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Tyler Pounds Regional Airport checks in as one of the busiest general aviation hubs in northeast Texas. In addition to its busy general aviation traffic each day, Tyler Pounds Regional Airport also offers citizens of Tyler, Texas, and its surrounding area access to daily scheduled commercial flights to the nearby commercial flight hubs of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Tyler Pounds Regional Airport also had strong military ties in the middle of the 20th century, which is one of the reasons it has the Pounds title in its name.

Although the airport itself opened as Tyler Municipal Airport back in 1937, when World War II took place, the airfield was taken over the by the United States Army Air Forces, which used the airfield facilities for both military transport and flight training. During that time, the military also renamed the airport Pounds Field. Following the conclusion of World War II, the airfield became a civilian airport once again, and to honor its role in World War II, it was now called Tyler Pounds Regional Airport. Today, its IATA code is TYR. If you are flying in to Tyler Pounds Regional Airport, you can guarantee that you will have the best TYR rental car rates around by booking your Tyler airport car rental before you land on RentACarNow.com, where we compile all the top Tyler Pounds Regional Airport car rental prices from companies like Avis and Budget in one easy to navigate location.

Currently, Tyler Pounds Regional Airport is home to three runways. While the majority of its traffic falls under the general aviation category, it does offer flights several times a day to the two largest airports in the Lone Star State, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The commercial flights to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport are handled by American Eagle while Continental Connection and its subsidiary Colgan Air handle the flights to Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport. While you only have those two non stop direct flight destination options from TYR, once you land at either DFW or IAH, you have access to a number of international and domestic destinations as both airports serve as hubs for carriers American Airlines and United/Continental Airlines, respectively. While at TYR just six miles to the west of downtown Tyler, take a minute to stop by the old terminal and peruse the Historic Aviation Memorial Museum. And don’t forget to pick up the Tyler airport rental car you booked on RentACarNow.com.