Direct Flights from Chicago to Paducah
Paducah · Kentucky
Nonstop service from ORD to PAH on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 3 cities fly direct to Paducah, and Chicago is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Paducah for, from Chicago
1h 10m in the air, 343 miles: short enough that a single night in Paducah is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Paducah
Paducah is a small city on the Ohio River about midway between St. Louis, Missouri and Nashville, Tennessee. The county seat of McCracken County and the largest city in the Jackson Purchase area of western Kentucky, Paducah has a booming riverfront restaurant trade and arts scene in part driven by the city's artist relocation program which offers interest-free housing loans and other subsidies for established artists willing to relocate. Paducah is the hometown of humorist Irvin Cobb and former Vice President Alben Barkley. Fans of contemporary Christian music will know it as the hometown of Steven Curtis Chapman, one of that genre's most iconic artists.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Paducah
- Fort Massac is a French colonial and early National-era fort on the Ohio River in Massac County, Illinois, United States.
- Millstone Bluff is a natural bluff in Pope County, Illinois, United States, located near the community of Glendale.
- Cache River State Natural Area is an Illinois state park centered on the Cache River (Illinois) of 14,314 acres (5,793 ha) in Johnson County, Illinois, United States.
- Wickliffe Mounds is a prehistoric, Mississippian culture archaeological site located in Ballard County, Kentucky, just outside the town of Wickliffe, about 3 miles (4.8 km) from the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi…
- The Wooldridge Monuments are a series of historical monuments located in Maplewood Cemetery of Mayfield, Kentucky. They were built for Colonel Henry G.
- Columbus-Belmont State Park, on the shores of the Mississippi River in Hickman County, near Columbus, Kentucky, is the site of a Confederate fortification built during the American Civil War.
- The Lloyd Tilghman Memorial is a statue located in Paducah Kentucky, of Lloyd Tilghman, a brigadier general for the Confederate States of America who died at the Battle of Champion Hill in May 1863.
- Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park is a public recreation area located on the northern shore of Kentucky Lake in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States.
- Fort Defiance, known as Camp Defiance during the American Civil War, is a former military fortification located at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers in the city limits of Cairo, in Alexander County, Illin…
- The Kincaid Mounds Historic Site c. 1050–1400 CE, is a Mississippian culture archaeological site located at the southern tip of present-day U.S. state of Illinois, along the Ohio River.
- Kaintuck Territory was a theme park located near Benton, Kentucky, United States. The park was situated on the east side of U.S. Highway 641, about a mile northeast of U.S. Highway 68.
- Magnolia Manor is a manor located in Cairo, Illinois, located in Alexander County built in 1869. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 17, 1969.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Paducah weather, compared with Chicago
10° warmer than Chicago on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Paducah 44°F · Chicago 31°F · 13° warmer
- April
- Paducah 70°F · Chicago 59°F · 11° warmer
- July
- Paducah 90°F · Chicago 84°F · 5° warmer
- October
- Paducah 71°F · Chicago 62°F · 9° warmer
January bottoms out near 44°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Paducah
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Paducah is April–May and October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 70–79°F.
- How long to stay
- Paducah rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Fort Massac, Millstone Bluff, and Cache River State Natural Area and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Chicago to Paducah?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Chicago (ORD) to Paducah (PAH) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Paducah?
- United flies nonstop between Chicago (ORD) and Paducah (PAH).
- How far is Paducah from Chicago?
- Paducah is about 343 miles from Chicago by air.
- What is there to do in Paducah?
- Popular things to do include Fort Massac, Millstone Bluff, Cache River State Natural Area, Wickliffe Mounds, and more.
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