Williamson County Regional Airport

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Williamson County Regional Airport
IATA: MWA – ICAO: KMWA
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Williamson County Airport Authority
Location Marion, Illinois
Elevation AMSL 472 ft / 143.9 m
Coordinates 37°45′18″N 89°00′40″W / 37.755°N 89.01111°W / 37.755; -89.01111Coordinates: 37°45′18″N 89°00′40″W / 37.755°N 89.01111°W / 37.755; -89.01111
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 8,012 2,442 Asphalt
11/29 5,000 1,524 Asphalt/Concrete

Williamson County Regional Airport (IATA: MWA, ICAO: KMWA) is a public airport located four miles (6 km) west of the central business district (CBD) of Marion, a city in Williamson County, Illinois, USA. The airport covers 1,300 acres (526 ha) and has two runways. It is mostly used for general aviation, although it has scheduled service to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport operated by American Airlines partner[1] Cape Air using Essential Air Service subsidies.

On November 6, 2006, Mesa Airlines announced that new service to Chicago Midway International Airport would begin in February 2007 operated by their wholly-owned subsidiary, Air Midwest, with service to Decatur Airport in Decatur, Illinois, and continuing service on to Chicago Midway International Airport as a direct flight. However, just nine months after starting the service, Mesa announced they would end all service from Marion on November 9, 2007.

On October 23, 2007, Allegiant Air announced new 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 route on November 9, 2007 citing high fuel prices. [2]

Essential Air Service service was previously operated by Great Lakes Airlines.

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[edit] Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Cape Air St. Louis (Lambert-St. Louis International Airport)[3]

[edit] General Aviation

Williamson County Regional Airport has one FBO, Aeroflite, located at the base of the control tower on the general aviation ramp. Aeroflite offers flight training, 100LL and Jet A fuel, charter service, a pilot courtesy car, and rental cars. Currently Aeroflite has three rental aircraft, a Cessna 150 (N50475), a Cessna 172 (N7573G), and a Piper Warrior II (N2875X). Aeroflite charter operations are conducted in a Piper Navajo Chieftain.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.whig.com/story/news/Code-share-103009
  2. ^ Allegiant to begin flights to LAS
  3. ^ Shemkus, Sarah. Cape Air wins three regional routes in Midwest, Cape Code Times, October 23, 2009, Retrieved 2009-10-23

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