Knox County Regional Airport
SMRT's architectural rendering of what the new Terminal building at the airport was going to look like when completed.
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HISTORY:
1939: The Rockland Airport was constructed as a Works Projects Administration (WPA) project sponsored by the City of Rockland. 450 acres of “swamp land” were converted to public use. The airport now sits on 538 acres.
1941: The US Navy assumed control of the airport at the outset of WWII and used it as a training base, under Brunswick NAS.
1946: The airport was returned, through the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), to the City of Rockland for civil aviation.
1968 (Dec): The City of Rockland transferred the airport to the County of Knox
1969: Runway 17-35 was abandoned, leaving the two current runways: 3/21 and 13/31. The County also began to refurbish many of the other facilities on the airport.
1971: The Knox County Airport Commission was established and a full time airport manager was appointed. The County also began accepting federal funds for airport improvement projects.
2009: Construction began on the new terminal building (it had been in a trailer before this). Construction was completed in October of 2010.