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Greenville Mid-Delta Airport

Greenville Mid-Delta Airport(IATA:GLH[2],ICAO:KGLH,FAALID:GLH), operating asMid Delta Regional Airportuntil 2011,[3][4]is a public useairportinunincorporatedWashington County, Mississippi,United States.[5]It is located fivenautical miles(6mi,9km) northeast of thecentral business districtofGreenville,the city that owns the airport.[1]It is served by one commercial airline,Contour Airlines,which is subsidized by theEssential Air Serviceprogram. Formerly, the facility was known asGreenville Air Force Base.

Greenville Mid-Delta Airport
USGS1996orthophoto
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Greenville
ServesGreenville, Mississippi
ElevationAMSL131 ft / 40 m
Coordinates33°28′58″N090°59′08″W/ 33.48278°N 90.98556°W/33.48278; -90.98556
Websitegreenvillems.org/citygovernment/airport/
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GLH is located in Mississippi
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Location of airport in Mississippi
GLH is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
18L/36R 8,001 2,439 Asphalt
18R/36L 7,019 2,139 Asphalt/concrete
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations (year ending 7/31/2019)22,974
Based aircraft7

As per theFederal Aviation Administration,this airport had 6,310 passenger boardings (enplanements) incalendar year2008,[6]6,290 in 2009, 6,609 in 2010,[7]7,417 in 2011, and 5,181 in 2012.[8]TheNational Plan of Integrated Airport Systemsfor 2011–2015 categorized it as anon-primary commercial serviceairport.[9]

Facilities and aircraft

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Mid-Delta Regional Airport is the only commercial airport located in theMississippi Delta.[10]Located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of central Greenville, MDRA is situated on 2,000acres(810ha) of land,[1]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 tworunways,the primary being 18L/36R which is composed of an asphalt surface 150 feet (46 m) wide by 8,001 feet (2,439 m) 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 150 feet (46 m) and length of 7,019 feet (2,139 m). 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 2,660,000 square feet (247,000 m2) 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 aviation28%military,6%air taxi,and <1%scheduled commercial.At that time there were 7 aircraft based at this airport: 5 single-engineand 2 multi-engine.[1]

History

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Historically, Greenville had scheduled passenger service provided bySouthern Airwayscommencing during the early 1950s from the formerGreenville Municipal Airport (Mississippi)operated withDouglas DC-3prop 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.[11]Southern subsequently moved its service to Mid Delta Regional and in 1968 was operating six departures a day from the airport all withMartin 4-0-4prop 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.[12]Southern subsequently began operatingDouglas DC-9-10jetliners from the airport on nonstop flights to Memphis with direct service to Baton Rouge and New Orleans via an intermediate stop inMonroe, Louisianaand 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 viaEglin 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.[13][14]

Southern then merged withNorth Central Airlinesto formRepublic Airlineswhich in turn continued to serve Greenville.[15]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 viaEglin Air Force Base,Greenville/Spartanburg, SC, Huntsville/Decatur, AL, Miami, New Orleans, New York City viaLaGuardia Airport,Orlando and Washington D.C. viaDulles Airport.[16][17]Republic subsequently ceased all flights from Greenville and had withdrawn from the market by 1986.[18][19]

On June 8, 1988, aUSAFLockheed C-130 Herculesof the189th Tactical Airlift Group,Arkansas Air National Guard,on a training flight from its home station ofLittle Rock AFB,crashed 1.5 miles from Greenville Airport during an attempted approach. All 6 occupants were killed.[20]

In 1989,Northwest Airlinknonstop service fromAlexandria, Louisiana,Memphis and Monroe was being operated on acode sharingbasis byExpress Airlines Ion behalf ofNorthwest Airlines(which was operating a hub in Memphis at this time) withBritish AerospaceBAe Jetstream 31andSaab 340commuter turboprop aircraft.[21]

In May 2015,SeaPort Airlinesannounced that it planned to end service to and from the airport. After receiving proposals from four airlines, the Greenville city council unanimously choseBoutique Airas its next airline.[22]

In July 2017, The US Department of Transportation has approved Greenville’s choice for subsidized air service.[23]Boutique Air, which has been serving Mid Delta Regional Airport since 2015 would remain the carrier through 2021, with a caveat.[23]

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

On 11 August 2021,Contour Airlineswas announced as Greenville Mid-Delta Airport's (GLH) new federalEssential 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 replacedBoutique Airat the airport from 1 October 2021 and currently operatesEmbraer ERJ-135regional jets on its services.[24][25]

Airlines and destinations

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AirlinesDestinationsRefs.
Contour AirlinesDallas/Fort Worth[26]

Statistics

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Passenger boardings (enplanements) by year, as per the FAA[27]
Year 2009[28] 2010[29] 2011[30] 2012[31] 2013[32] 2014[33] 2015[34] 2016[35] 2017[36] 2018[37] 2019[38]
Enplanements 6,310 6,609 7,417 5,181 3,029 1,650 773 4,986 5,646 5,634 3,687
Change 00.32% 05.07% 012.23% 030.15% 041.54% 045.53% 053.15% 0545.02% 013.24% 00.21% 034.56%
Airline Mesaba AirlinesdbaDelta Connection Mesaba AirlinesdbaDelta Connection Mesaba AirlinesdbaDelta Connection Pinnacle AirlinesdbaDelta Connection Silver Airways Silver Airways SeaPort Airlines Boutique Air Boutique Air Boutique Air Boutique Air
Destination(s) Memphis Memphis Memphis Memphis Atlanta
Tupelo 		Tupelo Memphis Dallas-Ft. Worth
Nashville 		Dallas-Ft. Worth
Nashville 		Dallas-Ft. Worth
Nashville 		Atlanta
Dallas-Ft. Worth

See also

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References

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  1. ^abcdFAA Airport Form 5010 for GLHPDF.Federal Aviation Administration. Effective July 13, 2023.
  2. ^"IATA Airport Code Search (GLH: Greenville)".International Air Transport Association.RetrievedJune 6,2014.
  3. ^"Mid-Delta Regional Airport".City of Greenville. Archived fromthe originalon December 10, 2010.RetrievedSeptember 19,2010.
  4. ^"Greenville: City amends airport name".The Clarion Ledger.2011-03-08. p. 8.ISSN0744-9526.Greenville City Council has voted to change the name of Mid Delta Regional Airport to Greenville Mid Delta Airport
  5. ^"2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Washington County, MS"(PDF).U.S. Census Bureau.p. 3 (PDF p. 4/31).Retrieved2023-06-30.Greenville Mid-Delta Arprt
  6. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008"(PDF, 1.0 MB).Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  7. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010"(PDF, 189 KB).Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  8. ^ "Calendar Year 2012 Passenger Enplanements at All U.S. Airports, by State"(PDF).Federal Aviation Administration. October 30, 2013.
  9. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A"(PDF).Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived fromthe original(PDF, 2.03 MB)on September 27, 2012.
  10. ^Jeter, Lynn (March 26, 2001)."Airports an advantage when it comes to site selection".Mississippi Business Journal.Retrieved13 July2016.
  11. ^"Timetable".www.timetableimages.com.Retrieved2021-03-02.
  12. ^"Timetable".www.timetableimages.com.Retrieved2021-03-02.
  13. ^"SO070178p10".www.departedflights.com.
  14. ^"Southern Airways July 1, 1978 Route Map".www.departedflights.com.
  15. ^Shifrin, Carole (1978-07-14)."North Central and Southern - More Airline Merger Talk".Washington Post.ISSN0190-8286.Retrieved2022-08-04.
  16. ^"RC070179p20".www.departedflights.com.
  17. ^"Republic Airlines July 1, 1979 Route Map".www.departedflights.com.
  18. ^"Republic Airlines April 28, 1985 Route Map".www.departedflights.com.
  19. ^"Republic Airlines March 2, 1986 Route Map".www.departedflights.com.
  20. ^Accident description for 61-2373at theAviation Safety Network.Retrieved on July 27, 2023.
  21. ^"GLH89p1".www.departedflights.com.
  22. ^"Boutique Air will begin flying in and out of Greenville on October 1".Delta Daily News. August 12, 2015.Retrieved13 July2016.
  23. ^ab"Boutique Gets Greenville Nod For Four More Years".Delta Daily News. 26 July 2017. Archived fromthe originalon 7 May 2021.Retrieved22 July2020.
  24. ^"Greenville Airport expected to soar with Contour Airlines".Delta Democrat-Times.
  25. ^"GLH Greenville Mid-Delta Airport (GLH/KGLH)".
  26. ^"Route Map".Contour Airlines.RetrievedApril 22,2024.
  27. ^"Passenger Boarding (Enplanement) and All-Cargo Data for U.S. Airports – Airports".www.faa.gov.Retrieved2020-05-26.
  28. ^"2009 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)"(PDF, 891 KB).CY 2009 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data].Federal Aviation Administration. November 23, 2010.
  29. ^"2010 Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)"(PDF, 189 KB).CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data].Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  30. ^"2011 Enplanements at Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation Airports (by State)"(PDF).CY 2011 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data].Federal Aviation Administration. October 9, 2012.
  31. ^"2012 Enplanements at All Airports (Primary, Non-primary Commercial Service, and General Aviation) by State and Airport"(PDF).CY 2012 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data].Federal Aviation Administration. October 31, 2013.
  32. ^"All Airports with CY 2013 Enplanements"(PDF).RetrievedMay 25,2020.
  33. ^"Calendar Year 2014 Enplanements by State"(PDF).
  34. ^"Calendar Year 2015 Enplanements by State"(PDF).
  35. ^"Calendar Year 2016 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports"(PDF).
  36. ^"Calendar Year 2017 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports"(PDF).
  37. ^"Calendar Year 2016 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports"(PDF).
  38. ^"Calendar Year 2019 Final Revenue Enplanements at All Airports"(PDF).Retrieved16 November2020.

Further reading

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  • Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-2008-0209Archived2012-09-25 at theWayback Machine) from theU.S. Department of Transportation:
    • Ninety-day notice (July 3, 2008)ArchivedSeptember 25, 2012, at theWayback Machine:from Mesaba Aviation, Inc. intent to discontinue unsubsidized service between Greenville, Mississippi and Memphis, Tennessee effective October 1, 2008.
    • Order 2008-8-23 (August 25, 2008)Archived2012-09-25 at theWayback Machine:selecting Mesaba Airlines, Inc., d/b/a Northwest Airlink, to provide essential air service (EAS) at annual subsidy rate of $1,355,693 at Greenville, Mississippi, through September 30, 2010.
    • Order 2010-7-12 (July 15, 2010)Archived2012-09-25 at theWayback Machine:selecting Mesaba Aviation, Inc., d/b/a Delta Connection, to provide essential air service at Greenville, Mississippi, at an annual subsidy rate of $1,606,662 thru September 30, 2011, or 180 days after Mesaba informs the Department of the retirement of the Saab aircraft Mesaba proposed for this service, whichever comes sooner.
    • Ninety Day Notice (July 15, 2011)ArchivedSeptember 25, 2012, at theWayback Machine:from MESABA AVIATION, INC. and PINNACLE AIRLINES, INC. of termination of service at Greenville, MS.
    • Order 2012-5-17 (May 22, 2012)Archived2012-09-25 at theWayback Machine:selecting Silver Airways, formerly Gulfstream International Airways, to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Greenville, Laurel/Hattiesburg, and Tupelo, Mississippi, and Greenbrier/White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia (Lewisburg), using 34-passenger Saab 340 aircraft, for a combined annual subsidy of $16,098,538.
    • Order 2012-6-3 (June 6, 2012)Archived2012-09-25 at theWayback Machine:extending the Essential Air Service obligation of the two wholly owned subsidiaries of Pinnacle Airlines Corporation—Mesaba Aviation, Inc. and Pinnacle Airlines, d/b/a Delta Connection at the eight communities listed below (Muscle Shoals, AL; Alpena, MI; Iron Mountain/Kingsford, MI; Brainerd, MN; International Falls, MN; Greenville, MS; Laurel/Hattiesburg, MS; Tupelo, MS) for 30 days, through, July 9, 2012.
    • Notice of Intent (April 9, 2014)ArchivedSeptember 25, 2012, at theWayback Machine:of Silver Airways Corp.... to discontinue subsidized scheduled air service between Atlanta, Georgia (ATL) and each of Muscle Shoals, Alabama (MSL), Greenville, Mississippi (GLH), Laurel/Hattiesburg, Mississippi (PIB), and Tupelo, Mississippi (TUP). Silver Airways intends to discontinue this service on July 8, 2014 or such earlier date as permitted by the Department in any final order terminating the eligibility of any of these communities under the essential air service (EAS) program.
    • Order 2014-4-24 (April 22, 2014)Archived2012-09-25 at theWayback Machine:prohibits Silver Airways Corp., from terminating service at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, Greenville, Laurel/Hattiesburg, Meridian, and Tupelo, Mississippi, for 30 days beyond the end of the air carrier's 90-day notice period, i.e. August 7, 2014. We are also requesting proposals from air carriers interested in providing Essential Air Service (EAS) at Muscle Shoals, Greenville, Laurel/Hattiesburg, Meridian, and/or Tupelo.
    • Order 2014-4-26 (April 24, 2014)Archived2012-09-25 at theWayback Machine:directing interested persons to show cause as to why the Department should not terminate the eligibility... under the Essential Air Service (EAS) program based on criteria passed by Congress in the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law No. 112-95). We find that Greenville is within 175 miles of a large or medium hub,Memphis International Airport(MEM), a medium hub, and, thus, is subject to the 10-enplanement statutory criterion. We also find that during fiscal year 2013, Greenville generated a total of 5,836 passengers (inbound plus outbound). Consistent with the methodology described above, that results in an average of 9.3 enplanements per day, below the 10-enplanement statutory criterion necessary to remain eligible in the EAS program.
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