M. Graham Clark - Taney County Airport, for private plane traffic, is located adjacent to Branson in Point Lookout, Missouri, next to the College of the Ozarks.
Branson Airport, only eight miles south of Branson, Missouri, is Branson's major carrier local airport and began official operation effective May 11, 2009. Currently, AirTran Airways provides nonstop service to its main hub in Atlanta as well as Milwaukee. Sun Country flies to Minneapolis/St.Paul and Dallas/Fort Worth nonstop.
Springfield-Branson Regional Airport is about 50 miles from Branson, servicing the following air travel providers:
Allegiant Air (non-stop service only to/from Las Vegas, Tampa, and Orlando; no connections)
American Eagle
Delta Connection
United Express
Boone County Regional Airport in Harrison, Arkansas, is closer (31 miles), but has only one carrier (Mesa Airlines ).
Other options include NW Arkansas Regional Airport in Bentonville, 97 miles or about a 2 hour drive away though the Mark Twain Nat'l Forest (includes some steep curves over hilly terrain -- this is the only airport whose land route is through the forest). The nearest major airports are Tulsa 216 miles, Kansas City 233 miles, and St. Louis (Lambert) 255 miles. St. Louis has some international flights, as well as some major tourist attractions of its own to see.
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