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Morgantown Municipal Airport {{airport codes|MGW|KMGW|MGW}} is a city-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (4 mi, 6 km) east of the central business district of Morgantown, a city in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States.^[1] The airport is also known as Walter L. Bill Hart Field.^[1] It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline with scheduled passenger service subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 10,239 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2012, a decrease of 4.1% from the 10,674 enplanements in 2011 and 12.7% from the peak enplanements of 11,727 in 2009.^[2]^[3] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).^[4]

While the airport's runway cannot handle larger airplanes, it has filed a request with the Federal Aviation Administration to lengthen the runway.^[5]

Facilities and aircraft

The airport covers an area of 494 acres (200 ha) at an elevation of 1,244 feet (379 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,199 by 150 feet (1,585 x 46 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 43,430 aircraft operations, an average of 118 per day: 66% general aviation, 23% air taxi, and 11% military. At that time there were 51 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine, 12% multi-engine, 4% jet, and 2% helicopter.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Statistics

History

Colgan Air flew as United Express between Morgantown and Washington–Dulles beginning in January 2008.^[13]^[14] These flights ended in May 2012.^[15]

In January 2008, a $1.9 million federal grant was awarded for an access road between the airport and Interstate 68.^[16]

Starting on November 30, 2016, Southern Airways Express began flights between Morgantown Municipal Airport and both Pittsburgh International Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport.^[17] Pittsburgh was chosen as a destination because many people of Morgantown were used to flying out of Pittsburgh and enduring the lengthy drive, parking costs, and long lines at airport security.^[19] Southern Airways Express continued previous service to Washington–Dulles for the use of business travel and international travel pertaining to West Virginia University.^[19]

On July 31, 2017, Southern Airways Express ended service to Washington Dulles and began service to Baltimore–Washington International Airport.^[20] Connections to many low-cost carriers were seen as a positive improvements, as was the adjacent rail station that provides access to Washington Union Station near the United States Capitol.^[20] It also helped that a new airline alliance starting in September 2017 would give Morgantown residents the opportunity to fly to London with just one layover.^[20]

References

1. ^¹²³⁴{{FAA-airport|ID=MGW|use=PU|own=PU|site=26768.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 25, 2011.
2. ^ {{cite web | url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/CY12AllEnplanements.pdf | title = Calendar Year 2012 Passenger Enplanements at All U.S. Airports, by State | format = PDF, 189 KB | work = CY 2012 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data | publisher = Federal Aviation Administration | date = October 31, 2013 | accessdate = April 22, 2014 }}
3. ^ {{cite web | url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy10_all_enplanements.pdf | title = Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State) | format = PDF, 189 KB | work = CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data | publisher = Federal Aviation Administration | date = October 4, 2011 }}
4. ^ {{cite web | url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf | title = 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A | format = PDF, 2.03 MB | work = 2011–2015 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems | publisher = Federal Aviation Administration | date = October 4, 2010 }}
5. ^{{cite news |title= Big 12 Conference Shift Won't 'Significantly' Impact Morgantown Airport |first=Stacy |last=Moniot |work=WVNS-TV |date=November 1, 2011 |publisher=West Virginia Media Holdings, LLC |url=http://www.wvnstv.com/story.cfm?func=viewstory&storyid=111252&catid=3 }}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Routes|url=https://iflysouthern.com/routes/|accessdate=6 April 2017}}
7. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=MGW&carrier=FACTS|title=RITA - BTS - Transtats|publisher=}}
8. ^"Morgantown council votes to switch airlines". Charleston Gazette (Charleston, West Virginia). July 21, 2005. p. P3C.
9. ^Ginsberg, Jennifer (July 24, 2005). "Subsidies may save air travel to smaller cities". Charleston Gazette. p. P1D.
10. ^¹Gray, Gary (April 30, 2007). "Commercial flights resume". The Dominion Post.
11. ^¹Metzner, Janet L. (January 28, 2007). "Colgan Air to serve Morgantown, surrounding region". The Dominion Post (Morgantown, West Virginia).
12. ^Gray, Gary (March 14, 2007). "City airport flights look grounded until May". The Dominion Post.
13. ^"City airport rerouting flights to D.C. on Jan. 21: Pittsburgh's out as a destination from Morgantown". The Dominion Post. December 7, 2007.
14. ^Shaner, Cassie (January 22, 2008). "Now boarding: Flights to D.C.: United Express launches service from Morgantown". The Dominion Post.
15. ^Smith, Vicki (March 9, 2012). "Colgan Air aims to end service at 3 W.Va. airports". Associated Press.
16. ^"Local briefs". The Dominion Post. January 11, 2008.
17. ^¹Conley, Ben (November 29, 2016). "Airport adds new carrier". The Dominion Post Morgantown, West Virginia).
18. ^¹Conley, Ben (June 11, 2016). "Airport officials ponder new provider". The Dominion Post (Morgantown, West Virginia).
19. ^¹Griffith, Conor (September 22, 2016). "Airline flies into open house". The Dominion Post (Morgantown, West Virginia).
20. ^¹²"Southern Airways switches hub to BWI". The Dominion Post (Morgantown, West Virginia).