This airport serving the Jackson area was originally dedicated as Davis Field in 1928. It gained national notoriety later that year by being chosen as one of the few stops on Delta Airline's first commercial flight. In 1963, after a couple of interim name changes, construction began to rebuild the airport on a new, larger piece of land less than 10 miles away. The larger, modern design would enable the airport to accommodate the burgeoning jet service of the period. It was renamed the Jackson Municipal Airport. In 1989 Jackson Municipal was designated as an international point of entry by the U.S. Customs Service. Soon after the name was lengthened in honor of Medgar Wiley Evers, a slain Mississippi civil rights activist. Six major airline carriers currently serve Jackson-Evers International Airport, including Southwest and Continental.
This is the airport that serves Mississippi's gulf-coast, and it is the second busiest in the state. It was originally constructed in 1942 with the focus on bomber pilot training for World War 2. Gulfport-Biloxi was officially changed to a civil airport in 1949 and has served commercial customers ever since. In the 1990s, it benefited from over 40 million dollars in expansion and improvements. This was largely due to the Gulf Coast's new casino driven economy. In 2005, Gulfport-Biloxi sustained severe damage due to Hurricane Katrina, and further expansion, begun earlier that year, was set back by two years. The newly expanded facilities finally opened in 2008 with the airport's capacity more than doubled. Six major airline carriers currently serve Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport, including Delta and U.S. Airways.
Tunica Municipal Airport is a new airport situated just 30 minutes from Memphis. Like Gulfport-Biloxi, its growth has been driven by the thriving casino industry. Tunica, Mississippi, bills itself as "The South's Casino Capital." The airport itself is still under construction, but it already serves upwards of 69,000 boarding passengers per year. AirTran, Allegiant Air and Vision are the airlines that currently serve Tunica Airport.
This airport, established in 1971, serves the cities of Columbus, Starkville and West Point, Mississippi, as well as the surrounding region. Delta and Northwest are the airlines that currently serve Golden Triangle Regional Airport.
