Barkley Regional Airport

Current News

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

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.

Conditions at Barkley Regional Airport as of 04:32:00 PM.
	temperature: 64°F/18°C	dewpoint: 54°F/12°C	winds: SE at 5.8 mph.

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