First emerged athletics director Shane Lyons from the cabin, followed by Brown, who was greeted by several WVU staff members.
About a dozen fans stood outside the gate near the runway, while others gazed from inside the airport through tall windows.
“Welcome to Morgantown, coach!” a fan yelled from behind fence.
“Thank you, thank you all for coming out,” Brown responded. “You guys must have done some really good investigating. We’re looking forward to getting started. It will be fun and it’s the start of something great.”
One of the fans watching from inside was Morgantown’s Thomas Lyall. He is looking forward to seeing what Brown can do with a football program that hasn’t won a Big 12 title so far in seven seasons.
“I’m excited for Neal Brown’s chapter at West Virginia,” he said. “I feel like a lot of people have gotten worn down with football the last couple years with Dana Holgorsen and I think this freshens it up in a way — we bring in a guy who’s had three-straight 10 win seasons at Troy.
“I think he’s going to take the program to that same kind of level.”
Brown was officially hired by West Virginia on Saturday after agreeing to a six-year, $19.05 million contract. He said goodbye to the Troy fan base during the Trojans’ men’s basketball game.
On a Twitter video posted Sunday, Brown said he intended to speak with West Virginia players later that night. He finished the 5-second clip with a “Let’s go Mountaineers.”