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
Serves		Marion, Illinois
Elevation AMSL		472 ft (143.9 m)
Coordinates		37°45′18″N, 89°00′40″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
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, but is also currently served by one commercial airline. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

On November 6, 2006, Mesa Airlines announced that new non-stop service to Chicago Midway International Airport would begin in February 2007. The flights, which are operated under the name of their wholly-owned subsidiary, Air Midwest, provide nonstop service to Decatur Airport in Decatur, Illinois, and continue 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. ^[1]

1 Airlines and Destinations
2 General Aviation
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Airlines and Destinations

Great Lakes Airlines (St. Louis)

[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.