[2] Anderson has no airline service or concourses for gates, and no control tower, but in 2007 one runway was extended 1,000 ft (300 m) to handle larger aircraft.

The plan includes further improvements of the main runway and building a new ADA-compliant general aviation terminal.

The Anderson Regional Airshow attracted an estimated 50,000 visitors to the airport each year during the two-day event.

Famous aviator Amelia Earhart visited the airport on November 14, 1931; she was greeted by over 1,000 residents while she toured the town and met with local civic leaders.

Within a year of her visit, civic leaders bought land 3 miles from downtown and plans were made for the new airport.

Famed World War I fighter ace and eventual CEO of Eastern Airlines, Eddie Rickenbacker, once made an unannounced stop.