I was surprised when Flying celebrated its 90th birthday last August. Could the magazine really be that old? Heck, am I really this old? And then I realized that daredevil aviators — followed by legions of prudent and prosaic corporate airplane drivers — have been launching themselves into the air from the Turkey Bottoms, aka Cincinnati’s Lunken Airport, for even longer than 90 years.
Unusual Attitudes: Turkey Bottoms, Lunkenheimers and Embry-Riddle
Key Takeaways:
- Cincinnati's Lunken Airport, over 90 years old, was established in 1928 when Edmund H. Lunken donated land to the city, leading to its expansion into one of the world's largest municipal airports.
- The Lunken family name was shortened in 1892 due to an encounter with anti-Semitism, and despite its historical legacy, the airport's location is prone to flooding, fog, and other operational challenges.
- Lunken Airport was the original home of the Embry-Riddle flying school, founded by Paul Riddle and T. Higbee Embry, which eventually evolved into today's Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, training thousands of pilots.
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