North America
United States of America
Illinois
Carbondale (and vicinity)
Carbondale
Carbondale, IL
Southern Illinois Airport – MDH Carbondale
Southern Illinois Airport is a public airport, with an airport code of MDH, located in Carbondale, Illinois. The airport opened in 1950 as Murdale Airport and today is fourth busiest airport in Illinois. It is categorized as general aviation facility by the Federal Aviation Authority for 2015 – 2019. Southern Illinois Airport is the owned and operated by the Southern Illinois Airport Authority serving general aviation needs of Carbondale and Murphysboro, Illinois. The airport plays a vital role in the state’s economy, contributing 13.3 million of the region’s revenue.
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MDH-Southern Illinois Airport has a total area of 850 acres with three asphalt runways. As of 2009, the airport has a total of nearly 77,000 aircraft operations consisting mainly general aviation and the base of 89 aircraft mostly single-engine. The Southern Illinois Airport is also the home of the aviation flight education program of Southern Illinois University, and the $63.3 million Transportation Education Center (TEC) that handles air traffic control lab, classroom areas, maintenance lab and vehicle storage. The airport also serves the aviation needs of nearby Illinois cities including Alto Pass, Anna, Benton and Carterville.
What to Do & Area Attractions
Americas Best Value Inn Mursphysboro Carbondale is a hotel located just 5.9 miles from Southern Illinois Airport. It is the nearest hotel in the airport offering budget-friendly lodging accommodation. Other nearby hotels from the airport are the Quality Inn Carbondale and the Best Western Saluki Inn.
The Williamson County Regional Airport (MWA) is a public airport in Marion, Illinois serving the commercial flights of Southern Illinois.
On this page it is easy to search for Carbondale, IL airport hotels, we have listed hotels, airport motels, resorts, inns in order of proximity, closest airport lodging options are listed first. Carbondale, IL, United States (MDH-Southern Illinois) airport area map also gives you guidance on the distance of these hotels from the MDH airport. Most of these MDH hotels are designed to serve frequent travelers. If you are on business trip or family vacation or if your flight is delayed and you need an overnight stay near the airport. Some of these Carbondale, IL motels have passenger pick up or free airport shuttle service which you can take advantage of. Some of the main attractions in the area around the MDH airport are John A. Logan College, Benton City Park, and John A. Logan College.
