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Pic of the week : A great winter ramp scene at Montréal's Mirabel Airport in the mid-1980s. Have a look at those tails! The plan for the airport called for up to 6 runways and 6 terminals. However, due to a number of factors, this was never realized and YMX never handled more than 3 million passengers annually. It finally closed to passenger traffic in 2004 and all passenger flights were moved to the current Montréal-Trudeau Airport (YUL). #airporthistory

"Terminal City" at New York's Idlewild Airportread about the genesis of one of the most radical airport planning experiments of the 20th century. Includes some fantastic photos! #airporthistory #avgeek

We wish you happy holidays with these images of the iconic Jet-Age #IAD terminal lit up in holiday colors. Thanks for staying with us this year! Much more content to come in 2021 including: Photo specials... Themed articles Unique finds More fantastic, vintage content being added in the AirportHistory Digital Library #StaySafe and Season's Greetings! #airporthistory

This image could have been an early #JFK! It was a real plan considered for New York's Kennedy Airport in its early history. The legendary airport could have looked different today. See more impressive plans that were considered early on, but were never realized!... See the full article #airporthistory

Pic of the week: #Concorde appears at San Francisco International Airport during a demonstration tour in October 1974. Concorde was banned from #SFO, which is a pity because that fantastic 1970s satellite building complements Concorde very well! Contrary to Los Angeles, San Francisco's economy in the 1970s and 1980s would likely not have generated enough demand to sustain luxury Concorde service to Europe. This fact was moot as on November 1, 1977 when the San Francisco Airp...orts Commission unanimously adopted noise regulations that effectively banned supersonic jets for good. Nowadays, San Francisco is brimming with busy IT millionaires. If a new generation of quiet supersonic aircraft ever sees the light of day, SFO will see a lot of them! Want this photo for your collection? This and other carefully restored, high-quality vintage airport images available for download, with new items added regularly: http://ow.ly/gJRv50CMF4t #airporthistory

Due to explosive traffic growth, congestion became a major issue at New York's Kennedy Airport in the 1960s. Find out below how the airport tried to address this issue at the time, including a radical plan to expand #JFK into the adjacent bay. Do you think this would have solved the issue? #airporthistory

This month Atlanta's Midfield Terminal is celebrating its 40th anniversary! Did you know that the terminal's design evolved from a plan that was similar to the original layout for Dallas/Fort Worth Airport? It could have looked entirely different from the "ATL" we know today. Find out the original plan in our latest blog post. ... #airporthistory

FRA airport once considered having a layout like ATL: Back in the late 1990s, Frankfurt Airport considered re-configuring its runway system to an Atlanta-style layout with four parallel runways. #airporthistory Get the story http://ow.ly/9uhA50Bk9fG

Did you know? Back in the 1990s, #Frankfurt Airport considered re-configuring its runway system to an Atlanta-style layout with 4 parallel runways. Read all about it below #airporthistory

Our new Facebook group is growing at supersonic speed! We are nearing 1000 members after around 2 weeks. Join the Airport History Lounge for a casual spot where you can chat, share + enjoy fantastic vintage photos of the world’s great airports! See for yourself ow.ly/fJVT30r1MzE... #airporthistory

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Thanks for helping us reach over 3000 followers! To celebrate, we're opening the ULTIMATE Facebook group for airport fans. The Airport History Lounge will be a casual spot where people can enjoy, chat about and share fantastic vintage pictures of the world’s great airports. If you’re a TRUE aviation enthusiast or #avgeek, you don’t want to miss this group! ... #airporthistory Join here Airport History Lounge

Fans of the classic disaster movie "Airport" (1970) know that the movie was shot at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. But did you know the Master Plan for the expansion of Lincoln was based on that of Houston Intercontinental Airport? Read all about it in our latest post! #airporthistory

On this day in 1939 - Birmingham Airport was officially dedicated by the Duchess of Kent. To commemorate, here are a few photos of #BHX through the years. Stay with us for more #airporthistory!

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) turns 95 years old today! Did you know: The airport has many firsts to its name, including the first air traffic control tower in the US, which opened in 1930. Explore the airport’s other historic firsts, which are not widely known, in our latest article. ... #airporthistory

Photos: An aerial tour of BWI through the years, as it turns 70! Today, 70 years ago, BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) was dedicated by President Harry S. Truman as Friendship International Airport. Scheduled airline service began one month later. At the time, the airport was viewed as the most advanced in the United States. To celebrate, we have prepared a series of aerial views showing the airport’s spectacular growth over the decades. Take a look ... Stay with us for even more #airporthistory!

Philadelphia is the 5th largest city in the US. Compared to the likes of JFK, O'Hare and LAX, this city's airport is relatively unknown. In fact, it's a magnificent airport with a great history. As this week marks the 80th anniversary, we put together a photo collection to show the fascinating story of #PHL. Start here ... #airporthistory Philadelphia International Airport

Rare color images - After the recent 62nd anniversary of the expanded Gatwick Airport, see some never-seen-before photos of LGW we found from the late 1950s! #airporthistory