Vintage Spokane: Spokane International Airport

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Spokane International Airport

Terminal Building

Spokane, WA

Terminal building. Located just ten miles drive west of Spokane on U.S. Highway 2, this architectural gem is the terminal for one of the most modern and finest airports for its size in the nation.

postcard - 1949

postcard - 1950s

Front view - Spokane International Airport, Spokane, WA. A joint venture of the City and County of Spokane, this facility is among the most modern in the nation. Special runway defogging equipment permits use of this airport when Seattle-Tacoma and Portland are fogged in. The terminal Rotunda covers the equivalent of a half city block.