[8] Northeast then introduced jet service and was operating McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 jetliners nonstop between New Bedford and New York LaGuardia Airport in the fall of 1970 with two round trip DC-9 flights a day.

In 1975, Air New England was the only airline serving New Bedford, with a total of up to fourteen nonstop flights a day into the airport from New York LaGuardia, Boston, Hyannis and Martha's Vineyard.

[13] Nor-East Commuter Airlines was also serving New Bedford in 1979 with several nonstop flights a day to Martha's Vineyard, operated with Piper Navajo twin prop aircraft.

In 1985, PBA was operating three nonstop flights a day to New York LaGuardia with Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante commuter turboprops.

In December 2017, Elite Airways offered scheduled flights from New Bedford to Vero Beach, Florida with Bombardier CRJ-200 and -700 series aircraft.

[1] In the year ending June 25, 2019, there were 48,988 aircraft operations, an average of 134 per day: 89% general aviation, 10% air taxi and almost 1% military.

Students can earn Bachelor of Science degrees, with concentrations in Flight Training and/or Aviation Management.

The restaurant offered a range of American-style pasta, steak and seafood dishes, with a focus on lobster.

Large cargo jets would create more noise and pollution than smaller planes that already utilized the airport.

Safety was also of concern, with large aircraft following a flight path directly over populated residential areas.

Due to this opposition, in addition to environmental and safety concerns, the plan to extend the runway was rejected by the Airport Commission on May 4, 2005.

In addition, the airport rebuilt several sections of Perimeter Fence, enhancing Security and Wildlife Mitigation measures.