[8] Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport covers an area of 1,170 acres (473 ha) at an elevation of 298 feet (91 m) above mean sea level.

[1] For the 12-month period ending March 1, 2022, the airport had 37,560 aircraft operations, an average of 103 per day: 95% general aviation, 4% scheduled commercial, and <1% military.

In early 2022, FedEx Ground announced it would begin construction on a $12 million distribution center in the airport.

[11] The new Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) opened in July, 1974 and Southern began operating all of its flights from this airport with Douglas DC-9-10 jets with two daily flights operated on round trip routings of Atlanta - Birmingham - Meridian - Hattiesburg/Laurel - New Orleans.

[13] Republic was continuing to provide scheduled passenger service into PIB in the summer of 1984; however, according to its April 28, 1985 route map the airline was no longer serving the airport by this time.

[16] With its close proximity to the University of Southern Mississippi, the airport sees numerous charters operated with such jetliners as the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 transporting teams to and from athletic events.