

Originally built in 1968, Bay City Regional Airport is located just five miles from the busy center of Bay City. We currently have six new housing developments breaking ground in town.” In fact, it is not just the airport but all of Bay City that is just busting out thanks to Executive Director Jessica Russell and her team at the Bay City Economic Development Corporation. I suppose all of that was taken into consideration and it was a big boost which pointed out that we are going in the right direction.

We have been involved in a lot of improvement projects – we got new hangars and new fuel trucks. You can be nominated by pilots, you can be nominated by engineers, by TxDOT themselves. “We came first out of 287 airports in Texas, so that was big… we were very proud of that!” boasts James Mason, Bay City Regional Airport Manager. In 2021 the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) named Bay City Regional as the General Aviation Airport of the Year. Perhaps that is why Bay City Regional Airport is constantly at the forefront of advancement – trying to make itself better and better. World-class golf, birding, fishing on Matagorda Bay and charming southern hospitality that can’t be beat all add up to a place that is well worth a visit. It is not just the birds who are captivated by this beautiful city on the Gulf Coast of Texas. The Matagorda County Birding Center lays testament to just how popular and interesting the sport can be. Of the 338 bird species that migrate from north to south, 333 of them fly through Bay City in Texas. Bay City Regional Airport Soaring in the right directionīusiness View Magazine interviews James Mason, Airport Manager of Bay City Regional Airport, for our focus on U.S.
