The first flight from the present airport site was made in 1919.
The planning council a year ago gave up on its search for a new airport site after meeting resistance from residents.
In 1949, a general election was held and the current airport site was approved.
Six votes are needed to choose the new airport site.
It would also eliminate the $3 million the authority pays the city for the airport sites.
Over the period of the project the airport site will enlarge from the current 25 km2 to 80 km2.
On 8 and 9 May 2010, the topping out was celebrated with open days of the airport site.
One third of the municipal unit is covered by the airport site.
Nearly a third of the airport site was slated for redevelopment as public park space.
"Moreover, the new airport site would be away from residential neighborhoods."
