Events per year 129 on record 1910 1930 1950 1970 1990 2010
01 Fields and flying grounds1903–1918 · 3 OF 3 LISTED Grass fields, army aerodromes and the first flying schools. An airfield is wherever the ground is flat and the farmer agrees.
8 DEC Milestone United States Army becomes the operator. 26 FEB Renamed Renamed Alessandro Field. 20 MAR Renamed Renamed March Field.
02 The airport is invented1919–1938 · 9 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. 17 SEP Renamed Renamed Oakland Municipal Airport. 30 MAY Renamed Renamed Bluethenthal Field. — Milestone Glenn L. Martin Company becomes the owner. 12 APR Renamed Renamed NAS Sunnyvale. 1 SEP Renamed Renamed Moffett Field. — Renamed Renamed Mojave Airport. 19 DEC Renamed Renamed Morrison Field. — Milestone City of Los Angeles becomes the owner.
03 War1939–1945 · 9 OF 15 LISTED Thousands of military airfields are laid down in six years. Many of today’s airports began as one of them.
APR Milestone United States Army Air Forces becomes the owner. 1 OCT Renamed Renamed Naval Air Station Banana River. — Renamed Renamed Los Angeles Airport. — Renamed Renamed Standiford Field. 2 JUN Renamed Renamed Valdosta Field. 6 DEC Renamed Renamed Moody Field. — Milestone United States Navy becomes the owner. — Milestone United States Army Air Forces becomes the operator. JUL Renamed Renamed Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Station Mojave.
04 Postwar and the jet age1946–1969 · 19 OF 26 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. 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. SEP Renamed Renamed Morrison Air Force Base. — 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. — Renamed Renamed San Jose International Airport.
05 Wide bodies1970–1989 · 26 OF 26 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 Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission becomes the owner. — Renamed Renamed Baltimore/Washington International Airport. 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. 23 SEP Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 19 OCT Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 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. 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. — Milestone Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority becomes the owner. 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 · 27 OF 28 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.
21 MAY Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. — Milestone Ames Research Center becomes the owner. 12 JUL Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. — 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. 1 APR Renamed Renamed March Air Reserve Base. 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 County of Stanislaus becomes the owner. 3 AUG Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 6 NOV Renamed Renamed Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport. 11 MAR Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 26 MAR Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 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. 1 OCT Renamed Renamed Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. — Milestone Ak-Chin Indian Community becomes the owner. 17 NOV Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 22 JAN Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 2 OCT Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place.
07 Hubs2010–2026 · 18 OF 20 LISTED Gulf and Asian hubs grow to the top of the rankings. Historic fields become parks and housing.
16 DEC Milestone Listed as Listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage. 1 MAR Renamed Renamed Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg. NOV Renamed Renamed Mojave Air and Space Port. 23 JAN Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 1 JUL Milestone Connecticut Airport Authority becomes the owner. 28 JAN Renamed Renamed San Martin Airport. 10 NOV Milestone Planetary Ventures becomes the operator. — Milestone Space Florida becomes the operator. — Renamed Renamed Santa Fe Regional Airport. 4 MAY Milestone Listed as National Register of Historic Places listed place. 16 JAN Renamed Renamed Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. 9 DEC Renamed Renamed Patrick Space Force Base. 1 JAN Renamed Renamed Cape Cod Gateway Airport. JAN Renamed Renamed Mojave Air and Space Port at Rutan Field. 1 FEB Renamed Renamed Montreal Metropolitan Airport. 9 MAY Renamed Renamed San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport. 12 NOV Renamed Renamed Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport. 13 MAR Renamed Renamed Aéroport métropolitain de Montréal. 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