History
- First opened to the public in 1920 by private owners
- In 1929 the City of Albany buys the property and names it the Albany Municipal Airport
- A 1931 airshow inspired the Northwest Art and Air Festival
- A jet first landed in Albany in 1964
- In 1998, Albany Municipal Airport became the first airport in Oregon to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as the Albany Municipal Airport Historic District)
Read more about this topic: Albany Municipal Airport (Oregon)
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