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Aerial view of Greater Cincinnati Airport, Boone County, KY, circa 1951

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Aerial Views & PanoramasAviation
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1951 (Chrome)
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An aerial view of the Greater Cincinnati Airport, with intersecting runways and taxiways spreading across flat green fields and the terminal area at lower right. The caption places the field in Boone County, Kentucky, and notes 928 acres, four 5,500-foot hard-surfaced runways, and a CAA control tower built to handle the largest transport planes in regular service. The airport opened in the late 1940s as Cincinnati's main commercial field, replacing the flood-prone Lunken Airport across the Ohio River. The broad layout and federal tower reflect the postwar growth of commercial air travel.

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PublisherJ. Louis Motz News Co.
36—Aerial View of the Greater Cincinnati Airport AERIAL VIEW OF THE GREATER CINCINNATI AIRPORT This airport located in Boone County, Ken- tucky, consists of 928 acres of land and has four hard-surfaced runways of 5,500 feet in length. CAA Control Tower. This modern airport accommodates the largest transport planes in regular flight.
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PublisherJ. Louis Motz News Co.
Series1C-H394
ConditionGood
Place depictedGreater Cincinnati Airport, Cincinnati, OH
Place mentionedBoone County, KY
PublisherCincinnati, OH
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; printed caption in blue at lower left; slight edge and surface wear. No postmark (unused card). Divided-back C.T. Art-Colortone linen-texture card, circa late 1930s–1940s; light soiling, no stamp, no handwriting.

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Aerial view of Greater Cincinnati Airport, Boone County, KY, circa 1951, postcard, c. 1951. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/aerial-view-of-greater-cincinnati-airport-boone-county-ky-ci. Accessed November 2, 2026.