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Boise International Airport
On April 6, 1926, Varney Airlines flew the first commercial airmail in the U.S. from Pasco to Boise to Elko. Varney later joined others to form United Airlines. United Airlines, which traces its beginnings to Boise, inaugurated jet service to the city on October 26, 1964. It is the only airline to have served Boise continuously since 1933.
A great moment in local air history came on September 4, 1927 when Charles A. Lindbergh landed his "Spirit of St. Louis" in Boise
Boise bought and leased land for the present airport in 1936-38. Its 8,800 foot runway was the nation's longest at that time.
The Army Air Corps leased Boise's field and built a major training base for B-17 and B-24 bomber crews. More than 6,000 men were stationed there for most of the war years.
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