Decatur Airport History 1944 Fire destroys the hangar, office and shop of the old Decatur Airport, plus 18 small planes.
Construction begins on the east-side site.
1946 Decatur Municipal Airport opens for service , with three one-mile runways plus hangars for private planes, a shop and repair facility and an air school, but no regular passenger service. 1948 Air Ambulance Service plane transports first patient from the airport. A temporary terminal opens. Some 15,000 spectators are treated to stunt flying and air racing at the airport. After years of wrangling over routes, Parks Air Transport Inc. begins the first regular commercial airline service to Decatur.