Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport Guide
Meridian Regional Airport lies about 3.5 miles southwest of Meridian in Lauderdale County, Mississippi. The city founded the field in 1928, and it opened in November 1930. It is named for Al and Fred Key, the brothers who set a flight endurance record there in 1935. Delta started the first scheduled service in 1930.
The airport is a joint civil and military field. The Mississippi Air National Guard's 186th Air Refueling Wing is based here, along with an Army National Guard aviation unit. Military flying makes up most of the traffic: of 86,751 aircraft operations in the 12 months to March 2021, 71 percent were military and 25 percent general aviation. Scheduled airline flights were under 1 percent.
United Express, operated by SkyWest, flies to Houston Intercontinental under the Essential Air Service program, which subsidizes the route. Runway 1/19 is 10,003 feet long, the longest public-use runway in Mississippi. The 1959 terminal has been renovated six times, and the Meridian Airport Authority received a $7.5 million federal grant in 2024 toward a replacement.
Services
2 of 6 availableCompare 2 listed options at Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport, spanning parking and car rentals. Each guide sets out locations, distance from the airport, key features and links to book direct, so you can weigh cost against convenience before you fly. Select a service below to see every provider we track for Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport.
Location
Key facts
- Size
- 2 runwaysopened 1930
- Location
- 32.333, -88.752
- Operator
- Meridian Airport Authority
- Links
- Wikipedia ↗
Terminals
1 terminalKey Field / Meridian Regional Airport has 1 passenger terminal — Main Terminal, handling domestic flights for around 1 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Main TerminalDomestic
United Express
Nearby cities
1 cityKey Field / Meridian Regional Airport is closest to Meridian (8 km northeast). With 1 town or city within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Meridian8 km northeast
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