Montgomery Regional Airport – MGM Montgomery
The Montgomery Regional Airport is a non-hub primary commercial service airport in the US state of Alabama. It is a civil-military airport that is located in Montgomery, Alabama. Its airport code, MGM, stands for the city’s name Montgomery. Originally the airport was called Gunter Field when Montgomery City opened it to provide commercial aviation in 1929. During 1940 and upward, the airport was used as Military Facility. In 1987, it was opened to serve the public. As of the May 2018, there were 125 aircraft based at this airport: 46 military aircrafts, 52 single-engines, 16 multi-engines, 9 jets, and 2 helicopters.
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The MGM-Montgomery Regional Airport covers 1,907 acres. It has two asphalt runways with CAT I ILS and approach lights on both ends. The terminal has undergone several expansions. In 2006, the former size of the terminal was doubled. It has now 2nd-floor boarding, jet way loading bridges, and a ceiling that simulates sunrises, sunsets and stars at night. Some of the best cities to go from Montgomery Regional Airport include Coosada, Shorter, and Millbrook.
What to Do & Area Attractions
After arriving at the Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), you can stay at nearby airport hotels that can give you easy access to fly out again. Book rooms and suites at the Comfort Suites Airport South, which is merely just 5 km away, or at the cozy Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Montgomery Airport, located 4.8 km away, and the nearby Hampton Inn Montgomery-South-Airport, with a mere 4.8 km away.
Another airport also serves the Alabama area, the Moton Field Municipal Airport (06A) which caters domestic flights from Tuskegee, Alabama.
