Legislation was introduced into the Vermont Senate in January 2007 to change the official name of the airport to Rutland–Southern Vermont Regional Airport. The state agency of transportation, meanwhile, had plans to change the name to Rutland/Southwest Vermont Regional Airport. This provoked some opposition from the town of Bennington on the grounds that the William H. Morse State Airport, is currently known as "Southwest Vermont's Airport". The agency indicated that it intended to go ahead with the name change anyway, claiming that Bennington's opposition came too late in the process. However, the agency changed the name to Rutland Southern Vermont Regional Airport on August 15, 2007.
Facilities and aircraft
Rutland–Southern Vermont Regional Airport covers an area of 345 acres at an elevation of 787 feet above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 01/19 is 5,303 by 100 feet and 13/31 is 3,170 by 75 feet. Runway 19 has a 300-foot EMAS arresting system on the end. For the 12-month period ending July 30, 2011, the airport had 31,770 aircraft operations, an average of 87 per day: 75% general aviation, 22% air taxi, and 3% military. At that time there were 45 aircraft based at this airport: 80% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 4% jet, 4% helicopter, and 2% ultralight. Currently, the Rutland – Southern Vermont Regional Airport Technical Advisory Committee is proposing a runway extension to alleviate the constraints posed by the current main runway length. In its current configuration, runway 01/19 is not long enough or wide enough to accommodate aircraft larger than a BAC 111 or a DC-9. Part 91 Subpart K, imposed by the FAA on fractional jet operators in 2005 has reduced runway planning performance by 40 percent.
Airline and destination
The following airline offers scheduled passenger service:
Domestic Destination Map
Statistics
Rutland–Southern Vermont is an FAA Part 139 certificated airport. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had the following passenger boardings in recent calendar years:
Calendar Year
Enplanements
Percent Change
2017
5,024
-2%
2016
5,146
-4%
2015
5,379
-1%
2014
5,407
+2%
2013
5,321
-10%
2012
5,916
-1%
2011
5,997
+8%
2010
5,530
+24%
2009
4,458
-12%
2008
5,038
+122%
2007
2,271
+1%
The airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2013–2017, which categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport. Total air cargo carried in 2006 was approximately 520,000 pounds with 1,560 cargo operations via FedEx and UPS.
