Events per year 383 on record 1910 1930 1950 1970 1990 2010
01 Fields and flying grounds1903–1918 · 8 OF 10 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. 26 FEB Renamed Renamed Alessandro Field. 20 MAR Renamed Renamed March Field. 1 APR Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator.
02 The airport is invented1919–1938 · 12 OF 19 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. 17 SEP Renamed Renamed Oakland Municipal Airport. 30 MAY Renamed Renamed Bluethenthal Field. — Milestone Glenn L. Martin Company becomes the owner. — Milestone Air France becomes the owner. 12 APR Renamed Renamed NAS Sunnyvale. 1 SEP Renamed Renamed Moffett Field. — Milestone Luftwaffe becomes the operator. — Renamed Renamed Mojave Airport. 19 DEC Renamed Renamed Morrison Field. — Milestone City of Los Angeles becomes the owner.
03 War1939–1945 · 27 OF 39 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. 1 OCT Renamed Renamed Naval Air Station Banana River. — Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator. — Renamed Renamed Los Angeles Airport. — Renamed Renamed Standiford Field. JUN Milestone Luftwaffe becomes the operator. 2 JUN Renamed Renamed Valdosta Field. — 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. JUL Renamed Renamed Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Station Mojave. — 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 · 30 OF 39 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. — Renamed Renamed Friendship International Airport. 18 SEP Milestone United States Air Force becomes the owner. 18 SEP Renamed Renamed Moody Air Force Base. — Milestone United States Air Force becomes the operator. — Renamed Renamed Lod International Airport. 11 AUG Renamed Renamed Palm Beach International Airport. — Renamed Renamed Los Angeles International Airport. — Renamed Renamed San Jose Municipal Airport. 2 MAY Milestone County of Inyo becomes the owner. 10 JUN Renamed Renamed Joint Long Range Proving Ground Base. 17 MAY Renamed Renamed Long Range Proving Ground Base. 1 AUG Renamed Renamed Patrick Air Force Base. — Milestone Royal Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone Strategic Air Command becomes the operator. 1 MAY Milestone Soviet Air Forces becomes the operator. 1 MAY Renamed Renamed Военный аэродром Барановичи. SEP Renamed Renamed Morrison Air Force Base. — Milestone United States Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone United States Air Force becomes the operator. — Renamed Renamed Palm Beach International Airport. — Renamed Renamed Mojave Airport. SEP Milestone Martin Marietta becomes the owner. 15 SEP Renamed Renamed Metropolitan Oakland International Airport. 24 DEC Renamed Renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport. 22 JUL Milestone Holden's Lightning flight. — Milestone Belgian Armed Forces becomes the operator. — Renamed Renamed Pangkalan TNI AU Supadio. — Renamed Renamed San Jose International Airport.
05 Wide bodies1970–1989 · 41 OF 45 LISTED The 747 makes mass travel ordinary. New sites are chosen for size, not proximity.
— Milestone Listed as Recorded Texas Historic Landmark. 1 JUL Renamed Renamed Melbourne International Airport. — Milestone Maryland Aviation Administration becomes the operator. — Milestone Okinawa Prefecture becomes the operator. — Milestone Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission becomes the owner. — Renamed Renamed Baltimore/Washington International Airport. — Renamed Renamed Ben Gurion International Airport. — 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. 20 MAY Renamed Renamed Aeroporto Municipal Serafim Enoss Bertaso. 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. — Renamed Renamed Barnstable Municipal Airport. 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. — Renamed Renamed New Hanover County International Airport. 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 · 55 OF 141 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. — Renamed Renamed Вайскова-паветраная база Баранавічы. 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. — Renamed Renamed Moffett Federal Airfield. 31 MAR Renamed Renamed Aéroport international Jean-Lesage de Québec. 1 JUL Milestone Ames Research Center becomes the operator. — Renamed Renamed Louisville International Airport. 29 JUN Milestone Listed as Governmental listed building complex. 1 APR Renamed Renamed March Air Reserve Base. — Milestone Gazprom Avia becomes the owner. 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. 17 DEC Renamed Renamed Wilmington International Airport. 6 FEB Renamed Renamed Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. 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. 6 NOV Renamed Renamed Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport. — 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. 1 OCT Renamed Renamed Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. — 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 · 62 OF 90 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. — Renamed Renamed Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport. 1 MAR Renamed Renamed Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg. 1 APR Milestone Peab becomes the owner. 21 NOV Milestone Listed as Cultural monument of the Czech Republic. 20 DEC Milestone Listed as Conpresp Good Class. — Renamed Renamed Aérodrome de Chartres-Métropole. 1 JUL Milestone New Kansai International Airport Company becomes the operator. 1 JUL Milestone New Kansai International Airport Company becomes the operator. NOV Renamed Renamed Mojave Air and Space Port. 1 DEC Renamed Renamed Aeroporto Municipal Octavio Moura Andrade. 23 JAN Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 1 JUL Milestone Connecticut Airport Authority becomes the owner. 20 DEC Renamed Renamed Verkehrslandeplatz Ballenstedt-Harz. — Milestone Russian Air Force becomes the operator. — Milestone Russian Air Force becomes the operator. 28 JAN Renamed Renamed San Martin Airport. 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. 15 FEB Renamed Renamed ท่าอากาศยานน่านนคร. 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. 10 NOV Renamed Renamed Hamburg Airport Helmut Schmidt. 11 APR Milestone Fraport Greece becomes the operator. — Renamed Renamed Santa Fe Regional Airport. JAN Milestone Edeis becomes the operator. 3 JAN Milestone Floripa Airport becomes the operator. 18 APR Milestone AtkinsRéalis becomes the operator. 22 DEC Milestone Vinci Airports becomes the operator. 16 JAN Renamed Renamed Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. 1 APR Milestone Fukuoka International Airport Company becomes the operator. 1 APR Milestone Cardiff Airport 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. 9 DEC Renamed Renamed Patrick Space Force Base. 13 DEC Milestone Socicam becomes the operator. — Milestone Russian Armed Forces becomes the operator. 1 JAN Renamed Renamed Cape Cod Gateway Airport. 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. JAN Renamed Renamed Mojave Air and Space Port at Rutan Field. 27 JUL Milestone Aero Club of Romania becomes the owner. 1 FEB Renamed Renamed Montreal Metropolitan Airport. 9 MAY Renamed Renamed San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport. JUL Milestone LOM Praha becomes the operator. 14 SEP Milestone New NAIA Infrastructure Corporation becomes the operator. 12 NOV Renamed Renamed Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport. — Milestone General Directorate of State Airports (Turkey) becomes the operator. 13 MAR Renamed Renamed Aéroport métropolitain de Montréal. FEB Milestone General Authority for Civil Aviation and Air Transport becomes the operator. 18 SEP Renamed Renamed Aeroporto di Forlì-Ravenna. 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