Manchester–Boston Regional Airport a "tag-on" for United flights heading from Bangor and Portland, Maine, to Chicago, but the carrier no longer serves either city with mainline aircraft. In the early 1990s, United Airlines began flights between Manchester and Washington Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C. But creation of a north–south hub at Dulles did not work for United, and heavy competition in this market led to a quick exit. The Boeing 737 was used for this short-lived service, which comprised about four daily circuits between the two airports. US Airways started service at Manchester in early 1986, by connecting their hubs at Pittsburgh
Garden City Regional Airport Garden City Regional Airport Garden City Regional Airport is nine miles southeast of Garden City, in Finney County, Kansas. It is served by one scheduled airline, subsidized by the federal government's Essential Air Service program at a cost of $2,919,026 (per year). The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a "primary commercial service" airport. Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 11,453 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 10,014 in 2009, and 10,155 in 2010. During World War II the United States Army Air Forces used Garden City Airport as a training airfield