By 1994, Morris Air was operating scheduled nonstop Boeing 737-300 service between the airport and Oakland (OAK), Salt Lake City (SLC) and San Jose (SJC). According to the Official Airline Guide, in 1993 Morris Air was operating scheduled nonstop service between the airport and San Francisco ( SFO) with Boeing 737-300 jets. Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport was known as the 'Bullhead City Airport' until the 1990s, when such airlines as Air Laughlin, Vanguard Airlines, Viscount Air Services and other air carriers operated Boeing 737 and McDonnell Douglas DC-9 charter flights from Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) in Phoenix. In 1987 FAA and ADOT grants and entitlements were used to commence construction, and Mohave County Airport Authority formed two executive committees, one for Kingman and one for Bullhead /Laughlin.īullhead Airport (circa 1940s) Historical passenger service The buyer would have to dedicate 433 acres to Mohave County for airport use, and the buyer would need to complete a flood control project within two years of land purchase. In 1986 the Arizona State Land Department sold property that included the airport parcel to Bullhead Airport Inc through public auction with two stipulations. In 1983 BLM transferred airport property to the state of Arizona. The FBO provided $10,000 to make other facility improvements. sublease was renegotiated and ADOT provided $91,000 to overlay the old aircraft parking apron and extend it to the north. In 1979, a new 25-year lease for the entire 135 acre airport was negotiated by the county with the newly formed Mohave County Airport Authority. In 1972, ADOT provided a $15,000 grant to aid in an airport improvement project for runway relocation, drainage, marking, lighting and fencing. Mohave County leased the Bullhead City Airport from BLM in 1968, and in 1971 the county subleased a portion of the Bullhead Airport to Bullhead Airport Inc., a private enterprise which provided fixed-base operation services. In 1953, the dam was completed and residential development commenced in Bullhead City, Lake Mohave and Mohave Valley areas. The employees of the Davis Dam project graded and used the airport.

In 1943, the airport was established on Bureau of Land Management property about two miles south of the Davis Dam power plant construction site. In 1943, land was purchased from the state of Arizona for construction of Davis Dam power plant that was initiated by the Bureau of Reclamation in 1947. 2.3 Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Department.1.6 Return of scheduled passenger air service.

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