From July 1988 through September 1993, Southwest Airlines served the airport with 10 to 13 daily flights. Pro Air also operated Boeing 737s from the airfield. Chautauqua Airlines served the airport but ceased service less than a year later. Spirit Airlines planned to fly McDonnell-Douglas DC-9s to DET in 1995, but never began service. Pro Air, a scheduled passenger airline, was based at the airport and grounded by the FAA due to poor maintenance performance. The airport now has no scheduled passenger airline service.