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Piedmont Airlines || Chronology of Inaugural Service Piedmont's storied 40-year history is tied to its inaugural service from its earliest days in the Mid-Atlantic region to the airline's post-deregulation push across the United States, ultimately including international flights to Bermuda, London, Montreal, Nassau and Ottawa. Below is a chronology of all Piedmont Airline's station openings from 1948 through June 15, 1989, when the company's last station opened in Melbourne, Florida. | INAUGURAL DATE | CITIES SERVED | SERVICE ENDED | SERVICE RESUMED | SERVICE ENDED | | February 20, 1948 | AVL | Asheville, NC | | | | | February 20, 1948 | CLT | Charlotte, NC | | | | | February 20, 1948 | CVG | Cincinnati, OH | | | | | February 20, 1948 | LEX | Lexington, KY | | | | | February 20, 1948 | SOP | Southern Pines, NC | APR 30, 1972 | | | | February 20, 1948 | TRI | Tri-Cities, TN | | | | | February 20, 1948 | ILM | Wilmington, NC | | | | | March 06, 1948 | GSB | Goldsboro, NC | JUL 24, 1952 | JUN 25, 1962 | MAY 01, 1975 | | March 06, 1948 | GSO | Greensboro, NC | | | | | March 06, 1948 | SDF | Louisville, KY | | | | | March 06, 1948 | EWN | New Bern, NC | DEC 08, 1979 | | | | March 06, 1948 | RDU | Raleigh-Durham, NC | | | | | March 06, 1948 | INT | Winston-Salem, NC | OCT 30, 1983 | | | | April 16, 1948 | DAN | Danville, VA | OCT 10, 1979 | | | | April 16, 1948 | ROA | Roanoke, VA | | | | | May 05, 1948 | MRH | Morehead City-Beaufort, NC | SEP 30, 1962 | | | | May 14, 1948 | CRW | Charleston, WV | | | | | May 14, 1948 | LYH | Lynchburg, VA | | | | | May 14, 1948 | ORF | Norfolk, VA | | | | | May 14, 1948 | RIC | Richmond, VA | | | | | September 25, 1949 | FAY | Fayetteville, NC | | | | | November 14, 1949 | PHF | Newport News, VA | MAY 29, 1979 | | | | May 14, 1950 | CRE | Myrtle Beach, SC | JUN 25, 1952 | | | | Remarks:Seasonal Service | | June 25, 1952 | CRE | Myrtle Beach, SC | JUL 09, 1975 | | | | Remarks:Year Round Service | | July 15, 1952 | BKW | Beckley, WV | SEP 09, 1981 | | | | August 25, 1952 | HKY | Hickory, NC | OCT 15, 1980 | | | | August 25, 1952 | TYS | Knoxville, TN | OCT 25, 1981 | MAY 01, 1985 | | | September 10, 1952 | ISO | Kinston, NC | | | | | November 03, 1952 | HTS | Huntington, WV | | | | | October 01, 1953 | LOZ | London-Corbin, WV | APR 01, 1980 | | | | May 16, 1954 | BLF | Bluefield-Princeton, WV | OCT 26, 1980 | | | | March 18, 1955 | CMH | Columbus, OH | APR 10, 1979 | SEP 10, 1987 | | | March 18, 1955 | PKB | Parkersburg, WV | APR 10, 1979 | | | | August 17, 1955 | CHO | Charlottesville, VA | | | | | August 17, 1955 | DCA | Washington, DC | | | | | February 01, 1960 | SHD | Staunton-Waynesboro, VA | APR 01, 1981 | | | | December 01, 1960 | FFT | Frankfort, KY | JUN 25, 1962 | | | | March 30, 1961 | ECG | Elizabeth City, NC | JUN 20, 1972 | | | | March 30, 1961 | RWI | Rocky Mount-Wilson, NC | MAR 05, 1980 | | | | June 25, 1962 | ATL | Atlanta, GA | | | | | June 25, 1962 | AGS | Augusta, GA | FEB 12, 1979 | APR 24, 1983 | | | June 25, 1962 | BWI | Baltimore, MD | | | | | June 25, 1962 | CAE | Columbia, SC | JUN 01, 1980 | OCT 31, 1982 | | | June 25, 1962 | FLO | Florence, SC | SEP 09, 1981 | | | | June 25, 1962 | PSK | Pulaski, VA | APR 13, 1972 | | | | April 26, 1964 | HSP | Hot Springs, WV | OCT 01, 1980 | | | | November 15, 1966 | LGA | New York, NY | | | | | November 15, 1966 | IAD | Washington, DC | JUN 14, 1979 | | | | April 01, 1967 | GSP | Greenville-Spartanburg, SC | APR 20, 1979 | SEP 01, 1982 | | | February 01, 1968 | MEM | Memphis, TN | | | | | February 01, 1968 | BNA | Nashville, TN | | | | | April 01, 1969 | EWR | Newark, NJ | | | | | December 01, 1969 | MDW | Chicago (Midway), IL | JAN 07, 1976 | | | | April 26, 1970 | CHS | Charleston, SC | | | | | September 15, 1970 | LWB | Lewisburg, WV | | | | | February 15, 1971 | OAJ | Jacksonville, NC | | | | | March 15, 1974 | ORD | Chicago (O'Hare), IL | | | | | July 09, 1975 | MYR | Myrtle Beach, SC | | | | | June 15, 1978 | MIA | Miami, FL | | | | | October 25, 1978 | PIT | Pittsburgh, PA | | | | | December 01, 1978 | BOS | Boston, MA | | | | | December 15, 1978 | DEN | Denver, CO | | | | | April 01, 1979 | TPA | Tampa, FL | | | | | April 29, 1979 | DFW | Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX | | | | | October 01, 1979 | JFK | New York, NY | SEP 03, 1980 | MAY 01, 1986 | | | January 01, 1980 | IAH | Houston, TX | | | | | January 07, 1981 | MCO | Orlando, FL | | | | | March 01, 1981 | PHL | Philadelphia, PA | | | | | August 01, 1981 | DAB | Daytona Beach, FL | | | | | February 01, 1982 | JAX | Jacksonville, FL | | | | | June 01, 1982 | MSY | New Orleans, LA | | | | | June 11, 1982 | DAY | Dayton, OH | | | | | July 01, 1982 | CAK | Akron-Canton, OH | | | | | July 01, 1982 | FWA | Ft. Wayne, IN | | | | | July 01, 1982 | LAN | Lansing, MI | | | | | July 01, 1982 | TOL | Toledo, OH | | | | | October 01, 1982 | GRR | Grand Rapids, MI | | | | | October 31, 1982 | FNT | Flint, MI | | | | | December 15, 1982 | SBN | South Bend, IN | | | | | January 09, 1983 | CHA | Chattanooga, TN | | | | | February 15, 1983 | DTW | Detroit, MI | | | | | April 24, 1983 | CMI | Champaign, IL | | | | | April 24, 1983 | CLE | Cleveland, OH | | | | | July 15, 1983 | PVD | Providence, RI | | | | | September 15, 1983 | BDL | Hartford, CT | | | | | February 01, 1984 | SAV | Savannah, GA | | | | | April 01, 1984 | ALB | Albany, NY | | | | | April 01, 1984 | LAX | Los Angeles, CA | | | | | June 01, 1984 | AZO | Kalamazoo, MI | | | | | November 01, 1984 | EVV | Evansville, IN | | | | | November 01, 1984 | ROC | Rochester, NY | | | | | November 01, 1984 | SFO | San Francisco, CA | | | | | May 01, 1985 | STL | St. Louis, MO | | | | | June 01, 1985 | ORH | Worcester, MA | | | | | July 01, 1985 | MSP | Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | | | | | October 01, 1985 | FLL | Fort Lauderdale, FL | | | | | October 01, 1985 | GNV | Gainesville, FL | | | | | October 01, 1985 | EYW | Key West, FL | | | | | October 01, 1985 | APF | Naples, FL | | | | | October 01, 1985 | TLH | Tallahassee, FL | | | | | December 15, 1985 | BUF | Buffalo, NY | | | | | January 15, 1986 | PNS | Pensacola, FL | | | | | January 15, 1986 | PBI | West Palm Beach, FL | | | | | March 15, 1986 | SYR | Syracuse, NY | | | | | April 30, 1986 | UCA | Utica, NY | | | | | May 01, 1986 | BGM | Binghampton, NY | | | | | May 01, 1986 | BTV | Burlington, VT | | | | | May 01, 1986 | ELM | Elmira, NY | | | | | May 01, 1986 | ISP | Islip-Long Island, NY | | | | | May 01, 1986 | ITH | Ithica, NY | | | | | May 01, 1986 | YUL | Montreal, PQ, Canada | | | | | May 01, 1986 | YOW | Ottawa, ON, Canada | | | | | May 15, 1987 | SEA | Seattle, WA | | | | | June 15, 1987 | LGW | London, England | | | | | September 10, 1987 | BHM | Birmingham, AL | | | | | October 10, 1987 | IND | Indianapolis, IN | | | | | November 15, 1987 | NAS | Nassau, Bahamas | | | | | December 08, 1987 | PHX | Phoenix, AZ | | | | | December 08, 1987 | SAN | San Diego, CA | | | | | February 05, 1988 | RSW | Ft. Myers, FL | | | | | November 01, 1988 | MCI | Kansas City, MO | | | | | June 01, 1989 | BDA | Hamilton, Bermuda | | | | | June 01, 1989 | ABE | Allentown/Bethlehem | | | | | Remarks:Mainline service begins | | June 15, 1989 | MLB | Melbourne, FL | | | |
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