Historic aircraft at Greenville Downtown Airport

1962 · GMU history

GMU enters a new aviation era

When scheduled commercial service moved in 1962, GMU began evolving into the close-in general-aviation airport Greenville knows today.

Greenville Downtown Airport

When scheduled commercial service moved in 1962, GMU began evolving into the close-in general-aviation airport Greenville knows today.

Commercial aircraft serving Greenville Municipal Airport — Scheduled airline service helped define the field before GMU's general-aviation era.Airport-provided history archive

The story so far

GMU served as Greenville’s commercial airport until 1962. Its next chapter emphasized business aviation, flight training, aircraft services and community access.

That transition helps explain the airport’s unusual mix today: a serious working airfield only three miles from downtown, surrounded by businesses, training organizations and public attractions.

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