Finding the unexpected in the everyday.
December 18, 1939 In southeastern Brazil, an airport serving the city serving the city of Montes Claros was officially opened. This airport is specifically located four miles (seven kilometers) northeast of the downtown section of the city. The first airline to operate at the Monte Claros Airport was Panair do Brasil, which existed from 1930... Continue Reading →
October 23, 1980 The first formal intercity air/ground/rail transportation connection in the United States -- and the country’s first rail station built on airport-owned property -- was officially dedicated about 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) from the terminal of Baltimore/Washington International Airport. Construction on that rail station serving the airport (now known as Baltimore Washington International... Continue Reading →
October 4, 2008 In India’s western peninsular region, an upgraded version of a domestic airport serving the city of Nanded in the state of Maharashtra was formally inaugurated. This airport is named after Guru Gobind Singh (1666-1708), who was born in present-day Patna City in the state of Bihar in eastern India. He succeeded his... Continue Reading →
September 25, 2009 In the northernmost region of Norway, a terminal at the airport serving the town and municipality of Alta was officially inaugurated. This dedication ceremony took place a little over a month after the terminal had first been opened for public use. Alta Airport first went into service on May 4, 1963, with... Continue Reading →
September 21, 1969 In the southeast corner of Minnesota, a public use airport in Houston County was officially dedicated. Houston County Airport is located three miles (five kilometers) south of the central business district of the city of Caledonia, which serves as that county’s seat. The public officials attending the dedication ceremony for the airport... Continue Reading →
August 29, 1931 New Haven Municipal Airport in south-central Connecticut was formally opened to great fanfare. This public airport is three miles (4.8 kilometers) southeast east of the downtown section of the city of New Haven. Groundbreaking ceremonies for this airport had taken place on November 11, 1929. The Hartford Courant featured a front-page article... Continue Reading →
August 18, 2014 A new transit station between Terminals A and B at Dallas/Fort Worth (DWF) International Airport first went into service. DFW Airport is the primary international airport serving the metropolitan area known as the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex in north-central Texas. This airport, which is located approximately halfway between the major cities of... Continue Reading →
August 15, 2019 A road tunnel in northwestern Colombia’s department (subdivision) of Antioquia was officially opened to motor vehicle traffic. The Túnel de Oriente serves as a key link between Medellín, which is the capital of Antioquia and Colombia’s second largest city, and José María Córdova International Airport in the city of Rionegro. The public... Continue Reading →
July 28, 2006 In the Republic of Ecuador, the inaugural flight at a terminal for an international airport took place. This airport is located three miles (five kilometers) north of the central part of Guayaquil, which is second only to the Ecuadorian capital of Quito as the country’s largest city. (Guayaquil also has the distinction... Continue Reading →
June 29, 2020 In Tamil Nadu (India’s southernmost state), night landing facilities were officially established at Tuticorin Airport in the village of Vagaikulam within the district of Thoothukudi. These night landing facilities were first actually used five days later. Vagaikulam is 9.7 miles (15.6 kilometers) west of the central section of the port city that... Continue Reading →
Transportation History 