Editing Meigs Field (section)

=== Historical airline service ===
The following are the main air carriers that operated scheduled passenger service from Meigs Field to Springfield, IL:<ref>[[Official Airline Guide]]</ref>

* 1970–1983: [[Air Illinois]] flew the 44-seat [[Hawker Siddeley HS 748]] turboprop, the largest aircraft regularly scheduled into Meigs.
* 1984–1985: [[Mississippi Valley Airlines]]
* 1984–1991: [[Britt Airways]] (In 1986 began dba [[Continental Express]] operating [[code share]] service for [[Continental Airlines]]).
* 1988–1995: [[Trans States Airlines]] (dba [[Trans World Express]] operating [[code share]] service for [[TWA]]).
* 1991–2001: [[Great Lakes Airlines]] (In 1992 began dba [[United Express]] operating [[code share]] service for [[United Airlines]]).

Smaller carriers that briefly provided service from Meigs to other cities include:

* Blade Helicopters
* Chicago Helicopter Airways
* Gopher Airlines
* Hub Airlines
* Illini Airlines
* Midwest Commuter Airways
* [[Ozark Air Lines]]
* Skystream Airlines

According to the February 1, 1976, edition of the [[Official Airline Guide]] ([[OAG (Air Travel Intelligence)|OAG]]), two airlines were serving Meigs Field at this time: [[Air Illinois]] and Skystream Airlines. Air Illinois was operating the 44-seat [[HS-748]] turboprop into the airport at this time with nonstop flights to [[Springfield, IL]] and continuing no change of plane service to [[Alton, IL]] and [[Carbondale, IL]]. Skystream Airlines was operating [[Beechcraft 99]] commuter turboprops on a nonstop and direct flights to [[Detroit Metro Airport]], [[Indianapolis, IN]] and [[South Bend, IN]].<ref>February 1, 1976 Official Airline Guide (OAG) North American Edition, Chicago Meigs Field flight schedules</ref>

The September 15, 1994, edition of the [[OAG (Air Travel Intelligence)|OAG]] reported that three air carriers were serving Meigs Field with scheduled passenger flights: [[Great Lakes Aviation]] operating as [[United Express]] on behalf of [[United Airlines]], [[Trans States Airlines]] flying as [[Trans World Express]] on behalf of [[Trans World Airlines]] ([[TWA]]) and Blade Helicopters. Great Lakes was operating [[Beechcraft 1900C]] turboprops on its nonstop service to [[Lansing, MI]], and [[Springfield, IL]] and was also flying one stop direct service to [[Quincy, IL]]. Trans States served [[Springfield, IL]] nonstop with [[Swearingen Metro]] III propjets. Blade Helicopters was operating [[Eurocopter AS350]] "AStar" turbine powered helicopters on a high frequency shuttle schedule with 39 flights every weekday to [[Chicago O'Hare Airport]] and 12 flights every weekday to [[Chicago Midway Airport]].<ref>Sept. 1, 1994 Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American edition, Chicago Meigs Field flight schedules</ref>