TRANSPORTATION
The Grand Junction Municipal Airport was on 700 acres where the larger current airport is located. It was dedicated June 14-15, l930. The first runways were unpaved. There was one hanger with a windsock, and planes including an Eagle Rock Biplane (pictured). In 1942 the airport was named Walker Field for the newspaper publisher who was a strong backer. During World War II, hundreds of Army and Navy cadets received basic flight training at Walker Field.
(Dean Photo, Walker Field Airport Authority)