5 jet, 2 helicopters, and 1% military. The airport is served by a fixed-base operator (FBO), Executive Air Transport. The FBO provides fuel and other pilot services. Car rental agencies are available at the airport. The Muskegon Area Transit System (MATS) route Harvey provides bus service to the airport. Airlines and destinations According to FlightAware, only one airline, Southern Airways Express, is operating scheduled passenger service from Muskegon at this time. Southern replaced SkyWest Airlines as the Essential Air Service operator at the airport. Several other air carriers also operate charter flights from the airport. Southern Airways Express currently flies Cessna 208 Caravan single-engine turboprop aircraft on all of its nonstop services between Muskegon and Chicago. Sun Country, which flies Boeing 737-800 jets, operates this mainline aircraft type into Muskegon. Statistics SkyWest ended its United Express service into MKG on September 30, 2022. Southern Airways Express began its service the following day. Accidents & Incidents On June 30, 1981, a Cessna 401 crashed while on its initial climbout from Muskegon. The probable cause was found to be a powerplant failure during climb for unknown reasons. The pilot's improper emergency procedures contributed to the accident. On July 24, 2010, a Beechcraft A24R Sierra lost engine power and impacted terrain after departing from muskegon. The pilot, who was seriously injured in the crash, reported his fuel system checks and engine run-up were normal. The aircraft started losing power about 200 feet above the ground, and the pilot decided not to return to the airport due to his low altitude. The cause of the engine power is undetermined. Photo gallery References Other sources Essential Air Service documents (Docket DOT-OST-2009-0160) from the U.S. Department of Transportation: Ninety-day notice (July 15, 2009): from Mesaba Aviation, Inc. of its intent to discontinue unsubsidized scheduled air service at the following communities, effective October 12, 2009: Paducah, KY; Alpena, MI; Muskegon, MI; Hancock, MI; Sault Ste. Marie, MI; International Falls, MN; Tupelo, MS and Eau Claire, WI. Essential Air Service documents (Docket OST-2009-0301) from the U.S. Department of Transportation: Memorandum (November 19, 2009): closing out docket DOT-2009-0160 and opening up eight new dockets for the various communities (Alpena, MI; Eau Claire, WI; Hancock/Houghton, MI; International Falls, MN; Muskegon, MI; Paducah, KY; Sault Ste. Marie, MI; Tupelo, MS). Order 2009-10-8 (October 16, 2009): selecting SkyWest Airlines, Inc., d/b/a United Express, to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Hancock/Houghton