Southern Illinois taxpayers spend $124.5M since 2002 to keep airport open – Illinois Policy

In the 25 years since it opened, the airport has suffered a string of failed passenger carriers and unsuccessful attempts to build its cargo business, earning monikers such as the “Gateway to Nowhere” and “Glass Palace on the Prairie.”

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