1928 · GMU history
Greenville Municipal Airport opens
Greenville’s original airport opened in 1928, beginning nearly a century of aviation from the field now known as GMU.
Greenville Downtown Airport
Greenville’s original airport opened in 1928, beginning nearly a century of aviation from the field now known as GMU.
The story so far
The field opened as Greenville Municipal Airport in 1928. It became the city’s aviation gateway and established the foundation for today’s general-aviation airport.
This working history is based on the airport’s published timeline. The permanent page is ready for additional photographs, records and first-person accounts as they are authenticated.
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