Attention Passengers
Airline counters are occasionally closed one-half hour prior to departure. Please arrive at least 1 hour and 15 minutes prior to your flights scheduled departure time.
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Smoking Ban
Smoking is no longer permitted in the terminal. There is also no smoking within 45 feet of the front of the terminal building.
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Passport Requirements
All passengers traveling by air between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda will be required to present a valid passport.
Read more about the new regulations
Here
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311- Carry-on Luggage Regulations
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American Airlines Adds Non-Stop Flights to New York LaGuardia!
American Eagle now offers flights from Yeager Airport to New York's LaGuardia Airport. There will is one daily roundtrip operated by a 37-seat Embraer-135 regional jet. The flight leaves Charleston at 6:45am and arrives in New York at 8:25am. The return flight leaves New York at 6:55pm and arrives in Charleston at 8:55pm. Visit
yeagerairport.com/American for more information about the flight and services offered.
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AirTran Announces Orlando!
AirTran Airways has announce nonstop service from Yeager Airport to Orlando International Airport. Fares start at 44* Each way! The route will be flown with 118 seat Boeing 717 jets. Flights operate Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. Visit
www.airtran.com to book!
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Northwest Adds Jet Service to Detroit!
Northwest Airlines has upgraded the second of 3 flights from Yeager Airport to its Detroit hub to a 50-seat Regional Jet. The 6:15am and 4:27pm departures to Detroit are operated with 50-seat Regional Jets. The 12:00pm departure will still be operated by a turboprop. Northwest currently offers 3 daily roundtrip flights to its Detroit, MI hub.
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Continental Adds Larger Jets to Houston!
Continental Airlines has upgraded its daily Houston flight to a 50 seat regional jet.
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Airport Construction Progress
Construction of Engineered Materials Arresting System, or EMAS, at the end of runway 5 has been completed.
There are currently projects to add a safety area and an extension to the airports main runway, as well as a project to widen the main taxiway. Also, the second stage of the project to widen taxiway A is in progress. You may view progress of the taxiway construction, runway extension, and runway safety area on the
Projects page.
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