Opening
Prior to construction of Branson Airport, the closest commercial service airport was Springfield-Branson National Airport 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Branson. That airport is owned by the city of Springfield, Missouri.
The formal grand opening was May 8–10, 2009 during which the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds performed during an air show. The first flight arrived the following day, on May 11, 2009 from Minneapolis-St. Paul on a Sun Country Airlines scheduled commercial flight.
There were two airlines operating at the time of Branson's opening, AirTran Airways and Sun Country Airlines. Sun Country Airlines stopped operations at Branson in March 2010.
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