History
The Lancaster Airport was originally formed over 75 years ago as a private airport. In 1933 the Lancaster Joint Aviation Committee, was formed and the decision to operate a municipally owned airport gained favor and was put into motion. Using War Relief Funds and knowing that the airport would benefit the local unemployed constructors the Lancaster Joint Aviation Committee moved forward on modernizing the airport. They purchased 180 acres of farmland in southern Lititz and constructed the airport. In 1936 Lancaster became the second airport in Pennsylvania to two hard surface runways and was certified for both night and daytime operations. After World War II the airport was becoming obsolete so using government funds the airport was expanded and modernized with 22% of the funds needed for the update being raised by the community. On June 18, 1949 the airport was formally dedicated after upgrades were completed. Throughout the years the airport continued to improve. The terminal was renovated and expanded in the mid 1990s. Most recently runway 8/26 was expanded in length bringing it to 6,934 feet long and 150 feet wide.
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