GSP Celebrates History, Looks to Future with New Airport Museum

In November 1962, Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport was officially dedicated, launching a new era of jet service for the Upstate region of South Carolina. Fifty-nine years later, GSP has officially unveiled a new Airport Museum, celebrating the airport and its contributions to the region and its economy.

The 350-square-foot museum is located near the MAG Escape Lounge in GSP’s Grand Hall. The museum provides a detailed look at GSP from the founders’ vision in the 1950s to the present day and onto an exciting future through 2040 and beyond. The exhibits feature rarely seen photos, videos, and first-hand accounts of the airport’s growth and its introduction of many aviation innovations that are now considered common at airports across the globe. 

“As we approach sixty years of service, we want to tell the story of GSP’s transformation from a regional jetport to an international airport and the inspired vision of its founders that made the airport possible,” said Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District President and CEO Dave Edwards. “The museum gives passengers a glimpse of the intertwined history of the airport and the Upstate community and celebrates one of the most unique airports in the nation.”

The museum is open to all departing and arriving passengers at GSP and is open 24 hours a day. 

To celebrate the new museum, Upstate resident F.E. Hendrix and four generations of his family were given a tour of the museum. Hendrix was a member of the Flatwood Peaches baseball team and has been instrumental in preserving the legacy of the communities that once lived on the land where GSP now stands