Air Service
South Bend Regional Airport’s four air carriers provide non-stop flights to 10 cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Las Vegas, Phoenix-Mesa, Minneapolis, Orlando/Sanford, Punta Gorda/Fort Myers, and Tampa Bay/St. Petersburg. South Bend Airport’s multi-modal terminal serves over one million air, rail and bus passengers each year. According to the 2007 Economic Impact Report from the Aviation Authority of Indiana, the South Bend Regional Airport's total annual economic impact on South Bend and surrounding communities was in excess of $433.7 million. SBN’s annual indirect and direct contribution to the Indiana economy is estimated at more than $5.2 billion.
Allegiant Air announced in March 2008 interest in providing direct international service between South Bend and Cancún, Mexico. The airport authority told the public in a press release that now is the time to prepare for the service, not later, due to the amount of time it will take to get the customs facility operational, which could be a few years. However, the 2011 terminal renovation did not include a customs facility.
Frontier Airlines commenced operations between SBN and Denver International Airport in October 2012.
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