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History of CLT
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HISTORICAL MOMENTS of Charlotte Douglas International Airport, 1936-1985
1936
•Municipal airport operated by the City of Charlotte.
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Charlotte Municipal Airport,
completed in 1936, it was a modern
and commodious airport equipped
with a radio beam.
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1941 •Army Air Force takes control of the airport and establishes Morris Field Air Base.
1950
•United Airlines begins regularly scheduled passenger service.
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Morris Field Air Base
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1962 •Eastern Airlines begins the region's first regularly scheduled jet service.
1978
•Deregulation of the airline industry.
•Flying Tigers begins first scheduled international cargo flight to Zurich, Switzerland.
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1982
•New 325,000 square-foot passenger terminal opens.
•Airport renamed Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
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1985
•American Airlines, People Express and TWA begin service.
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Picture taken in 1981, construction of new terminal underway.
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