Weather causing flight delays and equipment issues at Barkley Regional Airport

Crews at Barkley Regional Airport have been fighting the ice, just like the rest of us. Conditions forced the cancellation of a midday flight, today, although they are planning on getting back running in time for an arriving flight, this evening.

As they prepped for another round of de-icing the runway, they discovered a malfuntion with their spreader truck.  

Barkley Regional Airport Executive Director Dennis Rouleau told West Kentucky Star, "Our only truck with a spreader broke down, so I quickly went and tried to find help to find an alternate way to get the de-icer down." 

Rouleau reached out to McCracken County Judge Executive Craig Clymer. Clymer and the county were able to help. 

"So, luckily, the Judge-Executive was able to send equipment, here," Said Rouleau.

Clymer added, "I was glad that we were able to jump up. I mean, within twenty minutes or so, we had a truck out here, and a mechanic and a driver to get back running, operating."

If you are flying out Barkley Regional Airport, you can check the status of your flight at flybarkley.com.