Philadelphia International Airport
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1945 - Present
Biography
Starting in 1925, the Pennsylvania National Guard used the present airport site (known as Hog Island) as a training airfield. The site was dedicated as the "Philadelphia Municipal Airport" by Charles Lindbergh in 1927, but no terminal building existed until 1940. Once Philadelphia's terminal was completed American, Eastern, TWA and United moved their operations here.
During World War II the United States Army Air Forces used the airport as an Air Force training airfield. In September 1945 the Air Force returned the airport to private control.
Philadelphia Municipal became Philadelphia International in 1945, when American Overseas Airlines began direct flights to Europe.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Commission on the Future of the Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg Airports and SEPTA (HR 823)
Collection
Identifier: SS2003_01
Scope and Contents
This collection provides an outstanding glimpse into the working of Pennsylvania's busiest and largest airports and public transportation system. The Commission held public hearings on the Harrisburg International Airport, the Pittsburgh International Airport, the Philadelphia International Airport and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). The transcripts to these public hearings are available as full text searchable pdfs through the Pennsylvania House of...
Dates:
2003 - 2004; Other: 2009-04-01