Kent State University Airport/Andrew W. Paton Field - 1G3 (City of Stow)

Kent State University Airport reported to be one of the first airports in the state of Ohio. First used as an enroute landing field by pilots ferrying World War I Jennys to other parts of the United States from Canada. In 1920 the airport opens to the public under the name of Stow Aviation Field. 1930 saw Robbins Flying Service build a small service hangar which is today part of the Maintenance hangar. During the early 1930s, such notable flyers as Charles Lindbergh, Floyd Bennet and Eddie Rickenbacker flew from the field.

In 1939 Rudy VanDevere purchased the farm land that facilitates the airport and renamed the airport Stow Field. Kent State University bought the airport from Mr. VanDevere in 1943 and renamed the airport Kent State University Airport. KSU started its aviation program a few years later in 1947.

In 1966 Kent State renamed the airfield once again to Andrew W. Paton Field in honor of the professor who taught the University's first aerospace course in 1947.

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