Business View Magazine | February 2020

112 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2020 AT A GLANCE ST. GEORGE REGIONAL AIRPORT WHAT: A city-owned airport six miles southeast of St. George, in Washington County, Utah WHERE: St. George, Utah WEBSITE: www.flysgu.com ST. GEORGE REGIONAL AIRPORT Back up and running S t. George Regional Airport is a commercial and general aviation airport located just outside St. George, in Washington County, Utah. It is owned by the City of St. George, which is tucked into Utah’s picturesque southwestern corner, not far from the state’s border with Arizona and Nevada, and such natural wonders as Zion National Park, Snow Canyon, and the Arizona Strip. Opened in 2011, the Airport had 54 general aviation hangars when it debuted; two years later that total had grown to 65. Today, there are 100 hangars dotting the 1,200-sq.-ft. facility. Because the City of St. George is growing at a rapid rate, not surprisingly, the number of commercial flights has also grown dramatically over the past decade. There were just over 68,000 enplanements in 2011; that number reached 140,000 in 2018. Today, there are daily flights between St. George and Dallas/Ft. Worth and Phoenix-Sky Harbor, courtesy of American Eagle; Delta Connection flies to Salt Lake City; and United Express serves Denver and Los Angeles. Last year, the Airport’s rapid rise was