Lubbock International Airport
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (IATA: LBB) is an airport located just north of Lubbock, Texas. Originally known as Lubbock International Airport, it was renamed in 2004 to honor and former Texas governor Preston E. Smith, an alumnus of Texas Tech University. The airport has three runways.
The airport was opened in November 1937 as South Plains Airport. In 1942, the United States Army Air Forces indicated a need for the airport as a training airfield. After its requisition by the Air Force, it was assigned to the World War II Army Air Forces Flying Training Command, Gulf Coast Training Center (later Central Flying Training Command).
Here are some of the major Airlines that service Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport:
- American Eagle
- Continental Express operated by
- ExpressJet Airlines
- Delta Connection operated by
- Pinnacle Airlines
- Southwest Airlines
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