Long Beach Airport - LGB

About the Business

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Founded in 1923 as the first municipally-owned airport in California, Long Beach Airport (LGB) recently completed a revitalization to update its facilities. In 2012, a new passenger concourse opened to the public and has since garnered extensive praise for its modern design and architecture, local eateries and easygoing travel experience. Recently, both Fodor's Travel Guide and Yahoo Travel named LGB one of the top 10 terminals in the world, and Conde Nast Traveler readers voted LGB No. 4 in their annual Best Airports in America feature. Today, LGB offers non-stop service to many U.S. cities, and supports a healthy general aviation community with nearly 300,000 annual operations. The airport is also a source of substantial economic activity and employment, as well as a leader in maintaining a sustainable, environmentally-responsible operation. For more news, pictures, videos and announcements of what's happening, "Like" us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter @LBAirport and Instagram @lgbairport.

History

Established in 1923.

The Long Beach City Council set aside 150 acres near the intersection of Spring and Cherry Streets for use as an airfield. Named Daugherty Field after Earl S. Daugherty, one of the area's pioneer aviators, the new airport enabled Long Beach to gain access to the nation's infant air transportation system. Significant development began when the city built hangars and administrative facilities for the Army and Navy in 1928-30. During the mid-1930s two runways were constructed, and in 1936 the Civil Aeronautics Authority (now the Federal Aviation Administration) formally activated a control tower. By 1941, Daugherty Field had increased to 500 acres. That same year the Airport's art deco style terminal building was completed. Architects W. Horace Austin and Kenneth S. Wing. Sr. designed the building. Three federally funded mosaic masterworks created by Grace Clements under the Works Progress Administration/Federal Art Project (WPA/FAP) served as the finishing touches on the building.

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