Greenville Mid-Delta Airport Explained

Greenville Mid-Delta Airport
Iata:GLH
Icao:KGLH
Faa:GLH
Type:Public
Owner:City of Greenville
City-Served:Greenville, Mississippi
Elevation-F:131
Elevation-M:40
Coordinates:33.4828°N -90.9856°W
Pushpin Map:USA Mississippi#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Mississippi
Pushpin Label:GLH
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:18L/36R
R1-Length-F:8,001
R1-Length-M:2,439
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:18R/36L
R2-Length-F:7,019
R2-Length-M:2,139
R2-Surface:Asphalt/concrete
Stat-Year:2019
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 7/31/2019)
Stat1-Data:22,974
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:7
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Greenville Mid-Delta Airport, operating as Mid Delta Regional Airport until 2011,[2] [3] is a public use airport in unincorporated Washington County, Mississippi, United States.[4] It is located five nautical miles (6 mi, 9 km) northeast of the central business district of Greenville, the city that owns the airport. It is served by one commercial airline, Contour Airlines, which is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. Formerly, the facility was known as Greenville Air Force Base.

As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 6,310 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[5] 6,290 in 2009, 6,609 in 2010,[6] 7,417 in 2011, and 5,181 in 2012.[7] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport.[8]

Facilities and aircraft

Mid-Delta Regional Airport is the only commercial airport located in the Mississippi Delta.[9] Located approximately 3miles north of central Greenville, MDRA is situated on 2000acres of land, with a sizable portion in the Mid-Delta Empowerment Zone. A controlled airfield, MDRA has a control tower which is staffed from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., seven days a week.

The facility has two runways, the primary being 18L/36R which is composed of an asphalt surface 150feet wide by 8001feet long. Runway 18L/36R is a precision approach runway with an Instrument landing System (ILS), medium approach lighting system with rails, (MALSR) approach lights and High Intensity Runway Lights (HIRLs). A parallel runway, 18R/36L, has an asphalt and concrete surface with a width of 150feet and length of 7019feet. Runway 18R/36L is a non-precision runway with Medium Intensity Runway Lights, (MIRL). The runways are connected by six taxiways. Ramp space is abundant, with 2660000square feet of concrete ramp area.

For the 12-month period ending July 31, 2019, the airport had 22,974 aircraft operations, an average of 63 per day: 66% general aviation 28% military, 6% air taxi, and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 7 aircraft based at this airport: 5 single-engine and 2 multi-engine.

History

Historically, Greenville had scheduled passenger service provided by Southern Airways commencing during the early 1950s from the former Greenville Municipal Airport (Mississippi) operated with Douglas DC-3 prop aircraft flying daily round trip routings of Memphis - Greenville - Vicksburg - Jackson, MS - Natchez - Baton Rouge - New Orleans and Memphis - Greenville - Vicksburg - Jackson, MS - Laurel - Hattiesburg - Mobile.[10] Southern subsequently moved its service to Mid Delta Regional and in 1968 was operating six departures a day from the airport all with Martin 4-0-4 prop aircraft with three nonstop flights a day to its Memphis hub as well as three direct, no change of plane flights a day to New Orleans via various stops en route.[11] Southern subsequently began operating Douglas DC-9-10 jetliners from the airport on nonstop flights to Memphis with direct service to Baton Rouge and New Orleans via an intermediate stop in Monroe, Louisiana and also on a direct, one stop basis to Atlanta. Other DC-9 jet flights operated by Southern continued on direct, no change of plane routings to Chicago, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale. The July 1, 1978 Southern system timetable listed two nonstop DC-9 flights a day to its Memphis hub as well as one nonstop DC-9 flight a day to Monroe with this service continuing on to Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Fort Walton Beach (served via Eglin Air Force Base), Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, and one nonstop DC-9 flight a day to Jackson with this service continuing on to Atlanta which also served as a hub for Southern.[12] [13]

Southern then merged with North Central Airlines to form Republic Airlines which in turn continued to serve Greenville.[14] According to the July 1, 1979 Republic system timetable, the airline was operating nonstop DC-9 jet service to Memphis where it was operating a hub as well as nonstop service to Monroe and was also operating direct, no change of plane DC-9 service to Atlanta (which also served as a hub for Republic), Baton Rouge, Fort Lauderdale, Fort Walton Beach via Eglin Air Force Base, Greenville/Spartanburg, SC, Huntsville/Decatur, AL, Miami, New Orleans, New York City via LaGuardia Airport, Orlando and Washington D.C. via Dulles Airport.[15] [16] Republic subsequently ceased all flights from Greenville and had withdrawn from the market by 1986.[17] [18]

On June 8, 1988, a USAF Lockheed C-130 Hercules on a training flight crashed 1.5 miles from Greenville Airport during an attempted approach, all 6 occupants were killed.

In 1989, Northwest Airlink nonstop service from Alexandria, Louisiana, Memphis and Monroe was being operated on a code sharing basis by Express Airlines I on behalf of Northwest Airlines (which was operating a hub in Memphis at this time) with British Aerospace BAe Jetstream 31 and Saab 340 commuter turboprop aircraft.[19]

In May 2015, SeaPort Airlines announced that it planned to end service to and from the airport. After receiving proposals from four airlines, the Greenville city council unanimously chose Boutique Air as its next airline.[20]

In July 2017, The US Department of Transportation has approved Greenville’s choice for subsidized air service. Boutique Air, which has been serving Mid Delta Regional Airport since 2015 would remain the carrier through 2021, with a caveat.[21]

On 3 June 2018, a storm system destroyed the hangar and most of the aircraft at the airport.

On 11 August 2021, Contour Airlines was announced as Greenville Mid-Delta Airport's (GLH) new federal Essential Air Service (EAS) air carrier, with daily service to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and five-times weekly service (every day except Tuesdays and Saturdays) to Nashville International Airport (BNA). Contour Airlines replaced Boutique Air at the airport from 1 October 2021 and currently operates Embraer ERJ-135 regional jets on its services.[22] [23]

Statistics

Year! style="text-align:right;"
2009 [24] 2010 [25] 2011 [26] 2012 [27] 2013[28] 2014[29] 2015[30] 2016[31] 2017[32] 2018[33] 2019[34]
Enplanements6,3106,6097,4175,1813,0291,6507734,9865,6465,6343,687
Change0.32%5.07%12.23%30.15%41.54%45.53%53.15%545.02%13.24%0.21%34.56%
AirlineMesaba Airlines dba Delta ConnectionMesaba Airlines dba Delta ConnectionMesaba Airlines dba Delta ConnectionPinnacle Airlines dba Delta ConnectionSilver AirwaysSilver AirwaysSeaPort AirlinesBoutique AirBoutique AirBoutique AirBoutique Air
Destination(s)MemphisMemphisMemphisMemphisAtlanta----TupeloTupeloMemphisDallas-Ft. Worth----NashvilleDallas-Ft. Worth----NashvilleDallas-Ft. Worth----NashvilleAtlanta----Dallas-Ft. Worth

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Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.
  2. Web site: Mid-Delta Regional Airport . City of Greenville . September 19, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101210050948/http://www.greenville.ms.us/Airport.html . December 10, 2010 .
  3. News: 2011-03-08 . Greenville: City amends airport name . . 0744-9526 . 8 . Greenville City Council has voted to change the name of Mid Delta Regional Airport to Greenville Mid Delta Airport .
  4. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Washington County, MS. U.S. Census Bureau. 3 (PDF p. 4/31). 2023-06-30. Greenville Mid-Delta Arprt.
  5. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2008 . PDF, 1.0 MB . Federal Aviation Administration . December 18, 2009 .
  6. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2010 . PDF, 189 KB . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2011 .
  7. Web site: Calendar Year 2012 Passenger Enplanements at All U.S. Airports, by State . Federal Aviation Administration . October 30, 2013 .
  8. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf . September 27, 2012 .
  9. News: Jeter. Lynn. Airports an advantage when it comes to site selection. 13 July 2016. Mississippi Business Journal. March 26, 2001.
  10. Web site: Timetable . www.timetableimages.com . 2021-03-02.
  11. Web site: Timetable . www.timetableimages.com . 2021-03-02.
  12. Web site: SO070178p10. www.departedflights.com.
  13. Web site: Southern Airways July 1, 1978 Route Map. www.departedflights.com.
  14. News: Shifrin . Carole . 1978-07-14 . North Central and Southern - More Airline Merger Talk . en-US . Washington Post . 2022-08-04 . 0190-8286.
  15. Web site: RC070179p20. www.departedflights.com.
  16. Web site: Republic Airlines July 1, 1979 Route Map. www.departedflights.com.
  17. Web site: Republic Airlines April 28, 1985 Route Map. www.departedflights.com.
  18. Web site: Republic Airlines March 2, 1986 Route Map. www.departedflights.com.
  19. Web site: GLH89p1. www.departedflights.com.
  20. News: Boutique Air will begin flying in and out of Greenville on October 1. 13 July 2016. Delta Daily News. August 12, 2015.
  21. Web site: Boutique Gets Greenville Nod For Four More Years . Delta Daily News . 26 July 2017 . 22 July 2020 . 7 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210507122050/http://deltadailynews.com/boutique-gets-greenville-nod-for-four-more-years/ . dead .
  22. Web site: Greenville Airport expected to soar with Contour Airlines . Delta Democrat-Times.
  23. Web site: GLH Greenville Mid-Delta Airport (GLH/KGLH) .
  24. Web site: 2009 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State). November 23, 2010. CY 2009 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. PDF, 891 KB.
  25. Web site: 2010 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State). October 4, 2011. CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration. PDF, 189 KB.
  26. Web site: 2011 Enplanements at Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State). October 9, 2012. CY 2011 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration.
  27. Web site: 2012 Enplanements at All Airports (Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation) by State and Airport. October 31, 2013. CY 2012 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data]. Federal Aviation Administration.
  28. Web site: All Airports with CY 2013 Enplanements. May 25, 2020.
  29. Web site: Calendar Year 2014 Enplanements by State.
  30. Web site: Calendar Year 2015 Enplanements by State.
  31. Web site: Calendar Year 2016 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports.
  32. Web site: Calendar Year 2017 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports.
  33. Web site: Calendar Year 2016 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports.
  34. Web site: Calendar Year 2019 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports. 16 November 2020.

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