ports ▁with ▁regularly - sch eduled ▁commercial ▁service ▁in ▁Connecticut , ▁the ▁other ▁being ▁Brad ley ▁International ▁Airport ▁in ▁W inds or ▁Lock s . ▁ ▁American ▁Airlines ▁affili ates , ▁P SA ▁Airlines ▁and ▁Republic ▁Airlines ▁serve ▁New ▁H aven ▁under ▁the ▁American ▁E agle ▁( air line ▁brand ). ▁▁ ▁It ▁is ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁Federal ▁A viation ▁Administration ▁( FA A ) ▁National ▁Plan ▁of ▁Integr ated ▁Airport ▁Systems ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 2 0 2 1 , ▁in ▁which ▁it ▁is ▁categor ized ▁as ▁a ▁non - h ub ▁primary ▁commercial ▁service ▁facility . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ 2 0 th ▁Century ▁Gr ound - bre aking ▁cer emon ies ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁air port ▁occurred ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁The ▁facility ▁was ▁later ▁dedicated ▁and ▁opened ▁for ▁traffic ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁as ▁the ▁New ▁H aven ▁Municipal ▁Airport . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁John ▁H . ▁" Jack " ▁Twe ed , ▁its ▁first ▁air port ▁manager . ▁The ▁first ▁air line ▁to ▁serve ▁New ▁H aven ▁was ▁Li - Con ▁Air ways , ▁Inc ., ▁( Long ▁Island - Connect icut ▁Air ways ) ▁of ▁Is lip , ▁Long ▁Island , ▁New ▁York . ▁That ▁car rier ▁comm enced ▁service ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁and ▁provided ▁passenger ▁and ▁air mail ▁service ▁until