Baxter County Airport – WMH Mountain Home
Baxter County Airport is a public airport operated by the Baxter County Airport Authority. WMH Airportis classified as a general aviation facility that handles military and air taxi flights as well. Due to its location near the Mountain Home district of Baxter County, Arkansas, the airport is also known to some as Mountain Home Airport. It is a Level 4 airport with facilities that serve most kinds of aircraft in the business or corporate jet fleet.
Best Time to Visit
WMH Airport was first called Twin Lakes Municipal Airport after Twin Lakes Industrial District, a 700-acre area intended for economic and industrial development. It was built and privately funded by the Industrial Development Corporation of the Ozarks (IDCO), a non-profit organization, in order to provide air service for the area. The airport’s name was changed to Baxter County Regional Airport in 1979, to Ozark Regional Airport in 2005, and then finally to Baxter County Airport in 2017. Baxter County Airport serves as a gateway to nearby cities like Bull Shoals, Hardenville and Midway.
What to Do & Area Attractions
There are numerous hotels near the airport. One of these is Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Mountain Home, which is just a 13-minute drive from Baxter County Airport. Another hotel to consider is the pet-friendly Quality Inn & Suites Mountain Home North, which is located 6.7 miles away from the airport. There is also the Days Inn by Wyndham Mountain Home, which is 7 miles away.
If you are looking for an alternative general aviation airport, you might want to consider the West Plains Regional Airport (UNO), which is an hour and 20 minute drive from Baxter County Airport.
