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On June 16, 1930, the Evansville Municipal Airport was dedicated. The runways, 100 × 1,200 feet and four inches thick, cost $30,000. The first airport manager was Werner J. Genot, who took charge on December 16, 1930. [4] Interstate Airlines stopped at Evansville on their Chicago–Atlanta and St. Louis – Louisville routes on October 19, 1928.
During World War II, Evansville was the site of a Republic Aviation factory that built Republic P-47 Thunderbolts. [1]Plans to obtain an aircraft for display in the city began as early as 1986, when a former supervisor at the plant, Frank Whetsel, purchased the wreckage of a P-47D, serial number 42-8320, that had crashed in Lake Kerr in Florida and founded the P-47 Heritage Commission.
This is a list of airports in Indiana (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA, or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
Evansville Regional Airport officials announced on Friday, April 12, 2024, that American Airlines would operate twice-daily flights between Evansville and the Windy City.
A tradition now in Evansville is the annual Dia de los Muertos event hosted at the Evansville Public Library West Branch in November.. From 2 to 6 p.m. Nov. 2 the lawn, and inside the library, are ...
Evansville Regional Airport on Wednesday announced the addition of carrier Breeze Airways. Evansville Regional Airport announces new carrier, twice-weekly flights to Orlando Skip to main content
The airport has one runway, designated as runway 18/36. It measures 2227 x 142 ft (679 x 43 m) and is made of turf.There is a 400-foot stopway on the north end of the runway and a 500 ft stopway at the south end, and it is marked with L-shaped mats painted white.
1 to 3 p.m., Washington Square Mall in Evansville. Free. Non-profit Voices Inc. features an optional costume and walk-through event in a blocked-off part of the parking lot.