Key Facts About Mississippi Airports

The Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport will be receiving over $660,000 in federal funding after being announced with other airports in the state as a part of the Airport Improvement Program. The grant will fund renovations to the terminal and fund installation of a Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI).

Stop Air Tax Now, a project of Airlines for America, today released an analysis detailing the higher fees that Mississippi fliers will pay if Congress approves a proposal to raise a fee passengers pay when flying out of commercial airports. The fee hike could be approved as early as January 19.