaviation.com/kyairportchallenge, friend us on Facebook, email kyairportchallenge@yahoo.com, or call 270-407-9816 for more information. For local information call 270-744-0521 or 270-744-8686.April, 2011Sinnississippi Guild of Rockford, IL presented the airport with a quilt they made as a thank you for the support Barkley Regional gave them last year on their chartered flights to Paducah during the Quilt Show week. The quilt is on permanent display in the terminal. April - June 28, 2011United Airlines Announces Low Fares To The Windy CityFebruary 2011United Express is approaching its first anniversary of service to PAH on Feb. 11. Thank you United Express for connecting Barkley Regional Airport to the world. November, 2010Eight classrooms in McCracken County Schools got to meet and learn from United Express crew on a Skype broadcast on Nov. 17. A pilot in Salt Lake City, Utah answered students' questions about flying, careers in aviation, geography, and math applications. June 29, 2010Look for Barkley Regional Airport in the Sept/Oct. issue of SkyWest magazine found in the seatback of all United Express aircraft. The 2.5 million passengers who fly United Express over that time period will get to see the airport and area close-up. April 27, 2010"to be in Heaven for a Day" (PDF)April 1, 2010February 11, 2010
February 2010Delta Elite may now submit their request for a Mileage Plus match. Passengers should attach their latest statement showing their current Delta status. Within (5) business days of receipt of the request, a decision by United will be emailed to the person regarding their United status. The United status will be provisional for ninety days. During that time, the person must get at least 15,000 miles to keep the status. The request may be submitted in (1) of (3) ways.
November 2009It’s official!United Express regional jet service will begin at Barkley Regional Airport on February 11, 2010. Two round trips per day will get passengers to Chicago/O’Hare and then on to an additional 150 domestic and 19 international destinations. Contact united.com or 1-800-241-6522 to make your reservations. Augus 2009May 2009Historic Plane Visited Barkley Regional
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| Barkley Bag, the airport's mascot, joined the C-47 crew for a farewell photo before they returned home to St.Louis. |
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Is It Northwest, Delta or a Regional Contractor?
As the merger between Delta and Northwest Airlines continues, passengers are left wondering what is the name of the airline and how do they book flights?
Passengers can still find ticket prices and schedules by going to nwa.com or calling the Northwest phone number at 1-800-224-2525. Although more and more of the fight choices are indicated by the Delta logo, they are still considered Northwest out of Barkley Regional Airport until later this year.
Airline employees at airports like Barkley were recently notified that they will be employed by a nationwide subsidiary created to handle customer service. The new company will employ ground and baggage handling crews plus ticket and gate agents. Staff will soon have new standard uniforms that will identify the subsidiary contractor.
The counter at Barkley has already been transitioned to the Delta colors. As the merger progresses, passengers can check flight schedules and ticket prices by calling 1-800-221-1212 or going on line to www.delta.com
Coach Class: For tickets purchased on/after July 10, 2008 for travel
on/after August 28, 2008, each ticketed passenger is allowed one (1) piece
of checked luggage for a fee of USD $15 each-way and a second pieced of
checked luggage for a fee of USD $25 each-way. Third and subsequent pieces
will be assessed a fee of USD $100 per piece each-way.
1. Each piece: 50 pounds (23 kg) with linear dimensions not to exceed
62 inches (158 cm).
2. Northwest Airlines' Silver, Gold and Platinum WorldPerks® Elite
customers, SkyTeam Elite customers and passengers booked in full fare
classes (Y or B) may check two bags free of charge. Customers seated in
First Class may check up to three bags free of charge. Luggage in excess of
these special free allowances will be charged a fee of $100 per piece
each-way.
For tickets issued on or after November 12, 2008, the following fees will be charged for overweight luggage.
No charge for up to 50 pounds.
51-70 pound fee is $90.
71-100 pound fee is $175.
Charges are collected at origin city.
Oversized luggage fee for 63-160 inches is $100.
Fees for checked luggage remain at $15 for the first piece of luggage. The second bag fee is $25. Third bag is $125 and fourth - tenth bag is $200.
First and second bag fee do not apply for the following:
Elite coach passengers.
All military fares
Passengers booked in *Y or *B class.
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November 2006
Kentucky National Guard broke ground at the airport site for their new Paducah Rediness Center. Construction for the two facility complex will start in Spring of 2007. When completed, the facilites will accomodate approximately 200 solders for drill activities.
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September 2006
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July 2006
Runway 4/22 re-opened after a six-week re-surfacing project.
Come see the pre-Columbian exhibit in the terminal
that includes
carved walrus ivory, pottery, and locally collected pottery, points,
and
metal work. Artifacts are South and Central American and local.
If you would like a guided tour of the exhibit, contact Jackie
Jones at
270-744-0521.
April 2006
Passenger Ronnie Moore, SE Region Sales Manager
for SP
Newsprint Sales Co. in Atlanta, was the first customer to use Barkley
Regional's new dippin' dots machine
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February 2006
Visit the airport terminal between February 15 and
May 15 to see the
dinosaur/fossil exhibit.
December 2005
Runway 14/32 expansion project was completed on Dec. 2. Airport
Board
Chairman Neil Archer was the first to pilot a plane on the lengthened
and
resurfaced 5,500 foot runway.
Embry-Riddle graduate student Jake Bass is spending the spring
at Barkley
Regional accumulating hours for his airport management internship.
September 2005
"Keeping their history alive in the hearts and minds of all Americans" is the theme of the Tuskegee Airmen Exhibit to be on display in the terminal from Nov. 1-30.
Over 100 square feet of display area will house memorabilia that tells the history of these WWII airmen.
Admission to the exhibit is free to the public between 9:00-5:00 Monday-Friday throughout November. Parking is available in the airport lot for a small fee.
June 2005
Three new members are added to the Barkley Regional Airport Authority
Board
of Directors. Dr. Peter Alexander, Dean and Professor of Law at
SIU,
Carbondale; H. Burton Banks, president of Banks Grocery Company,
Inc.; and
James Butts, president and CEO of Purchase Area Regional Industrial
Park.
February 2005
Barkley Regional Airport records 15% increase in passenger enplanements for the first two months of 2005.
Corporate Airlines, the AmericanConnection regional carrier, changes
its name to RegionAir
January 2005
Paducah Airport Corporation becomes Barkley Regional
Airport
Authority.
December, 2004
New section of Fisher Road opens around the runway
32 and
taxiway expansion.
November, 2004
Three airport employees are named Spirit of Hospitality winners by the Paducah Hospitality Association. Teresa Dunigan, Northwest Airlink; Ronald Jones, Barkley Regional Airport Field Director; and Brenda Reese, Law Enforcement Officer were selected because of their excellent customer relations skills.
October, 2004
Barkley Regional is chosen as the Business Equity
of the Year by the Paducah/River City Business and Professional
Women during the
National Business Women's Week.
September, 2004:
Airport Improvement Program grant enables airport to complete
paving,
concrete pads, new terminal study, new hangar site plans,
wildlife
assessment study, and vehicle turnaround area projects.
July 26-28, 2004
Historic World War II B-17 Flying Fortress and
Consolidate B-24 Liberator come to Barkley Regional Airport
for a display as part of the
Wings of Freedom program.
July, 2004:
Security box installed for passengers who forget they have prohibited
items
when they go through security final check. Airport management will hold
items for passengers such as tools, pocketknives, and scissors for 30 days.
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