<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Spokane International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">Known as Sunset Field before 1941, it was purchased from the county by the War Department and renamed Geiger Field (hence the IATA code GEG) after Major Harold Geiger, an Army aviation pioneer who died in a crash in 1927.</p>
<p class="blog-para">During World War II, Geiger Field was a major training base by Second Air Force as a group training airfield for B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombardment units, with new aircraft being obtained from Boeing near Seattle. It was also used by Air Technical Service Command as an aircraft maintenance and supply depot; Deer Park Airport and Felts Field were auxiliaries.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In 1943, General Hap Arnold established the first formal fire protection training course at Geiger Field, Washington. It was used until 1946.</p>
<p class="blog-para">Geiger Field was served by a rail connection to the Great Northern Railway. Geiger was closed in late 1945 and turned over to War Assets Administration (WAA), then transferred to Spokane County and developed into a commercial airport. The airport hosted USAF Air Defense Command interceptor units during the Cold War for air defense of Hanford Nuclear Reservation and Grand Coulee Dam. Built in 1942 as the Spokane Air Depot, Fairchild Air Force Base is four miles (7 km) to the west.</p>
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<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3">Transportation Spokane International Airport</h2>
<p class="fs-6 lh-lg wow fadeInUp">Find the following transport options at Spokane Airport:</p>
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<li class="blog-li"><strong>Bus:</strong> Transfer to the city Centre by STA Route 60.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Taxi:</strong> By taxi, get within 10 minutes to downtown.</li>
<li class="blog-li"><strong>Car rental:</strong> Find your best option with our search engine or rent a car at Spokane Airport.</li>
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