Mingo County Airport Authority Develops Five-Year Improvement Plan
The Mingo County Airport Authority in Mingo County, West Virginia, is developing a five-year improvement plan for the Southern West Virginia Regional Airport, which includes adding hangar space and acquiring new equipment.

Charleston Huntington, WV, October 13, 2026 —
The Mingo County Airport Authority is developing a five-year improvement plan for the Southern West Virginia Regional Airport in Mingo County, West Virginia. The plan includes adding hangar space and acquiring new equipment.
The available information does not specify how much hangar space is planned, what equipment the authority intends to acquire, or how the work would be phased over the five-year period. The plan’s total cost, funding sources and current approval status were not provided.
The authority’s announcement, as summarized, identifies the broad areas of the proposed improvements but does not describe the airport’s existing facilities or explain the reasons for the planned additions. It also does not identify contractors, project milestones or a start date.
Further details about the plan’s scope and implementation were not provided. Based on the information available, the improvement effort remains described as a plan under development, rather than a set of projects with specified budgets or construction schedules.
Story summarized from the original created by Khristian Kluever on www.wowktv.com, see more information here.
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