About Us
"Thank you for flying Montgomery Regional Airport, where your travel experience is always easy going." -- Phil Perry, Executive Director, Montgomery Regional Airport
The Montgomery Regional Airport is located six short miles southwest of the capital city of Montgomery. The airport covers 2,000 acres and serves 16 counties in Central Alabama. Approximately 400,000 travelers fly in and out of Montgomery Regional Airport each year, with more than a million people coming through the airport terminal. The airport is responsible for more than $1.32 billion in annual economic activity.
In 2006, the Montgomery Regional Airport completed a multi-year terminal upgrade project which included expanding the terminal building and adding new gates and facilities. Further upgrades included escalators and an elevator to the second floor rotunda and boarding area; new jetbridges; new flight information displays; and conveniences such as new restrooms, concessions and free WiFi service throughout the terminal. A new Customer Service Center has also been added to make our passengers' traveling experience more enjoyable.
Montgomery Regional Airport Staff
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Phil B. PerryExecutive Director executive-director@montgomeryairport.org Phil Perry is a former Air Force navigator, flight instructor and corporate pilot. Perry joined the Air Force in 1984, where he was awarded U.S. Air Force Navigator wings and was assigned to B-52s. He is a graduate of Western Michigan University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Flight Technology. He completed a Master of Science degree in Judicial Administration at Auburn University Montgomery in 1991. Perry served as Executive Assistant to the Director at Montgomery Regional Airport from 1991 to February 1998, when he accepted the position of Executive Director. He is a member of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, the American Association of Airport Executives, and the Aviation Council of Alabama, for which he serves on the Board of Directors. |
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Mark WnukExecutive Assistant |
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Rhonda WardAccountant |
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Lynn CoxDirector of Marketing and Public Relations |
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Bob HendrixAirport Fire Chief |
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Joseph JamesAirport Police Chief |
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Curtis GatsonParking Manager |
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Doug Stanley, Jr.IT Manager |
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Robert GardnerTerminal Supervisor |
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Tommy WilliamsAirfield Maintenance Supervisor |
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Susan AllenSecretary/Receptionist |
The Montgomery Airport Authority Board of Directors
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Chester MalloryChairman of the Board Chester Mallory is a former educator and was an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Alabama State University. Mallory is the owner and CEO of Mallory Realty Company, Inc. and has been in the real estate business since 1972. He is a member of several civic organizations and serves on various boards throughout the City of Montgomery and for the State of Alabama to include the Alabama Real Estate Commission, the Alabama Appraisers Board, Compass Bank Board, the YMCA, the Montgomery Ballet, and numerous others. Mallory is originally from North Carolina, which is where he received most of his formal education. He holds a Master's Degree in Psychology with an endorsement in Guidance and Counseling from North Carolina Central University. |
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Jimmy Reynoldsjimmyreynolds@gmail.comJimmy Reynolds earned his B. S. degree from the University of Alabama and his MBA from Auburn University. Reynolds is a nationally recognized specialist in tax-free corporate finance and has managed financings throughout the United States for a number of major public and private corporations. He has extensive relationships with foreign and domestic banks, insurers and other credit-enhancing institutions. He is also a specialist in financing solid waste and resource recovery projects for public and private borrowers. Prior to entering the securities business, Reynolds held treasury management and financial analysis positions for two major domestic corporations. Mr. Reynolds is a recognized expert in cash management, acquisition analysis and structuring of debt facilities. He holds an airline transport pilot rating and has flown a variety of aircraft worldwide. |
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Jim L. Ridlingjridling@hotmail.comJim Ridling, a native of Arkansas, has lived and worked in Montgomery for the past twenty years. He presently serves as Alabama's Insurance Commissioner, appointed by Governor Riley in September of 2008. He has a long and distinguished history of leadership in the insurance and banking fields. He is past president and CEO of Southern Guaranty, and is one of the founders of River Bank & Trust, where he currently serves as Vice-Chairman on the Board of Directors. Ridling is active in many charitable and non-profit institutions. He was Chairman of the 2004 River Region United Way campaign. He is currently Chairman of the Board at Jackson Hospital and Clinic, as well as Chairman of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce's Military Council. Ridling serves on the Board of Directors for the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, and is on the Executive Committee of the Montgomery Air Force Association. He is also a member of the Montgomery Area Committee of 100. |
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Robert Gould, CPA, CFErgould@wilsonprice.comRobert Gould is a shareholder and on the Board of Directors at the CPA and consulting firm Wilson Price. He provides a full range of tax, audit, accounting and consulting services to clients in many industries, including transportation, manufacturing, healthcare and insurance, as well as providing forensic and litigation support services. He is a graduate of the University of Alabama, and a member of the Montgomery Area Committee of 100. |
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Tamara Knight Flemingtammy@theknightgroup.orgTamara "Tammy" Knight Fleming is CEO of Knight Fleming & Associates, LLC, a private consulting firm located in Montgomery. Tammy attended Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, and has a B.A. in Political Science from Alabama State University. She holds a certification in non-profit management from Auburn University Montgomery. Tammy is a member of the Board of Directors of the Alabama Children's Museum, and also serves on the Minority Business Task Force of the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce, the Landmarks Advisory Board, and as an advisor to the Montgomery YMCA Youth One Program and Student YMCA. Additionally, she is a member of Alpha Kappa Sorority, Inc., and the Junior League of Montgomery. |
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Jerry Kysermwallace@kyser.comJerry Kyser is CEO of Jerry Kyser Builder, Inc., a company specializing in light industrial buildings, strip shopping centers, office and medical buildings, land development and property management. He is a past Chairman of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce, past President of the Capital City Kiwanis Club, and past President of the Homebuilder's Association of Alabama. Kyser currently serves on the boards of the Alabama Kidney Foundation, the Montgomery Housing Authority, the Montgomery Area Council on Aging, and the Voluntary Action Center. |
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Sandra NickelSandra Nickel has been listing and selling residential real estate for more than 30 years. Her firm, Sandra Nickel Hat Team, REALTORS was founded in 1993 and specializes in Midtown Montgomery. For the past few years, Sandra has devoted approximately 1000 hours per year to volunteer activities including historic preservation, affordable housing, community development in Montgomery’s less affluent areas, re-vitalization of the riverfront and downtown areas. In October 2002 she was recognized by the City’s mayor as a Lifetime Community Advocate.
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Robert J. (Bobby) Armstrongbarmstrong@wasterecycling.comRobert J. (Bobby) Armstrong is president and owner of Mount Scrap Material Company. Armstrong went to work at Mount Scrap in 1964, and had worked his way up to his current position by 1979. He now owns recycling plants in five Alabama cities. Armstrong is a member of a number of area organizations, including the Montgomery Cancer Wellness Foundation Board, the Boys & Girls Club Foundation Board, the Wright Flyers, and the Quiet Birdmen Association. He is also a member of the University of Alabama Alumni Association.
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Gregory Calhoungcalhoun@calhounent.comGregory Calhoun worked his way through the ranks of the supermarket business, going from bag boy to store owner. He purchased his first store in 1984 in Montgomery, Alabama and now owns four supermarkets with more than four hundred employees working in Alabama. In 1993, Calhoun and Associates was formed to assist Fortune 500 Companies with Minority and Diversity Affairs. Calhoun continued to diversify his business ventures by opening his third business in 1996 consisting of two consolidation warehouses in Texas servicing products throughout the west. Calhoun Communication (CALCOM) was formed in 1998 to provide businesses and the private sector a more competitively priced and friendly telecommunication services alternative to major carriers. Being the enterprising businessman that he is, Calhoun created Superior Brokerage based in Montgomery, Alabama and Access Communication, based in North Carolina, in the fall of 2003. His most recent acquisitions are Calhoun Foods Distribution Center, Inc. and Calhoun Financial Group, LLC, which were both started in June 2004. |
History of the Montgomery Regional Airport
Montgomery's first commercial air services took place at Maxwell Field, a military field founded by the Wright Brothers in west Montgomery in 1910. The original municipal airport was opened in east Montgomery in 1929 to meet the city's growing demand for commercial aviation services. Gunter Field, as it came to be known, was served by a predecessor of American Airlines, and later by Eastern Air Lines, before being chosen in 1940 as the site of a new military pilot training facility.
Congestion at Gunter Field led the city to purchase land on U.S. 80 to serve as a new commercial site. The city entered into an agreement with the USAAF for this same site to serve as an auxiliary field for Gunter. Dannelly Field, so named for Navy pilot Clarence Moore Dannelly, Jr., Montgomery's first World War II casualty, opened in 1943. The city of Montgomery took title to Dannelly field, now known as Montgomery Regional Airport, in 1946 when air service began. In 1972, The Alabama Legislature passed legislation to create the Montgomery Airport Authority as a self – sustaining new public corporation governed by a nine member board appointed by each member of the Montgomery City Council. The daily operations and staff of the Montgomery Airport Authority are managed by the Executive Director and Deputy Director.
Montgomery Regional Airport recently completed a multi-year terminal upgrade which expanded the main terminal and added a variety of new gates and facilities.
Departures & Arrivals
Click here for scheduled departures and arrivals and up-to-date flight statusDIRECTIONS & MAPS
Montgomery Regional Airport is located off I-65 at the Selma exit (Exit 167). For point-to-point directions, input our address (4445 Selma Highway, Montgomery, Alabama, 36108) or our airport code (MGM) at Google Maps.
