Events per year 307 on record 1910 1930 1950 1970 1990 2010
01 Fields and flying grounds1903–1918 · 6 OF 7 LISTED Grass fields, army aerodromes and the first flying schools. An airfield is wherever the ground is flat and the farmer agrees.
13 MAY Milestone Royal Flying Corps becomes the operator. — Milestone Latécoère becomes the owner. 8 DEC Milestone United States Army becomes the operator. — Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator. 1 APR Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator.
02 The airport is invented1919–1938 · 6 OF 11 LISTED Terminals, control towers and radio arrive. Capitals are linked by scheduled services, and cities start to build municipal airports.
— Milestone Ford Motor Company becomes the operator. — Milestone Aéropostale becomes the owner. — Milestone Glenn L. Martin Company becomes the owner. — Milestone Air France becomes the owner. — Milestone Luftwaffe becomes the operator. — Milestone City of Los Angeles becomes the owner.
03 War1939–1945 · 25 OF 32 LISTED Thousands of military airfields are laid down in six years. Many of today’s airports began as one of them.
— Milestone Imperial Japanese Navy becomes the owner. — Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator. APR Milestone United States Army Air Forces becomes the owner. 16 APR Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone Ministry of National Defense becomes the owner. — Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator. JUN Milestone Luftwaffe becomes the operator. — Milestone United States Navy becomes the owner. — Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone United States Army Air Forces becomes the operator. — Milestone United States Army Air Forces becomes the operator. — Milestone Imperial Japanese Navy becomes the owner. — Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone Imperial Japanese Air Force becomes the operator. 10 JAN Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator. FEB Milestone United States Army becomes the owner. 23 SEP Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone Republic of China Air Force becomes the operator. APR Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator.
04 Postwar and the jet age1946–1969 · 15 OF 21 LISTED Wartime fields pass to civil use and piston airliners fill them. From 1958 jets need longer concrete runways, and airports move further from the cities they serve.
— Milestone Baltimore becomes the owner. — Milestone Lubbock becomes the operator. 18 AUG Milestone United States Air Force becomes the operator. 18 SEP Milestone United States Air Force becomes the owner. — Milestone United States Air Force becomes the operator. 2 MAY Milestone County of Inyo becomes the owner. — Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone Strategic Air Command becomes the operator. — Milestone Strategic Air Command becomes the operator. 1 MAY Milestone Soviet Air Forces becomes the operator. — Milestone United States Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone United States Air Force becomes the operator. SEP Milestone Martin Marietta becomes the owner. 22 JUL Milestone Holden's Lightning flight. — Milestone Belgian Armed Forces becomes the operator.
05 Wide bodies1970–1989 · 34 OF 38 LISTED The 747 makes mass travel ordinary. New sites are chosen for size, not proximity.
— Milestone Listed as Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. — Milestone Maryland Aviation Administration becomes the operator. — Milestone Okinawa Prefecture becomes the operator. — Milestone Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission becomes the owner. — Milestone Infraero becomes the owner. 20 SEP Milestone State of Maryland becomes the owner. 6 OCT Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places contributing property. 30 DEC Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. — Milestone Lansing becomes the owner. — Milestone National Aeronautics and Space Administration becomes the operator. — Milestone Lansing becomes the operator. — Milestone Scanian Air Wing becomes the operator. — Milestone Soviet Air Forces becomes the operator. 23 SEP Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 18 MAR Milestone Chapecó City Hall becomes the operator. 19 OCT Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. — Milestone Finavia becomes the operator. 11 APR Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 10 DEC Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. JUL Milestone Finavia becomes the operator. 22 NOV Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 5 APR Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 4 FEB Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 14 FEB Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 16 SEP Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 16 SEP Milestone Listed as National Historic Landmark. — Milestone Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority becomes the owner. 28 MAY Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 28 MAY Milestone Listed as National Historic Landmark. 7 JUN Milestone Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority becomes the owner. 7 JUN Milestone Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority becomes the operator. 10 NOV Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 1 JAN Milestone Listed as Listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places.
06 Built on water1990–2009 · 47 OF 131 LISTED In East Asia, where there is no land left, it is made: airports on artificial islands and reclaimed sea. Elsewhere, old city airports close.
29 NOV Milestone Listed as Scheduled monument. 21 MAY Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 25 DEC Milestone Russian Air Force becomes the operator. 25 DEC Milestone Russian Air Force becomes the operator. 25 DEC Milestone Russian Air Force becomes the operator. 25 DEC Milestone Ukrainian Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone Ames Research Center becomes the owner. 12 JUL Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 30 JUL Milestone British Army becomes the operator. 1 JUL Milestone Ames Research Center becomes the operator. 29 JUN Milestone Listed as Governmental listed building complex. — Milestone Gazprom Avia becomes the owner. — Milestone Scanian Air Wing becomes the operator. 1 JAN Milestone Avinor becomes the owner. 1 JUL Milestone People's Liberation Army Air Force becomes the owner. 1 JUL Milestone People's Liberation Army Air Force becomes the operator. 3 JUN Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 20 NOV Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 10 JUN Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. — Milestone Söderhamn Municipality becomes the owner. — Milestone County of Stanislaus becomes the owner. — Milestone DOSAAF becomes the operator. — Milestone Listed as Remarkable Contemporary Architecture. — Milestone Resolute Support Mission becomes the operator. 3 AUG Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. — Milestone Jämtland Air Wing becomes the operator. 11 MAR Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 26 MAR Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. APR Milestone United States Air Force becomes the operator. 7 JUL Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. — Milestone MET – Montreal Metropolitan Airport becomes the owner. 2 JUN Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 21 JUL Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 20 DEC Milestone Listed as Rijksmonument. — Milestone Ljusdal Municipality becomes the owner. — Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone Ak-Chin Indian Community becomes the owner. 25 MAY Milestone Listed as Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level. 17 NOV Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 1 JAN Milestone Vannes agglo becomes the owner. 21 DEC Milestone Listed as Classified historical monument. 31 DEC Milestone Eskilstuna Municipality becomes the owner. 22 JAN Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 14 MAY Milestone Listed as Individual listed building complex. 1 SEP Milestone French Air Force becomes the operator. 2 OCT Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. — Milestone Brăila County Council becomes the owner.
07 Hubs2010–2026 · 48 OF 67 LISTED Gulf and Asian hubs grow to the top of the rankings. Historic fields become parks and housing.
1 APR Milestone Listed as Individual listed building complex. 16 DEC Milestone Listed as Listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage. 1 APR Milestone Peab becomes the owner. 14 JUN Milestone Listed as Scheduled monument. 21 NOV Milestone Listed as Cultural monument of the Czech Republic. 20 DEC Milestone Listed as Conpresp Good Class. 23 FEB Milestone Listed as National architectural monument of Latvia. 26 APR Milestone Listed as Grade II* listed building. 1 JUL Milestone New Kansai International Airport Company becomes the operator. 1 JUL Milestone New Kansai International Airport Company becomes the operator. 23 JAN Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 1 JUL Milestone Connecticut Airport Authority becomes the owner. — Milestone Russian Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone Russian Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone Russian Air Force becomes the operator. OCT Milestone Ministry of Defense becomes the operator. 10 NOV Milestone Planetary Ventures becomes the operator. — Milestone Space Florida becomes the operator. — Milestone Fraport becomes the operator. — Milestone Fraport Greece becomes the operator. 1 JAN Milestone Lappeenranta becomes the owner. 1 JAN Milestone South Karelia becomes the owner. 1 APR Milestone Kansai Airports becomes the operator. 1 APR Milestone Kansai Airports becomes the operator. 1 JUL Milestone Sendai International Airport Company becomes the operator. 11 APR Milestone Fraport Greece becomes the operator. JAN Milestone Edeis becomes the operator. 3 JAN Milestone Floripa Airport becomes the operator. 18 APR Milestone AtkinsRéalis becomes the operator. 4 MAY Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 22 DEC Milestone Vinci Airports becomes the operator. 1 APR Milestone Fukuoka International Airport Company becomes the operator. 1 APR Milestone Cardiff Airport becomes the operator. — Milestone Russian Air Force becomes the operator. 1 JAN Milestone Edeis becomes the operator. 1 APR Milestone Kyushu Kumamoto International Airport becomes the operator. 1 OCT Milestone Hokkaido Airports becomes the operator. 13 DEC Milestone Socicam becomes the operator. — Milestone Russian Armed Forces becomes the operator. 1 MAR Milestone Hokkaido Airports becomes the operator. JUL Milestone Enontekiö becomes the operator. 1 JUL Milestone SEALAV becomes the operator. — Milestone Swift Conjoy becomes the owner. 27 JUL Milestone Aero Club of Romania becomes the owner. JUL Milestone LOM Praha becomes the operator. 14 SEP Milestone New NAIA Infrastructure Corporation becomes the operator. — Milestone General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey) becomes the operator. FEB Milestone General Authority for Civil Aviation and Air Transport becomes the operator. FROM WIKIDATA AND THE FAA AIRPORT REGISTER · THE BEST-KNOWN FEW OF EACH KIND IN EACH YEAR · COUNTS AND THE CSV ARE THE WHOLE TABLE