Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois

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Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois , formally known as the Williamson County Regional Airport, is five miles west of Marion, in Williamson County, Illinois. The airport is owned by the Williamson County Airport Authority. It sees one airline, subsidized by the federal government's Essential Air Service program at a cost of $2,104,616 (per year). 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.Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 3,631 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 3,399 in 2009 and 8,047 in 2010. 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).FacilitiesThe airport covers 1,300 acres at an elevation of 472 feet . It has two runways: 2/20 is 8,002 by 150 feet asphalt; 11/29 is 4,997 by 100 feet asphalt/concrete.In 2010 the airport had 25,415 aircraft operations, average 69 per day: 76% general aviation, 22% air taxi, and 2% military.