<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Tallahassee International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The airport began as Tallahassee Municipal Airport with a ceremony on April 23, 1961. The flag of the United States was presented to the City of Tallahassee by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, World War I fighter ace and Chairman of the Board of Eastern Airlines. An aerial demonstration was performed by U.S. Army aircraft from Fort Rucker, Alabama. Tallahassee Municipal replaced the city's first airport, Dale Mabry Field, which closed that year. Eastern Airlines opened the airport by ferrying city, state and chamber of commerce officials.Aboard the flight were</p>
<p class="blog-para">Tallahassee Mayor Joe Cordell, State Comptroller Ray Green, Tallahassee City Commissioners Davis Atkinson, George Taff, Hugh Williams, Tallahassee City Manager Arvah Hopkins, Tallahassee City Clerk-Auditor George White, Airport Manager Flagg Chittenden, and Ernest Menendez, Frank Deller, James Calhoun, John Ward and Jeff Lewis, all of the Tallahassee-Leon County Chamber of Commerce.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In June 1961, less than two months after it opened, the airport was the site of Freedom Rider protests. The airport restaurant, Savarin, was designated "Whites only" and closed rather than serve a racially-mixed group of clergy and activists.</p>
<p class="blog-para">The protestors were arrested and removed, and later served prison sentences after the Supreme Court rejected their case in Dresdner vs City of Tallahassee on a technicality.</p>
<p class="blog-para">InFrom the airport's opening until the early 1980s, the airport's primary runway was Runway 18/36, a 6,076-foot runway with an ILS approach, enabling all-weather approaches, and a USAF certified High TACAN approach for practice by Air Force aircraft based at Tyndall AFB, near Panama City. Runway 09/27 was 4,000 feet long and supported general aviation operations. By the 1970s, the airport had scheduled flights on Eastern Airlines, Delta Air Lines, National Airlines and Southern Airways, mainly on Boeing 727s, Boeing 737s and McDonnell Douglas DC-9s.</p>
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<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3">Transportation Tallahassee International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">There are several options for passengers to choose from when planning their trip from the Tallahassee Airport to the destination of their choice. From rental cars to limousines to taxis and more, passengers can choose according to their convenience.</p>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Rental Cars:</strong> Various rental car agencies are located in the main terminal, across from baggage claim in the airport including Alamo, Avis, Budget, National, Thrifty, and more.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Taxis:</strong> Passengers can also use taxis to travel from TLH Airport. City Taxi Inc. and Tallahassee Yellow Cab are the providers for taxi services.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Public Transport:</strong> Public transportation is one of the economical options to travel from TLH Airport. Coach bus services providers include Astro Travel and Tours, Southern Coaches, Inc., and Champion Coach.</li>
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