Kanawha Airport

Pot Plane Crash Became Stuff Of Legend

A little after midnight on June 6, 1979, a Douglas DC 6 cargo plane crashed in Charleston, West Virginia while attempting to land at the old Kanawha…

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June 4, 1971: Glenn Elmo Riggs Hijacks Plane At Kanawha Airport

On June 4, 1971, West Virginia’s only documented plane hijacking occurred in Charleston. Glenn Elmo Riggs, a 58-year-old retired coal miner from Boone…

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June 6, 1979: Cargo Plane Carrying 12 Tons of Marijuana Crashes at Yeager Airport

Just after midnight on June 6, 1979, an old Douglas DC-6 cargo plane carrying 12 tons of marijuana attempted to land at Charleston’s Kanawha Airport—now…

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November 3, 1947: Dedication of Kanawha Airport

On November 3, 1947, Kanawha Airport was dedicated on Coonskin Ridge near Charleston. World War I ace Captain Eddie Rickenbacker was among those present.…

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