Jack Brooks Regional Airport , formerly
Southeast Texas Regional Airport, is near
Port Arthur, Texas, nine miles (14 km) southeast of
Beaumont and northeast of Port Arthur. It was formerly the
Jefferson County Airport, but its name was changed to honor former U.S. Representative
Jack Brooks (D - Beaumont). The airport is southwest of the city of
Nederland in
unincorporated Jefferson County, and is used for
general aviation. Jack Brooks Regional Airport is one of only two destinations where
Southwest Airlines ended scheduled service (in 1980) and never returned. A number of other airlines have also initiated and then ceased service including American Eagle, Continental, Delta/Delta Connection and United Express. The latest chapter with regard to passenger airline service at the airport involves the resumption of service by
American Eagle on behalf of
American Airlines to Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW).
