airport had nearly 50,000 charter passengers. The charter traffic continued to grow with the announcement that Allegiant Airlines, would base under a contract with Harrah's Entertainment, to base two Allegiant aircraft at Tunica to ferry customers to Tunica, New Orleans, St. Louis and Council Bluffs, Iowa. In 2008, total passenger traffic to Tunica was more than 70,000 people. Tunica completed a $40 million project to extend the runway to 8,500 feet, extend the taxiway and build a new hangar. The airport opened the commercial terminal in 2011. The passenger terminal replaced the temporary terminal building which had been in operation since the airport opened. AirTran Airways began nonstop flights from Tunica to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on May 6, 2010 with Boeing 717 aircraft. It was the airport's first regular commercial service since 2006. However, AirTran ended service on May 2, 2011. Vision Airlines launched service to Destin/Fort Walton on June 1, 2011 but dropped the route a few months later leaving the airport with no commercial scheduled service. Republic Airlines opened charter service a few years later from Youngstown, Ohio, a route now operated by Elite Airways. The Tunica Airport completed construction on a second 20,000 sq. ft. hanger in 2015. The Airport added a 10-bay T-hanger to the airfield in 2021. Facilities and aircraft Tunica Municipal Airport covers an area of 863 acres (349 ha) at an elevation of 194 feet (59 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 17/35 with an asphalt surface measuring 8,500 by 150 feet (2,591 x 46 m). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2011, the airport had 10,257 aircraft operations, an average of 28 per day: 89% general aviation, 9% scheduled commercial, 2% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport: 70% single-engine, 20% multi-engine, and 10% jet. The Tunica Airport consists of a general aviation terminal, commercial terminal, two 20,000 sq. ft. hangers, a 10-bay T-hanger, fire department and training building, car rental facility capabilities and fixed based operator (FBO), Tunica Air Center References External links Tunica Airport, official site Tunica Air Center, the fixed-base operator (FBO) Total Air Group (aircraft maintenance services) Airports in Mississippi Buildings and structures in Tunica County, Mississippi Transportation in Tunica County, Mississippi