About Southeast Regional Airport Authority:
Moving Forward While Honoring Our Heritage and Tradition
Our History
This airport has been a staple in the region since it began in 1942 as Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base. From 1942-1945 it was the largest Waco CG-4A glider pilot training base in the world.
Looking Forward
While we remain true to our heritage and traditions, we also look forward to ensuring the airport and its offerings continue to bring value to our customers and the community through exemplary service and diverse amenities for industrial, private, and military aviators as well as others.
See this Wikipedia page for air base history and this one for airport history.
Relationship With Community
Our team members live in the area and most of us were raised right around the corner. When you’re here, you’re in our hometown and we want you to experience the best it has to offer.
Our Team
When the army base shuttered in 1945, the Department of Defense granted the airport and facilities to the city of Laurinburg and the town of Maxton.
The two municipalities formed a commission to manage and direct the operation of the airport and its surrounding land for the next several decades. The commission was composed of three appointed representatives from each municipality.
In 2020, legislation was introduced in the North Carolina General Assembly that changed the former Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Commission to the Southeast Regional Airport Authority. In addition to three representatives from the City of Laurinburg and three from the Town of Maxton, Scotland County was given one representative, and the Director of Scotland County Economic Development Corporation was given a seat on the board as an ex officio member.
Commissioners
Guy McCook, Chair
Mary Jo Adams, Vice Chair
Emmett Morton, III, Secretary
Thomas Ammons
Victor Womack
Joe Clark, III
Bo Frizzell
Mark Ward, Ex Officio
Employees
Seth Hatchell, Executive Director
Jane Seamans, Administrative Assistant
Marcuss Baker, Airport Operations Manager
Albert Lee, Lead Line Service Technician
Sherman Sumpter, Line Service Technician
Cruz Titus, Line Service Technician
Mickey Oxendine, Water & Wastewater Superintendent
Jacob Hamlett, Utilities System Specialist
Herbert Buie, Maintenance Mechanic
Tommy Blackwell, Maintenance Mechanic