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Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (IATA: MWA, ICAO: KMWA, FAA LID: MWA), also known as Williamson County Regional Airport, is five miles west of Marion, in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The airport is owned by the Williamson County Airport Authority.[1] It sees one airline, subsidized by the federal government's Essential Air Service program at an annual cost of $2,562,819 or $141 per passenger.[2] On November 11, 2016 during the grand opening ceremony for the new terminal, the airport was renamed to "Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois" to honor veterans and better reflect the regional nature of the airport.[3]

Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois
  • IATA: MWA
  • ICAO: KMWA
  • FAA LID: MWA
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerWilliamson County Airport Authority
ServesMarion, Illinois
Elevation AMSL472 ft / 144 m
Coordinates37°45′18″N 089°00′40″W
Websitewww.veteransairport.com
Maps

FAA diagram
MWA
MWA
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 8,002 2,439 Asphalt
11/29 4,997 1,523 Asphalt/concrete
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations25,415
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 3,631 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 3,399 in 2009 and 8,047 in 2010.[5] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport (between 2,500 and 10,000 enplanements per year).

It is the tenth busiest of the 12 commercial airports in Illinois.


Facilities


Terminal building, seen from the parking lot
Terminal building, seen from the parking lot

The airport covers 1,300 acres (526 ha) at an elevation of 472 feet (144 m). It has two runways: 2/20 is 8,002 by 150 feet (2,439 x 46 m) asphalt; 11/29 is 4,997 by 100 feet (1,523 x 30 m) asphalt/concrete.[1]

In 2019 the airport had 20,745 aircraft operations, average 56 per day: 60% general aviation, 37% air taxi, 3% military, and .2% Air Carrier.[6]

It has one FBO, Midwest Aviation at the base of the control Tower. Midwest Aviation has one rental aircraft a Cessna 172 G1000 (N824MC). Midwest also has one crew car and also offers Aircraft Hangar space, aircraft washing, and Fueling for both 100LL and Jet-A


Airline and destinations


Cape Air maintains a ticket counter inside the terminal.
Cape Air maintains a ticket counter inside the terminal.

As of July 2022, scheduled passenger service is provided by Cape Air. Flights continue on to St. Louis, Missouri and Nashville, Tennissee.

AirlinesDestinations
Cape Air Nashville,[7] St. Louis

On November 6, 2006 Mesa Airlines announced that in February 2007 subsidiary Air Midwest would begin flying to Decatur Airport and on to Chicago Midway International Airport; Mesa announced service from Marion would end on November 9, 2007.

On October 23, 2007 Allegiant Air announced service to McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. Service was to start on February 1, 2008, and be 2x weekly; however, Allegiant dropped the plan on November 9, 2007, citing high fuel prices.[8]

Essential Air Service was previously on Great Lakes Airlines. Ozark DC-3s started landing in 1955; their DC-9 flights ended in early 1982.


Incidents



References


  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for MWA PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 5, 2012.
  2. "Essential Air Service Reports" (PDF). U.S. Department of Transportation. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  3. Halstead, Marilyn (November 12, 2016). "Williamson County Regional Airport renamed Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois; new terminal opens". The Southern.
  4. "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  5. "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  6. "Air Traffic Activity System (ATADS)". aspm.faa.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
  7. "Check Schedules". Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  8. CODELL RODRIGUEZ (23 October 2007). "It's Vegas all the way for the Williamson County Regional Airport". The Southern.
  9. "ASN Aircraft accident Fairchild FH-227B N4215 Saint Louis-Lambert International Airport, MO (STL)". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  10. Keve, P.W. (1995). Prisons and the American Conscience: A History of U.S. Federal Corrections. Southern Illinois University Press. p. 193. ISBN 9780809320035. Retrieved December 10, 2014.
  11. "A Look Back • Airline hijacking at Lambert in 1972 turns bizarre : News". stltoday.com. Retrieved December 10, 2014.

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