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TikTok is going wild over one of the smallest airports in the US, where there is only one airline and the runway is a mile long

May 30, 2023, 14:19 IST
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Morgantown Municipal Airport.Screenshot/TikTok
  • A TikTok showed what one of the smallest airports in the US looks like.
  • Morgantown Municipal Airport operates flights on utility aircraft run only by one airline.
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A video on TikTok offered a glimpse of how tiny this airport in West Virginia is, with its mini-sized baggage carousel and mile-long runway.

A TikTok user, @aboriginalscents, posted a video touring Morgantown Municipal Airport in West Virginia. The video has garnered almost 530,000 views as of May 30.

The airport serves North Central West Virginia and measures just 494 acres, which makes it one of the smallest airports in the US. In comparison, John F. Kennedy International Airport measures 4,930 acres.

The exterior of Morgantown Municipal Airport.Google Maps

The video began with a look at the departure area, featuring a small lounge where four people were patiently waiting for their flight.

A booth belonging to Southern Airways — which is the only airline operating flights at the airport — was shown after.

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Southern Airways offers daily flights from the airport to two locations: Washington Dulles Airport and Pittsburgh International Airport. Flight tickets listed online start from $29.

The TikTok also showed a clip of a pilot with a Cessna Caravan plane, one of the three aircraft used by Southern Airways. The Cessna Caravan is a small utility plane built to accommodate between 10 to 12 passengers. A glimpse of the airport's mile-long runway was also shown in the video.

The video ended by showing the airport's compact baggage carousel and TSA checkpoint, with the caption: "Fastest security line."

TikTok users poked fun at the airport, with one user, @jrkinglol, likening it to an "urgent care" center. Other users compared the airport to "a lego city airport" and "the airport from Animal Crossing."

"My doctors office has a bigger lobby," TikTok user Karrjaden830 wrote.

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Several users were baffled at Southwest Airway's use of a utility plane for flights, with one user commenting: "I would be scared to go on that."

Another user, @itme, shared her favorite feature of the airport — the baggage claim — writing that they "love the tiny carousel".

The user who posted the video, @aboriginalscents, responded to the comment with some disappointing news.

"It doesn't work. They bring your bags to you at the door lol," she wrote.

Morgantown Municipal Airport, Southern Airways, and @aboriginalscents did not immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment.

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