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Expanded offerings, upgraded facilities the vision for MGW

MORGANTOWN – Morgantown Municipal Airport Director Jon Vrabel envisions big things for West Virginia’s only city-owned airport. In the short term, Vrabel said he can foresee the addition of seasonal flights to complement the Essential Air Service (EAS) routes flown by carrier SkyWest ...

City hopes to approach runway project's midway point in 2026

MORGANTOWN -- The Federal Aviation Administration, the state of West Virginia and the city of Morgantown are coming together to keep the city’s runway extension project rolling. During its most recent regular meeting, Morgantown City Council took two actions to facilitate Phase 5 of the ...

MGW on pace to soar past 14,000 enplanements in 2025

MORGANTOWN -- 7,302 enplanements in six months. That’s 7,302 paying customers boarding aircraft at the Morgantown Municipal Airport between Jan. 1 and June 30. To get some perspective on the impact new Essential Air Service carrier SkyWest Airlines has had since taking over for ...

Morgantown Airport receives FAA grant for planning effort

MORGANTOWN -- The Federal Aviation Administration has asked the Morgantown Municipal Airport to undertake a planning process that will consider additional safety components needed at the north end of the airport’s runway. During the most-recent meeting of Morgantown City Council, the ...

Bids opened for next phase of runway extension project

MORGANTOWN -- The years-long project to extend the Morgantown Municipal Airport’s runway by 1,001 feet continues to roll forward. On Tuesday, Morgantown City Council approved the placement of just over $10.1 million in state and federal grant dollars into the city’s Airport Improvement ...