Pellston Regional Airport was established in 1941 as a military airfield. Initially, the airport was used for training purposes by the United States Army Air Corps. After World War II, the airport was decommissioned and returned to civilian use in…
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Northern Maine Regional Airport at Presque Isle first opened in 1963, when it was known as Loring Air Force Base. The airport was one of the largest Strategic Air Command bases in the United States. It was home to a…
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Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY) is located in Salisbury, Maryland. It is a public use airport owned by the Wicomico County government and operated by the Maryland Aviation Administration. The airport was originally opened in 1945 as Salisbury-Wicomico Regional…
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Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport is located in Richland County, Montana. It opened in the early 1930s as a small grass-strip airfield. The original airport consisted of a single runway, which was expanded in the 1940s to accommodate larger aircraft. In the…
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Staunton – Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, located in Staunton, Virginia, has been in operation since the 1940s. The airport was originally built to support military operations in World War II and was initially known as the Staunton Army Airfield. After…
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Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR) is located in Tyler, Texas and has been serving the local community since the 1940s. The airport was originally owned by the City of Tyler and was known as Tyler Municipal Airport. In the 1950s,…
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Wichita Falls Regional Airport was established in 1929, when the City of Wichita Falls purchased a plot of land and built a small airfield. The airport was originally named Wichita Falls Municipal Airport, and it served as an important hub…
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Butte Bert Mooney Airport has been serving the local community since 1929. The airport was originally established as a grass landing strip and was known as the Parrot Field. In 1934, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) began construction on a…
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Greater Rochester International Airport (GRIA) was established in 1927 as the Rochester Municipal Airport. It served as a hub for the early aviation industry and was also used by the US military during World War II. GRIA experienced significant expansion…
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Rochester International Airport (RST) was first established in 1927 as an airfield. It was initially built to serve the needs of the local area, and was owned by a private firm. Over time, the airport grew in size and importance,…
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The Roswell International Air Center Airport has a long and storied history. It began as an Army Air Base in 1941, when it was used to train pilots for World War II. After the war ended, the base was decommissioned…
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San Francisco International Airport (SFO) first opened on May 7, 1927, under the name Mills Field Municipal Airport. It was named after Major General Frederick Funston, who had been a hero of the Spanish-American War and was also a resident…
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Watertown International Airport, located in Upstate New York, has a long and interesting history. It was originally established as the Watertown Municipal Airport in 1934 by the City of Watertown. At the time of its opening, the airport featured a…
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Northeast Philadelphia Airport was originally built in 1941 by the City of Philadelphia as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The airport was designed to be a major air hub for the city and surrounding region. The first commercial…
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Washington – Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA) was originally built in 1941 as a military airfield and was known as Washington National Airport. It was the first airport built and operated by the federal government for the nation’s capital city….
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Springfield-Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI), located in the capital city of Springfield, Illinois, is the largest commercial airport in the state. The airport was originally built in 1927 and was known as the Capital Airport. It served as a training…
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The Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) was established in 1957 as a commercial airport for the Springfield-Branson metropolitan area. The airport was originally called the Springfield-Greene County Airport and was owned and operated by the City of Springfield. The original runway…
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St. George Municipal Airport was originally established in the late 1930s as a small grass strip airport to serve the local community. Over the years, the airport has grown to become a major regional hub for air travel and commerce….
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Toledo Express Airport was established in 1941 as the Toledo Municipal Airport. The airport served as a training base for the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, and its runways were used by B-24 Liberator bombers. After the…
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Cherry Capital Airport – Traverse City has been in operation since the early 1920s. Initially built as a grass strip airport, it began as a commercial airport in 1933 when Northwest Airways purchased the land and began scheduled air service….
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