Manchester–Boston Regional Airport

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The Manchester - Boston Regional Airport is an airport located in Manchester, the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire.

History

On 7 June 1927, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Manchester approved $ 15,000 (equivalent to $ 210,000 in today's purchasing power ) of an airport. Construction began in October 1927, within one month, two 1,800 feet (about 550 meters) built long start and runways. The first station building for passengers is built in 1933 and a year later Boston, Maine and Vermont Airways takes the airport on a stopover for its connection from Boston to Montreal. Alan Shepard, who in 1961 became the first American to be in space, took in his childhood odd jobs ams Manchester Airport and received flight hours.

In October 1941, the federal government approved $ 286,000 (equivalent to $ 4.7 million in today's money ) to expand the airport, Manchester is determined at the same time as the basis of the United States Army Air Corps. The first of time, up to 6,000 soldiers arrive in May 1941, followed by the first bombers of the type Douglas A-20 in December 1941. Honor of Jean B. Grenier, who died in 1934 on a training flight was the base in February 1942 in Grenier Field renamed.

Northeast Airways, founded in 1928 at Manchester Airport gets, 1951, the approval of Grenier Field of daily trains to New York offer. 1955 authorized the United States Air Force, the joint military and civil use of the airport, refer to the Manchester Airport Authority is established. In December 1961 a new passenger terminal was opened to the costs in the amount of $ 850,000 (equivalent to $ 6.9 million in today's money ) controls the businessman Roscoe A. Ammon, according to which the terminal is designated to $ 500,000 at.

1966 pulls the Air Force from the last units and transfers the responsibility to the cities of Manchester and Londonderry. The designated previously as either Grenier Field or Manchester Municipal Airport in 1978 officially renamed Manchester Airport. After United Airlines flies to the airport for the first time in 1984 with aircraft with jet engines, the terminal will be expanded in 1984 and 1991. In March 1992, the first phase of a fundamental restructuring that is completed in 1994 with the opening of a new terminal begins. 1997 use for the first time more than a million passengers a year to Manchester Airport, in December, the second phase of the renovation, be extended in the course of which, among other things, the start and runways begins. In April 2006, the airport was officially renamed to Manchester - Boston Regional Airport.

Operation

In 2009, 3.2 million passengers used the Manchester - Boston Regional Airport, the largest provider is the Southwest Airlines. There are scheduled flights to destinations within the U.S. and Canada. UPS and FedEx use the airport as a "mini - stroke " for their airfreight service.