This Week in Odessa History

Odessa has been aeronautically minded since the earliest days of flight, but it wasn’t until 82 years ago that serious consideration was given to building an airport.

And it wasn’t until 1949 that a permanent airstrip was built That has developed into the first-rate municipal airport Odessa boasts today, now better than ever with its new asphalt-surfaced runway.

Some early airport plans were reported in The Odessa Record in its issue of September 13,1929:

Three aviators with two commercial planes for Wenatchee did a fair business in their line here Monday and Tuesday.

The air rides got a lot o...