In August 1919, Hounslow Heath Aerodrome, in London, England, was the first airport to operate scheduled international commercial services. In the United States, Douglas Municipal Airport in Arizona became the first international airport of the Americas in 1928.
Buildings, operations and management have become increasingly sophisticated since the mid-20th century, when international airports began to provide infrastructure for international civilian flights. Detailed technical standards have been developed to ensure safety and common coding systems implemented to provide global consistency. They sometimes serve military as well as commercial purposes.
Take a look through these beautiful vintage postcards of international airports around the world from the 1950s to 1970s:
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| Chicago O’Hare International Airport |
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| Paris–Le Bourget Airport |
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| John F. Kennedy International Airport TWA Terminal |
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| San Francisco International Airport |
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| Pulkovo Airport |
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| Robert Mueller Airport, Austin, Texas |
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| Los Angeles "Jet – Age" Airport |
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| Columbia Metropolitan Airport |
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| Sky Harbor Airport, Phoenix, Arizona |
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| Dushanbe International Airport |
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| Birmingham Airport |
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| Newark International Airport |
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| Dublin Airport, Ireland |
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| Houston International Airport |
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| Chicago O’Hare International Airport |
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| Chernivtsi International Airport |
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| Zurich Airport |
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| Schwechat Airport |
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| London Airport |
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| Nice Côte d'Azur Airport |
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| Sky Harbor Airport, Phoenix, Arizona |
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| Greater Cincinnati Airport |
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| Piarco International Airport |
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| Luton Airport |
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| International Airport, Philadelphia |
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| Cleveland Hopkins Airport |
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| Pulkovo Airport |
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| San Francisco International Airport |
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| Munich-Riem Airport |
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| Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow |
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