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The first terminal building was a one-story wood and tar paper structure that looked like a warehouse. The landing strips and taxiways were mown grass. Still, it handled enough passengers in 1930 for Tulsa to claim that it had the busiest airport in the world. The Tulsa Municipal Airport handled 7,373 passengers in February 1930 and 9,264 in April.
The Philcade Building, commissioned by Waite Phillips, was completed in 1931. It was the last high-rise Art Deco office building constructed in the downtown area. For many years, the Philcade was also known as the Stanolind Building or the BP Building. A new terminal building was completed for the Tulsa Municipal Airport in 1932.
In 1927, Skelly obtained signatures from several prominent Tulsa businessmen put up $172,000 to buy 390 acres (178 ha) of land for use as a municipal airport. [6] It was dedicated and officially opened July 3, 1928. The city of Tulsa purchased the airport, then named Tulsa Municipal Airport, in 1929, and put its supervision under the Tulsa Park ...
Lindbergh's speech galvanized some of Tulsa's early leaders. Within two years, Tulsa had its own municipal airport. McIntyre evidently closed his airport during the 1930s and in 1931, for the sum of $350,000, the Garland Airport was merged into the McIntyre Airport Company. McIntyre became the owner of what later would be the Brown Airport. [3]
1941 – Air Force builds bomber plant at Tulsa Airport. [40] Douglas Aircraft Co. builds bombers until WWII ends in 1945. Boeing reactivates plant to build B-47s from 1950 to 1953. 1943 – Oklahoma Hospital becomes Oklahoma Osteopathic Hospital. [17] 1946 – American Airlines opens aircraft maintenance facility at Tulsa Airport. [41]
An Oklahoma woman who believed she lost her luggage at the airport claims she found her belongings being sold on Facebook Marketplace. Airport worker allegedly stole woman’s luggage, tried to ...
Mock, 33, who works at Fox 23 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, typically brushes off such comments. But this one was jab at the wig she recently started wearing because she's undergoing chemotherapy.
The Tulsa Voice is an Alt-Weekly newspaper covering entertainment and cultural events. Covering primarily economic events and stocks, the Tulsa Business Journal caters to Tulsa's business sector. Other publications include the Oklahoma Indian Times, the Tulsa Daily Commerce and Legal News, the Tulsa Beacon, This Land Press, and the Tulsa Free ...