"Black Moshannon Airport" was built on land taken from
Black Moshannon State Park and
Moshannon State Forest just before the Second World War, and was operational by 1942, hosting a
Civil Air Patrol training exercise for nearly 300 planes on May 30, 1942. It was renamed "Mid-State Airport" in 1962. The March 1951 diagram shows the 163/343 runway 3400 feet long and the 056/236 runway 3000 feet. In May 1962 both runways were 5000 feet; in September 1968 16/34 was 5710 feet. In 1949-53
All American Airways DC-3s stopped at Albert airport north of Philipsburg .
Allegheny Airlines moved to PSB in 1953–54;
Allegheny Commuter took over from 1973 to 1981. The airport is from
State College and
Pennsylvania State University; over 75% of the passengers were from the State College and
Bellefonte area. In 1978 Allegheny Commuter began shifting to
University Park Airport, owned by Penn State; Mid-State Regional Airport now has no scheduled airline. In 2008 the name is "Mid-State Regional Airport" and it has been designated a
Keystone Opportunity Zone (KOZ). The KOZ portion of the airport is on to encourage business growth and is designated a KOZ through December 31, 2010. However, there are limitations in state law that prohibit any further development on park or forest lands. == Facilities==