<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History of Ontario International Airport</h2>
<p class="fs-6 lh-lg wow fadeInUp">In 1923, a landing field was established east of Central Avenue (3 mi (4.8 km) west of the current airport) on land leased from the Union Pacific Railroad. The airfield was named Latimer Field after an orange-packing company next to the airstrip. An airport was built there by one of the first flying clubs in Southern California, the Friends of Ontario Airport. In 1929, the city of Ontario purchased 30 acres (12 ha), now in the southwest corner of the airport, for $12,000 (equivalent to $205,000 in 2022), and established the Ontario Municipal Airport. In 1946, Ontario Municipal Airport was renamed "Ontario International Airport" because of the trans-Pacific cargo flights originating there.</p>
<p class="fs-6 lh-lg wow fadeInUp">On May 17, 1946, two Army surplus steel hangars arrived at the airport, which the Ontario city council had authorised the $50,000 purchase of just the previous week. City officials were pleased to have secured a bargain. Thought to be the only pair available in the U.S., City Manager Harold J. Martin observed that even if they could be acquired at a later date, the cost would be several times that afforded by prompt action. A Pacific Overseas Airlines flight from Shanghai arrived in Ontario on May 18, 1946, "which inaugurated regular round-trip air passenger service between the United States and the Orient. In 1949, Western Airlines began scheduled flights; in 1955, Bonanza Air Lines flights started. Western and Bonanza nonstops did not reach beyond Las Vegas. In 1962, Western began nonstop flights to San Francisco (one Electra daily). In 1967, Bonanza began nonstop F27 flights to Phoenix.</p>
<p class="fs-6 lh-lg wow fadeInUp">In 2015, Los Angeles World Airports tentatively agreed to turn over ownership of Ontario Airport to the city of Ontario. LAWA was "to be reimbursed for its investments in the facility, job protection for the facility's 182 employees, and the settlement of a lawsuit in which Ontario sought to regain control of the airport. The airport's continuing traffic decline reversed in early 2017, when the airport experienced faster growth than LAX for the first time since 2007. On September 30, 2017, it was announced that China Airlines would begin nonstop flights from Ontario to Taipei, which started in spring 2018.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">Transportation of Ontario International Airport</h2>
<p class="fs-6 lh-lg wow fadeInUp">The airport is located about 38 miles (61 km) east of downtown Los Angeles, 18 miles (29 km) west of downtown San Bernardino, and 14 miles (23 km) northwest of downtown Riverside. Motorists can use the San Bernardino Motorway (Interstate 10), the Ontario Motorway (Interstate 15), or the Pomona Motorway (State Route 60). Omnitrans, San Bernardino County's main public transportation agency, operates three routes near the airport. Route 380, also called ONT Connect, and provides non-stop daily service every 35 to 60 minutes between the airport and Rancho Cucamonga station, where passengers can connect to Metro link&rsquo;s San Bernardino Line, which operates daily with service to Los Angeles Union Station. Route 61 operates daily between Downtown Pomona station, the airport, and Fontana station. Both routes 61 and 380 operate from stops located east of baggage claim at terminals 2 and 4. Route 81 operates Monday through Saturday on Haven Avenue, which runs along the eastern edge of the airport between Chaffey College and Ontario-East station, where passengers can connect to Metrolink's Riverside Line, which operates during weekday peak periods.</p>
<p class="fs-6 lh-lg wow fadeInUp">At Ontario Airport, passengers have at their disposal the following transport options:</p>
<p class="fs-6 lh-lg wow fadeInUp"><strong>Bus:</strong> Bus transportation at ONT Airport is provided by Omnitrans.</p>
<p class="fs-6 lh-lg wow fadeInUp"><strong>Taxi:</strong> Get within 10 minutes to downtown Ontario by taxi.</p>
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