McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport – SSI Brunswick, GA, United States
McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport is a county-owned public-use airport found in the east of the central business district of Brunswick, Georgia, USA. Its IATA code is SSI and was called Malcolm McKinnon Airportin the past having been named after the chairman of the County Commission when construction started in 1935. The airport commenced operation in 1938 and was a naval station during WWII. By 1947 it shut down as a naval station and became a civilian airport.
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Lying on the site of Mulberry Grove plantation, McKinnon St. Simons Island Airport operates as a general aviation facility serving the area which is a popular golf and nature getaway. It has two active runways. The airport covers an area of about 320 acres. Annually, it records approximately more than 47,000 aircraft operations or an average of 130 per day - 98% of which is general aviation and 2% military. The nearby area of Baldwin plus the neighboring cities of Jacksonville and Middleburg in Florida are very close to the airport.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Just a stone’s throw away from the SSI Airport are several excellent hotels. Three of the nearest ones are Home2 Suites by Hilton St. Simon's Islandat .07 miles, 0.4 miles away is the Hampton Inn St. Simons Island and the Best Western Plus St. Simon is only 1.1 miles from it.
The neighboring state of Florida has another airport the Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) located 3 miles northeast of Gainesville, in Alachua County and is a primary commercial service airport.
