Veterans of Southern Illinois (MWA) Airport Car Service

MWA (Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois Regional Airport, named in honor of the region's military veterans) sits in Marion in Williamson County, Illinois, accessible via Interstate 57 and the SR 13 and SR 148 corridor. The airport is owned and operated by the Williamson County Airport Authority. Cape Air provides scheduled commercial service to St. Louis Lambert International (STL) and Nashville (BNA). MWA serves as the primary commercial gateway for southern Illinois including SIU Carbondale and the Shawnee National Forest region. Our chauffeurs stage at the commercial vehicle lane outside the terminal.

MWA to downtown Marion runs about 5 to 10 minutes via Airport Road, and MWA to Carbondale and the Southern Illinois University main campus runs about 20 to 25 minutes via SR 13 westbound. We handle daily transfers to area hotels including the Holiday Inn Marion Conference Center, the Drury Inn and Suites Marion, and the Hampton Inn Marion.

Yes. Southern Illinois University Carbondale and Saluki Stadium (home of the SIU Salukis FCS football team in the Missouri Valley Football Conference) plus Banterra Center (SIU basketball) all sit on the SIU campus about 20 to 25 minutes from MWA via SR 13 westbound. We handle parent weekend transfers, Salukis home football game weekend transport, basketball pickups, graduation week, and visiting Missouri Valley Conference team logistics.

Yes. Southern Illinois University Carbondale (the flagship campus of the SIU system, home of the SIU School of Medicine campus and the SIU School of Law) generates consistent parent and corporate visitor demand through MWA. We handle Family Weekend transfers, parent weekend visits, SIU Foundation donor logistics, and the broader SIU alumni travel through MWA.

Yes. Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (the 43,000 acre federal wildlife refuge including Crab Orchard Lake, popular for fishing, hunting, and recreation in southern Illinois) runs about 10 to 15 minutes from MWA via SR 13 westbound. We handle daily refuge visitor transfers and corporate hospitality logistics for the broader Williamson County recreation corridor.

Yes. The Shawnee National Forest (the 280,000 acre federal forest covering southern Illinois, anchored by the iconic Garden of the Gods Recreation Area with its sandstone rock formations and Camel Rock Observation Trail) runs about 30 to 45 minutes from MWA via Interstate 24 southbound. We handle daily Garden of the Gods visitor transfers, hiking group logistics, and the broader southern Illinois eco tourism transport.

Yes. Heartland Regional Medical Center (Marion's primary hospital, part of the Heartland health system) runs about 5 to 10 minutes from MWA. We handle patient transfers, visiting physician transport, family member airport pickups for extended hospital stays, and the broader SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale corporate transfers.

Yes. Williamson County hosts a corporate base anchored by Aisin Manufacturing Illinois in Marion (the major Toyota tier one transmission and powertrain supplier), Continental Tire The Americas in Mount Vernon, and dozens of regional manufacturers serving the southern Illinois corridor. We hold standing accounts with executive teams across the broader region.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduation weekend (typically held in mid May for spring and December for fall) generates the heaviest family transportation demand of our Marion year. We require four to six weeks of lead time for graduation weekend SUV and Sprinter bookings, since Marion and Carbondale hotel inventory fills three to four months ahead.

Yes. Dispatch runs around the clock with a live human on the line, and we operate red eye Cape Air arrivals, 4 am Aisin Manufacturing and Continental Tire early shift corporate transfers, and late night SIU football game day pickups during Salukis home football weekends. There is no surcharge for late night or early morning service on standard bookings.