Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois
Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois
Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (IATA: MWA, ICAO: KMWA, FAA LID: MWA), also known as Williamson County Regional Airport, is five miles west of Marion, in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. 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 an annual cost of $2,562,819 or $141 per passenger. 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 2025–2029 categorized it as a non-hub primary commercial service facility. It is the tenth busiest of the 12 commercial airports in Illinois.
Location
37.751°N, 89.017°O · 144 m s. n. m. (472 ft)
General data
Runways · 2
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 5 Official publication
Tower
Ground
Approach
UNICOM
Automated weather
Frequencies from the official publication: FAA NASR, AIRAC 01 OCT 2026, checked on Oct 16, 2026. They change with each amendment: not for navigation without checking the current AIP. See the official publication In MHz.
Airlines operating here · 1
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 16). Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (MWA). Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MWA
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“Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (MWA).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 16 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/MWA. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.
Chicago
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BibTeX
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title = {{Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (MWA)}},
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