Toledo Executive Airport
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By 1931, National and three other airlines had merged, becoming [[United Airlines]], and Toledo had become a stop on a transcontinental air route extending from San Francisco to New York.{{ |
By 1931, National and three other airlines had merged, becoming [[United Airlines]], and Toledo had become a stop on a transcontinental air route extending from San Francisco to New York.{{cite news |title=City Now on Chief National Air Route |url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YxxYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=C0UNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5497,5721382 |access-date=20 April 2026 |work=Toledo News-Bee |date=13 September 1930 |page=2}} |
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During the [[Great Depression]], The Transcontinental Airport of Toledo, Inc. would close due to inadequate construction began to crumble, driving away businesses. However, President Franklin D Roosevelt allocated $216,077 in [[Works Progress Administration]] funds for upgrades to the airport in 1936. The city of Toledo provided $52,000 in matching funds, which provided three paved runways. |
During the [[Great Depression]], The Transcontinental Airport of Toledo, Inc. would close due to inadequate construction began to crumble, driving away businesses. However, President Franklin D Roosevelt allocated $216,077 in [[Works Progress Administration]] funds for upgrades to the airport in 1936. The city of Toledo provided $52,000 in matching funds, which provided three paved runways. |
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United Airlines paused service in 1938 when the airport's runways began to buckle, leaving the airport unused. Federal grants were provided in 1940 to rebuild the runways, and the airport reopened in 1941.name= |
United Airlines paused service in 1938 when the airport's runways began to buckle, leaving the airport unused. Federal grants were provided in 1940 to rebuild the runways, and the airport reopened in 1941. |
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In 1966, Executive Aviation signed a fifteen-year lease and invested $250,000 in a new main hangar, 20 T-hangars, and a fuel facility. Astro Aviation took over operations at the airport in 1970, and Crow Executive Air was founded in 1974.[http://www2.sos.state.oh.us/pls/bsqry/f?p=100:7:0::NO:7:P7_CHARTER_NUM:461206 Ohio Secretary of State] |
In 1966, Executive Aviation signed a fifteen-year lease and invested $250,000 in a new main hangar, 20 T-hangars, and a fuel facility. Astro Aviation took over operations at the airport in 1970, and Crow Executive Air was founded in 1974.[http://www2.sos.state.oh.us/pls/bsqry/f?p=100:7:0::NO:7:P7_CHARTER_NUM:461206 Ohio Secretary of State] |
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In 1975, the airport was put under the control of the [[Toledo–Lucas County Port Authority]]. In 1977, it was renamed in honor of Tommy Metcalf, Toledo's second commissioner of aviation.name= |
In 1975, the airport was put under the control of the [[Toledo–Lucas County Port Authority]]. In 1977, it was renamed in honor of Tommy Metcalf, Toledo's second commissioner of aviation. |
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In April 2007, a [[FedEx]] [[Boeing 727]] landed at the airport to be decommissioned and provided to [[Owens Community College]] for ground-based training.name= |
In April 2007, a [[FedEx]] [[Boeing 727]] landed at the airport to be decommissioned and provided to [[Owens Community College]] for ground-based training. |
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On [[Tornado outbreak of June 5–6, 2010|June 5, 2010]], an [[EF4]] tornado passed along the south edge of the airport. Neighboring [[Lake High School (Millbury, Ohio)|Lake High School]] and other structures were severely affected.[http://www.erh.noaa.gov/cle/wx_events/2010/June/Jun5-6/toledo.php June 5, 2010 Tornado Touchdown: Wood & Ottawa Counties ]> |
On [[Tornado outbreak of June 5–6, 2010|June 5, 2010]], an [[EF4]] tornado passed along the south edge of the airport. Neighboring [[Lake High School (Millbury, Ohio)|Lake High School]] and other structures were severely affected.[http://www.erh.noaa.gov/cle/wx_events/2010/June/Jun5-6/toledo.php June 5, 2010 Tornado Touchdown: Wood & Ottawa Counties ]> |
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