King County International Airport

Organization

Staff Only

Historical Note

King County International Airport (KCIA), commonly called Boeing Field, is a public airport owned and operated by King County, five miles south of downtown Seattle, Washington. It began operations in 1928 and was the main airport for the Seattle area until the 1946 opening of the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

John and Alan Blum Northwest Aviation Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2009-09-04

Abstract

The John and Alan Blum Northwest Aviation Collection consists of visual and textual materials related to the lives and careers of John and Alan Blum. John founded the Northwest Air Service Company and Alan served as President after his brother died in a plane crash in 1931.

Dates: 1921-1945

Found in: The Museum of Flight Archives