Pocatello Regional Airport
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History
In 1943, the Pocatello Army Airfield was built as a Second Air ForceSecond Air Force
The Second Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command . It is headquartered at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi....
heavy bomber (B-17, B-24) training base.
In 1949, it became surplus property and was obtained by the city of Pocatello to build a commercial airport.
Western Air Lines serviced Pocatello at one point, but discontinued that service some time between 1974 and 1981.The airline did serve the airport as Western Express, via SkyWest.
Horizon Air
Horizon Air
Horizon Air Industries, Inc. is a regional low-cost airline based in SeaTac, Washington, United States. It is the eighth largest regional airline in the USA, serving 52 cities in the United States, Canada and Mexico....
served Pocatello until January 7, 2006, originally with service to Salt Lake City in 1983. The airline canceled that service in favor of flights to Boise starting in 1984.
Big Sky Airlines
Big Sky Airlines
Big Sky Airlines was an American regional airline that operated from 1978 to 2008. Headquartered in Billings, Montana, United States. Big Sky was wholly owned by Big Sky Transportation Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of MAIR Holdings....
served Pocatello from the day Horizon canceled service until March 30, 2007.
See also
- Idaho World War II Army AirfieldsIdaho World War II Army AirfieldsDuring World War II, the United States Army Air Forces established numerous airfields in Idaho for training pilots and aircrews of USAAF fighters and bombers....
External links
- Pocatello Regional Airport
- Pocatello Air Traffic Control Tower
- Pocatello Avcenter Fixed Base Operation: fuel, charter, flight training