History
The April 1957 OAG shows 42 scheduled airline departures a day: 23 United and 19 Braniff.
On August 6, 1966, Braniff Airways Flight 250 left Kansas City Downtown Airport headed for Eppley and crashed near Falls City, Nebraska, killing all 42 on board. The flight was waiting for weather to clear in Omaha before descending when violent turbulence compromised the structural integrity of the plane.
Several films have used Eppley for a few scenes including the 2002 feature film About Schmidt which included scenes filmed inside and outside the terminal building, and the 2009 feature film Up in the Air which made use of the south end of the terminal building during filming.
The current terminal building, opened in 1961, was designed by James C. Buckley, Inc. Concourse B opened in 1972 and was remodeled in 1986 while Concourse A opened in 1986.
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