<description>The Robbins Airport, just southwest of Chicago, was the first Black-owned and -operated airport in the country. Its founders were pivotal to Black aviation.</description>

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The first Black-owned airport in the U.S. was in Robbins, Illinois

DEC 11, 202520 MIN
Curious City

The first Black-owned airport in the U.S. was in Robbins, Illinois

DEC 11, 202520 MIN

Description

The Robbins Airport, just southwest of Chicago, was the first Black-owned and -operated airport in the country. Its founders were pivotal to Black aviation.