Episode 57 - Wright, Wrong, or Somewhere in Between: The Oldest Airport Debate
Description
In this special on-location episode, host Jeff Miller takes listeners from the buzz of the NBAA-BACE convention floor in Las Vegas to the quiet grass fields where American aviation first took flight. The debate has lingered for more than a century: Which airport can truly claim to be the oldest in the United States?
From the Wright Brothers’ 1909 training grounds at College Park, Maryland, to Pearson Field in Washington and other early contenders, Jeff unpacks the history, the rival claims, and the fine print behind the phrase “continuously operating.”
Whether you’re an aviation historian or just love a good origin story, you’ll find there’s more to this question than meets the eye—and maybe the Wright answer isn’t so clear after all.
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