MWA — Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois
- IATA code
- MWA
- ICAO code
- KMWA
- Size
- medium
- OurAirports class
- Passengers
- 23,335
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
- Nonstop routes
- 6
- With open traffic data
- Time zone
- UTC−6 / UTC−5
- America/Chicago
- Elevation
- 144 m
- 472 ft
- Runways
- 2
- Longest 2,442 m
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About MWA
Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois is a medium-sized airport serving Marion, United States. 23,335 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 6 nonstop routes from MWA.
US BTS T-100. Sources
Busiest nonstop routes from MWA
| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| MWA → ORD | 479 km | 23,089 |
| MWA → UIN | 308 km | 82 |
| MWA → OWB | 163 km | 77 |
| MWA → BRL | 383 km | 56 |
| MWA → IRK | 401 km | 18 |
| MWA → CGI | 76 km | 13 |
Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.
Airlines at MWA
- LF CFM · 1,211 flights
Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources
Airports within 150 km
| Code | Airport | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| CGI | Cape Girardeau Regional Airport | 76 km |
| PAH | Barkley Regional Airport | 80 km |
| BLV | Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport | 114 km |
| EVV | Evansville Regional Airport | 134 km |
Distance from MWA to the major hubs
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,442 m | 46 m | Asphalt |
| 11/29 | 1,523 m | 30 m | Asphalt |
OurAirports (public domain). Sources
Location
Marion, Illinois, United States · 37.7512, -89.0166
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