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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
Feb 20, 1948	CLT	Charlotte, NC
Feb 20, 1948	CVG	Cincinnati, OH
Feb 20, 1948	LEX	Lexington, KY
Feb 20, 1948	TRI	Tri-Cities, TN
Feb 20, 1948	SOP	Southern Pines, NC	Apr 30, 1972
Feb 20, 1948	ILM	Wilmington, NC
Feb 20, 1948	AVL	Asheville, NC
Mar 6, 1948	GSB	Goldsboro, NC	Jul 24, 1952	Jun 25, 1962	May 1, 1975
Mar 6, 1948	SDF	Louisville, KY
Mar 6, 1948	INT	Winston-Salem, NC	Oct 30, 1983
Mar 6, 1948	EWN	New Bern, NC	Dec 8, 1979
Mar 6, 1948	GSO	Greensboro, NC
Mar 6, 1948	RDU	Raleigh-Durham, NC
Apr 16, 1948	DAN	Danville, VA	Oct 10, 1979
Apr 16, 1948	ROA	Roanoke, VA
May 5, 1948	MRH	Morehead City-Beaufort, NC	Sep 30, 1962
May 14, 1948	RIC	Richmond, VA
May 14, 1948	ORF	Norfolk, VA
May 14, 1948	LYH	Lynchburg, VA
May 14, 1948	CRW	Charleston, WV
Sep 25, 1949	FAY	Fayetteville, NC
Nov 14, 1949	PHF	Newport News, VA	May 29, 1979
May 14, 1950	CRE	Myrtle Beach, SC	Jun 25, 1952
	Remarks: Seasonal Service
Jun 25, 1952	CRE	Myrtle Beach, SC	Jul 9, 1975
	Remarks: Year Round Service
Jul 15, 1952	BKW	Beckley, WV	Sep 9, 1981
Aug 25, 1952	HKY	Hickory, NC	Oct 15, 1980
Aug 25, 1952	TYS	Knoxville, TN	Oct 25, 1981	May 1, 1985
Sep 10, 1952	ISO	Kinston, NC
Nov 3, 1952	HTS	Huntington, WV
Oct 1, 1953	LOZ	London-Corbin, WV	Apr 1, 1980
May 16, 1954	BLF	Bluefield-Princeton, WV	Oct 26, 1980
Mar 18, 1955	CMH	Columbus, OH	Apr 10, 1979	Sep 10, 1987
Mar 18, 1955	PKB	Parkersburg, WV	Apr 10, 1979
Aug 17, 1955	CHO	Charlottesville, VA
Aug 17, 1955	DCA	Washington, DC
Feb 1, 1960	SHD	Staunton-Waynesboro, VA	Apr 1, 1981
Dec 1, 1960	FFT	Frankfort, KY	Jun 25, 1962
Mar 30, 1961	ECG	Elizabeth City, NC	Jun 20, 1972
Mar 30, 1961	RWI	Rocky Mount-Wilson, NC	Mar 5, 1980
Jun 25, 1962	AGS	Augusta, GA	Feb 12, 1979	Apr 24, 1983
Jun 25, 1962	CAE	Columbia, SC	Jun 1, 1980	Oct 31, 1982
Jun 25, 1962	FLO	Florence, SC	Sep 9, 1981
Jun 25, 1962	ATL	Atlanta, GA
Jun 25, 1962	BWI	Baltimore, MD
Jun 25, 1962	PSK	Pulaski, VA	Apr 13, 1972
Apr 26, 1964	HSP	Hot Springs, WV	Oct 1, 1980
Nov 15, 1966	IAD	Washington, DC	Jun 14, 1979
Nov 15, 1966	LGA	New York, NY
Apr 1, 1967	GSP	Greenville-Spartanburg, SC	Apr 20, 1979	Sep 1, 1982
Feb 1, 1968	BNA	Nashville, TN
Feb 1, 1968	MEM	Memphis, TN
Apr 1, 1969	EWR	Newark, NJ
Dec 1, 1969	MDW	Chicago (Midway), IL	Jan 7, 1976
Apr 26, 1970	CHS	Charleston, SC
Sep 15, 1970	LWB	Lewisburg, WV
Feb 15, 1971	OAJ	Jacksonville, NC
Mar 15, 1974	ORD	Chicago (O'Hare), IL
Jul 9, 1975	MYR	Myrtle Beach, SC
Jun 15, 1978	MIA	Miami, FL
Oct 25, 1978	PIT	Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 1, 1978	BOS	Boston, MA
Dec 15, 1978	DEN	Denver, CO
Apr 1, 1979	TPA	Tampa, FL
Apr 29, 1979	DFW	Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX
Oct 1, 1979	JFK	New York, NY	Sep 3, 1980	May 1, 1986
Jan 1, 1980	IAH	Houston, TX
Jan 7, 1981	MCO	Orlando, FL
Mar 1, 1981	PHL	Philadelphia, PA
Aug 1, 1981	DAB	Daytona Beach, FL
Feb 1, 1982	JAX	Jacksonville, FL
Jun 1, 1982	MSY	New Orleans, LA
Jun 11, 1982	DAY	Dayton, OH
Jul 1, 1982	CAK	Akron-Canton, OH
Jul 1, 1982	TOL	Toledo, OH
Jul 1, 1982	FWA	Ft. Wayne, IN
Jul 1, 1982	LAN	Lansing, MI
Oct 1, 1982	GRR	Grand Rapids, MI
Oct 31, 1982	FNT	Flint, MI
Dec 15, 1982	SBN	South Bend, IN
Jan 9, 1983	CHA	Chattanooga, TN
Feb 15, 1983	DTW	Detroit, MI
Apr 24, 1983	CLE	Cleveland, OH
Apr 24, 1983	CMI	Champaign, IL
Jul 15, 1983	PVD	Providence, RI
Sep 15, 1983	BDL	Hartford, CT
Feb 1, 1984	SAV	Savannah, GA
Apr 1, 1984	LAX	Los Angeles, CA
Apr 1, 1984	ALB	Albany, NY
Jun 1, 1984	AZO	Kalamazoo, MI
Nov 1, 1984	EVV	Evansville, IN
Nov 1, 1984	ROC	Rochester, NY
Nov 1, 1984	SFO	San Francisco, CA
May 1, 1985	STL	St. Louis, MO
Jun 1, 1985	ORH	Worcester, MA
Jul 1, 1985	MSP	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
Oct 1, 1985	FLL	Fort Lauderdale, FL
Oct 1, 1985	TLH	Tallahassee, FL
Oct 1, 1985	EYW	Key West, FL
Oct 1, 1985	APF	Naples, FL
Oct 1, 1985	GNV	Gainesville, FL
Dec 15, 1985	BUF	Buffalo, NY
Jan 15, 1986	PBI	West Palm Beach, FL
Jan 15, 1986	PNS	Pensacola, FL
Mar 15, 1986	SYR	Syracuse, NY
Apr 30, 1986	UCA	Utica, NY
May 1, 1986	ITH	Ithica, NY
May 1, 1986	BTV	Burlington, VT
May 1, 1986	YOW	Ottawa, ON, Canada
May 1, 1986	BGM	Binghampton, NY
May 1, 1986	YUL	Montreal, PQ, Canada
May 1, 1986	ELM	Elmira, NY
May 1, 1986	ISP	Islip-Long Island, NY
May 15, 1987	SEA	Seattle, WA
Jun 15, 1987	LGW	London, England
Sep 10, 1987	BHM	Birmingham, AL
Oct 10, 1987	IND	Indianapolis, IN
Nov 15, 1987	NAS	Nassau, Bahamas
Dec 8, 1987	SAN	San Diego, CA
Dec 8, 1987	PHX	Phoenix, AZ
Feb 5, 1988	RSW	Ft. Myers, FL
Nov 1, 1988	MCI	Kansas City, MO
Jun 1, 1989	BDA	Hamilton, Bermuda
Jun 1, 1989	ABE	Allentown/Bethlehem
	Remarks: Mainline service begins
Jun 15, 1989	MLB	Melbourne, FL