I thought this little airport was great. I've been here a few times to or from visiting my grandpa,…read moreand it's been a good experience each time. This airport is clean, everyone who works here is nice (even when checking in our bags!), and TSA was pleasant. When we picked up our rental vehicle (our flight was delayed from Dallas/Forth Worth for hours), they stayed open for us to pick up our rental car! This airport is clean, cute, and the customer service is great. I'm not a huge fan of flying (or should I say airports), but Tyler Pounds Airport makes the experience agreeable!

There people need to be trained on the computer. I have TSA…read morepre-check and the guy could not get it to print on my ticket. Also, no one at the front desk knows how to add partner airline miles (one world) to the ticket. I fly international and start from Tyler and they have never been able to figure out how to add partner airline frequent flyer number to my tickets. When I get to Dallas I have them do it. Please train your people or update your equipment if needed.

Easy in, easy out. Would be nice to nice if they had free wifi since cellular service is on the low…read moreside for the area. More than enough places to sit if you had to wait and the they even have a small cafe to grab a quick biscuit n coffee on the way out.

This Regional Airport is top-notch. Not only do they provide the best in flight services, but they…read morealso host many community programs; such as the Kite-Festival or the Airshow

I wrote my original review seven years ago, and I wish I could say things have improved overall --…read morebut unfortunately, it's still a mixed experience. To recap, the airport itself is nice. It's small, easy to get through, looks recently renovated, and the convenience of free parking is a huge perk. Traveling directly into Longview should be a smooth, stress-free experience, and I've always wanted to support our tiny local airport. My original two-star rating came from the TSA staff at the time. They were rude, unprofessional, and patting down nearly every single passenger who wasn't PreCheck. It felt unnecessary in a place with barely any foot traffic. The good news is that TSA has definitely loosened up and is much more friendly now, which I genuinely appreciate. That part has gotten better. Unfortunately, the issues just shifted elsewhere. The past few years, flights have been consistently troublesome -- delays, confusion, and construction (allegedly) that never seems to end. The part that's most disappointing now is the American Airlines staff. The rudeness that used to come from TSA feels like it transferred over to them. No updates on delays, very little friendliness, and an obsession with carry-on bag size that borders on ridiculous. I've watched them shut down sweet older ladies over a bag being an inch too big, while somehow ignoring other passengers breaking the same rules. It's inconsistent and unnecessary. This airport has so much potential. It really could be a great travel hub for East Texas. But after years of trying to make it work, I've pretty much given up and now just fly out of Shreveport or Dallas instead. I truly hope it improves someday, because I want to love this airport... but right now, it's just not it.

Don't blink because if you do you might miss this place. It's a small airport so you're not going…read moreto find restaurants and shops like you find at the big airports. The nice thing is you're also not going to find the lines and the crowds like you do at the big airports.

Great FBO with the least expensive low lead and jet fuel around…read more Wayne is great and they have a courtesy car for you to take into town for lunch. It is also nice because if you get in after hours, they have a 24 hour self serve pump to get gas. Great flight down from Addison, Meachum or Executive Jet in a 172 with good views of Cedar Creek lake.

My very favorite small town, east Texas airport. Very nicely maintained 3000 foot runway, great…read moreterminal area, with pilots lounge that has after hours access, and an airport car! Downtown Wills Point is charming and has two decent restaurants two good restaurants just out of downtown, the fabulous Four Winds Steakhouse less than 15 minutes from the airport. Excellent staff and their spouses always willing to help. Good gas prices at a modern self serve facility. Right in between Terrel and Canton if you still need more to do.

Great regional airstrip/airport, got to fly my first plane here!read more

Very quite. Easy check-in. The staff throughout was awesome. Very clean outside and inside. Easy…read moreairport to fly out of.

This is the most incompetent group of TSA employees I have ever encountered. It took an hour to…read moreget ONE plane with 50 passengers on it through the line. Multiple bags were searched to the core and five elderly passengers were extensively patted down. The incredibly stupid agent gave my fiancée a hard time about how her name was listed on her out of state license because mine was listed different. In all actuality they were listed the exact same but she was too dense or too proud to admit her mistake and back off. I saw the last woman through the checkpoint almost miss boarding because TSA just HAD to tear her bag apart. Guess how many items of contraband they found? 0. Absolutely none. These self righteous incompetent asshats accomplished nothing except wasting everyone's time. There is no possible way their conduct would be allowed at an airport that had more than one plane leaving an hour, everyone would miss their flights. Their demeanor, protocol, and self importance were so far removed from the reality of this dinky little country bumpkin airport that the TSA needs to send someone down to review their procedures and implement a wellness check on these delusional employees. If one of you TSA agents is reading this, please understand that you did nothing to save anyone and your understanding of your role and position you play in the security of America is extremely laughable. You are worthless to TSA anywhere else than Tyler Pounds.

Passing through the area and spotted the historical marker sign so detoured to check it out. This…read moreair field is not far from US-80 just west of Mineola. The marker is in good condition and reads, "Wisener Field. The age of aviation came to Mineola on July 4, 1917, when a Curtis JN-4D "Jenny" biplane, piloted by a member of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, landed at this field. Called Massengale Meadow at the time, the site's flat terrain proved conductive to the establishment of one of the first airports in Texas. It was used by military aircraft during World War I and was the home of the Royal Flying Circus and other barnstormers in the 1920s. Expanded and improved over the years, it remains a privately-maintained public use airport. (1988)." The wikipedia article says that a number of well-known aviators have flown into Wisener Field. These have included Wiley Post, "Slats" Rogers, Tommy Grace and Fay Lucille Cox. United States Senators Lyndon B. Johnson (later U.S. President), Phil Graham, and Kay Bailey Hutchison have flown into the airport. As it happened, there was a man here who seemed to be thinking about a takeoff and I I watched him go down the runway only to cancel and taxi back to the top. [Review 15997 overall - 185 in Texas - 1502 of 2021.]

This is the oldest privately held airport in Texas and the hangars are occupied by mostly vintage…read moreaircraft. If you can get by on holidays such as the 4th of July or memorial day, or contact the owners, they open the flight museum where you can see a Curtis Jenny and other interesting planes and old cars.