SkyWest puts Morgantown on track to meet important benchmarks for the first time in more than a decade

For the first time in more than a decade, the Morgantown Municipal Airport (MGW) is on track to meet the needed benchmarks to secure Essential Air Status and qualify for the Federal Aviation Administration Airport Improvement Program. Factors helping MGW meet this important benchmark include a Southern Airways flight connecting Pittsburgh to Washington, D. C. and adding SkyWest jet service with connections to Chicago and Washington, D. C. The Southern Airways flight and SkyWest addition has helped bring about 8,000 passengers through the airport turnstiles already this year and invigorated activity at the airport. When the airport reaches the 10,000 enplanement mark, it automatically qualifies for $1 million in capital improvements funds from the FAA.

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