Rapid City Airport was initially established in 1927 as a military airfield. The first commercial flight occurred in 1934 and was operated by United Airlines. Rapid City Airport has since seen a significant growth in passenger numbers and destinations served….
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Portland International Airport was first established in the early 1940s, when the United States Army Air Corps began construction of Portland Army Air Base. The base was used to train pilots for combat missions and also served as a refueling…
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The Portland International Jetport was established in the late 1920s, with the first flights from the airport taking place in 1929. The original facility consisted of just a single grass runway and a small hangar. In 1940, the Civil Aeronautics…
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Pensacola Regional Airport began as an emergency landing field in the early 1920s. The airport was initially used as a refueling station for military aircraft and was eventually expanded to become a training facility for the Navy. During World War…
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Indianapolis International Airport (IND) was established in 1931, when the city of Indianapolis purchased a 640-acre parcel of land from the estate of Charles von Weber. The land was used to construct a small airfield, which housed two runways and…
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Islip Airport – Long Island MacArthu began as a World War I airfield in 1919. The airfield was initially known as the Islip Flying Field, and was operated by the United States Army Air Corps. The field was used for…
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Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport (ITH) is located in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, just southeast of Ithaca. The airport has been in operation since the mid-1920s, when it was a small airfield known as “Tompkins County Airport.”…
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Jackson Hole Airport, originally known as Jackson Hole Airport Abbreviation (JHA), was established in 1929 as a small airstrip. It was located near the town of Jackson, Wyoming and served as an important hub for local air travel. In the…
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Kahului Airport is located on the island of Maui in Hawaii and is the second busiest airport in the state. It was originally opened in 1930 as a dirt strip for small aircraft and was known as Maui Airport. The…
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Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) opened its doors to the public in 1925. The airport was originally known as Kalamazoo Airport and was created by a group of local businessmen. The airport was the first of its kind in Kalamazoo…
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Kalispell – Glacier Park International Airport (FCA) is located seven miles east of downtown Kalispell, Montana. The airport was initially established as a military base in 1942, during World War II. It was originally known as the Flathead County Airport…
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Kotzebue Airport was originally constructed in the mid-1930s by the United States Army Air Corps. The airport was initially designed to provide air support for the U.S. military operations in Alaska during World War II. In addition, it served as…
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Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) first opened its doors in 1931, when the local Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the City of Lafayette, began construction on a small airfield. The airport was initially intended to be used by local businesses…
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Lake Charles Regional Airport opened in the spring of 1941, and was originally called the Lake Charles Army Airfield. The airport was built during World War II as a training site for B-26 Marauder bombers. The facility was later renamed…
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Lexington Airport was established in the late 1920s and is one of Kentucky’s oldest airports. It began as a small airstrip, but quickly grew to accommodate larger aircraft. In the 1940s, the airport was expanded to include two runways and…
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Lihue Airport is located on the southeastern side of the Hawaiian island of Kauai. It began operations in 1935, when it was known as Lihue Plantation Airport. The airport was initially used for agricultural operations, such as crop dusting and…
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Lincoln Airport was established in 1927 as the first municipal airport in the state of Nebraska. The original airport was located on the eastern edge of Lincoln, and it was used for both passenger and cargo operations. The first commercial…
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Little Rock National Airport, also known as Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, is located in Little Rock, Arkansas. It was originally established as Adams Field in 1941 and served as a military airfield during World War II. After the…
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Long Beach Airport, also known as Daugherty Field, is located in Long Beach, California. It is one of the oldest airports in the United States and began operations in 1923. The airport was initially used by local farmers to transport…
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East Texas Regional Airport (KGGG) has been in operation since 1942. The airport was originally used as a United States Army Air Force training facility during World War II, but after the war it was opened to the public and…
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Marquette Sawyer International Airport was established in the early 1950s, and has since grown to be one of the most important airports in the country. It is located in San Francisco, California, and is one of the largest airports in…
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The Medford-Rouge Valley International Airport has a long and storied history. It was first opened in 1927 as the Medford Municipal Airport, serving the city of Medford and the surrounding Rogue Valley area. Initially, it only had two unpaved runways…
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Minot International Airport (MOT) was originally built in 1928 as a municipal airport. The airport was owned and operated by the city of Minot, North Dakota, and served both military and civilian aircraft. In the late 1940s, Minot Air Base…
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Missoula International Airport (MSO) began in the early 1920s as a small grass airstrip. By the mid-1930s, the airport had grown to include two paved runways and a few buildings. In 1941, the US Army Air Corps took over operations…
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Airport Mobile was founded in 2015 by a team of experienced entrepreneurs and software engineers. The goal of Airport Mobile was to create a mobile app that would provide travelers with an easy way to access airport information, including arrivals…
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Molokai Airport is located on the Hawaiian island of Molokai and has been in operation since 1929. It was originally opened as a private airfield by the Hawaii-based Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Company for their own use. The airport was…
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Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) was first established in 1936 as a training base for the United States Army Air Corps. The airport was initially used as a satellite airfield for Moffett Field, located in nearby Sunnyvale, California and served as…
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The Montgomery Airport was established in 1928, as a small airfield with a single runway. The airport was initially used for recreational flying, but soon became a major hub for commercial and military aviation. During World War II, the airport…
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John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is located in Queens, New York and opened in 1948 as the New York International Airport. It was first named Idlewild Airport after a golf course that used to occupy the site. In 1963,…
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LaGuardia Airport was first opened in 1939, replacing the Flushing Bay as New York City’s only commercial airport. The airport was named after the mayor of New York City, Fiorello LaGuardia. The new airport was built on a landfill site…
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