Middle Georgia Regional Airport (IATA: MCN, ICAO: KMCN, FAA LID: MCN) is a city-owned, public-use airport located nine nautical miles (10 mi, 17 km) south of the central business district of Macon, a city in Bibb County, Georgia, United States.
[4] Early in 1940, Macon's Chamber of Commerce began a campaign to bring war industries and defense installations to the city.
Once the Army Air Corps finally decided to build an airbase at the site, it required the base be built as soon as possible.
An informal agreement with the Army stipulated that when the War Department had no further use for the property, the deed would revert to the City and the County.
On August 17, 1941 the first class of British Royal Air Force cadets arrived at Cochran Field under the Arnold Scheme.
However, this unit was relocated to nearby Robins AFB at the end of Fiscal Year 2011 pursuant to BRAC action.
In June 2019, Brazilian regional jet manufacturer Embraer announced it would open a repair and maintenance facility for its ERJ and E-Jet commercial aircraft at the airport, in a hangar previously occupied by HAECO.
Warner-Robins Air Force Base was a major point on the Logair network, so Macon was convenient.
Under both GeorgiaSkies and Silver Airways, passenger traffic dropped precipitously due to the loss of the seamless connections ASA offered with Delta's flights from its Atlanta hub.
[19] On August 12, 2017 Contour Airlines began offering daily flights to and from Baltimore using 30-passenger ERJ-135 aircraft under an Alternative Essential Air Service contract.
[22] Middle Georgia Regional Airport covers an area of 1,149 acres (465 ha) at an elevation of 354 feet (108 m) above mean sea level.
[1] For the 12-month period ending April 30, 2023, the airport had 19,725 aircraft operations, an average of 54 per day: 87% general aviation, 3% military, 9% air taxi, and 1% scheduled commercial.