Aviation
Springfield-Branson
National
Airport
(SGF)
Springfield-Branson
National
Airport
is
the
primary
air
connection
to
the
national
and
international
markets,
serving
10,
non-stop
destinations:
Atlanta
Chicago
Dallas/Fort
Worth
Denver
Las
Vegas
Los
Angeles
Memphis
Orlando
Phoenix
Tampa
The
Midfield
Terminal
was
completed
in
2009
and
currently
has
10
gates
in
operation,
with
room
for
60
at
full
operation.
The
Springfield-Branson
National
Airport
also
serves
as
a
foreign
trade
zone
which
is
an
economic
incentives
program
to
facilitate
international
trade.
The
cargo
facility
associated
with
the
FTZ
is
utilized
by
UPS,
FedEx,
BAX
Global,
U.S.
Customs,
and
Eagle
Global
Logistics.
General
aviation
at
SGF
serves
all
additional
flights
that
are
not
part
of
the
scheduled
passenger
flights
or
related
to
cargo.
Downtown
Airport
The
Downtown
Airport
is
one
of
the
first
airports
in
the
Ozarks
region,
has
one
runway,
and
can
accommodate
most
modern
private
aircraft.
Goods
Movement
Rail
The
Ozarks
Transportation
Organization
region
is
primarily
served
by
BNSF
Railway
Company,
though
Missouri
&
Northern
Arkansas
Railroad
Company
also
operates
within
the
region.
The
Partnership
Industrial
Center
and
several
industries,
including
the
City
Utilities
power
plants,
are
served
by
rail.
The
Railroad
Reconfiguration
and
Grade
Separation
Study
is
the
current
implementation
plan
for
addressing
rail
and
traffic
concerns
in
the
OTO
region.
One
key
project
is
the
grade
separation
with
James
River
Freeway
and
the
construction
of
the
US
60/65
interchange.
The
grade
separation
at
Chestnut,
Division,
and
Cherry
is
a
phased
project.
The
Chestnut
grade
separation
is
currently
being
scoped
and
designed,
with
construction
planned
as
a
cost-share
project
for
2014
and
2015.
Trucking
The
trucking
and
warehousing
industry
accounts
for
nearly
5
percent
of
the
jobs
in
the
OTO
region.
Local
trucking
firms
are
located
mostly
in
northeast
Springfield.
I-44
has
some
of
the
highest
truck
volumes
in
Missouri.
Missouri
Department
of
Transportation
currently
provides
17
spaces
for
truck
parking
in
Strafford,
along
I-44.
The
highest
truck
volumes
on
the
OTO
highway
network
are
on
I-44
and
US
65.
In
2007,
I-44
even
carried
more
tonnage
than
I-70.
