According to the Pensacola Bay Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, Pensacola has a population of around 400,000 people and offers more than 50 miles of beaches. It averages 343 days of sunshine each year, and the area offers fishing, museums and the National Naval Aviation Museum. In case you plan on flying to Pensacola, the region offers numerous airports.
The Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport hosts more than 90 flights per day. Airlines that serve Pensacola include AirTran, U.S. Airways, United, Delta, American and Continental Express. The airport has a shop as well as a restaurant and offers free Wi-Fi within the terminal.
Pensacola Gulf Coast Regional Airport
2430 Airport Boulevard, Suite 225
Pensacola, FL 32504
850-436-5000
flypensacola.com
U.S. Airways, Continental Express, Delta, Atlantic Southeast and American Eagle all serve the Mobile Regional Airport. According to the airport website, flights arrive and depart to and from six major cities each day. The airport offers free Wi-Fi, as well as several restaurants and bars.
Mobile Regional Airport
8400 Airport Boulevard.
Mobile, AL 36608
251-633-4510
mobairport.com
At the Panama City--Bay County International Airport, daily flights arrive from and depart for Atlanta, Memphis, Orlando and Cincinnati via Delta Connection and Atlantic Southeast Airlines. The airport offers a restaurant, lounge and gift shop, as well as general aviation facilities.
Panama City--Bay County International Airport
3170 Airport Road
Panama City, FL 32405
850-863-7651
pcairport.com
The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport lies just outside of New Orleans in Kenner, Louisiana. You can reach this airport from numerous locations throughout the United States via American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Jet Blue, Continental, United, U.S. Airways, AirTran and Southwest. The airport offers free Wi-Fi, a branch of the Whitney National Bank, as well as restaurants and shops.
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
900 Airline Drive
Kenner, LA 70062
504-464-0831
flymsy.com
American, Continental and Delta fly into and out of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport daily. These airlines serve Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Memphis from Baton Rouge. The airport offers curbside check-in, gift shops, restaurants and five car-rental desks.
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
9340 Jackie Cochran Dr. Suite 300
Baton Rouge, LA 70807
225-355-0333
flybtr.com
Jackson-Evers International, in Jackson, Mississippi, offers arrivals and departures on Delta, Continental, Southwest, American Eagle and U.S. Airways. Cities served on a daily basis include Atlanta, Orlando, Houston, Dallas, Memphis, Chicago, Detroit, Charlotte and Washington, D.C. The airport has two restaurants and offers free Wi-Fi access.
Jackson Municipal Airport Authority
100 International Drive, Suite 300
Jackson, MS 39208
601-939.5631
jmaa.com