“G” is for Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. The Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport was the vision of upstate businessmen Charles Daniel of Greenville and Roger Milliken of Spartanburg. Believing a modern airport was necessary for the economic development of the upcountry, in the late 1950s they formed a committee to study the project and develop a design plan. In 1959 the General Assembly combined the counties of Greenville and Spartanburg into a single airport district. The airport opened in 1962. Expansions in 1989, 1995, and 1999 expanded the terminal, increased the number of gates and extended the runway to more than eleven thousand feet. Two federal inspection stations were added to attract international passengers and cargo. By the first decade of the 21st century, the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport handled more than 80 daily departures and 1.5 million passengers annually.
“G” is for Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport
